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The Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity


from its origins to circa AD 700, across the entire Christian world


Name

Zosimos, martyr of Anazarbus in Cilicia

Saint ID

S02505

Number in BH

BHG 2476-2477

Gender
Male
Type of Saint
Martyrs
Related Evidence Records
IDTitle
E06666The Greek Martyrdom of *Zosimos (martyr of Anazarbus in Cilicia, S02505) tells of the hermit Zosimos, who, with the help of a talking lion, manages to convince his pagan persecutor of the truth of God before mysteriously disappearing into the chasm of a rock. Written probably in Cilicia, possibly around the 5th century or later.