Zosimus of Tuman
Serbian Orthodox monk and saint (fl. 14th century)
Zosimus of Tuman (Serbian: Зосим Тумански, romanized: Zosim Tumanski), also known as Zosimus the Sinaite (Serbian: Зосима Синаита, romanized: Zosima Sinaita), was an Eastern Orthodox hermit who was one of the Sinaite monks from the second half of the 14th century who came to Serbia during the reign of Prince Lazar Hrebeljanović (r. 1371–1389).
He is venerated as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church, being commemorated with Jacob the New of Tuman on 8 August.
Biography
According to Svetigora magazine and the official website of Tuman Monastery, there are no contemporary historical records for the life of Saint Zosimus, instead only folk legends first recorded in the 19th century.
It is thought that, like the other Sinaite saints, he was a disciple of Saint Gregory of Sinai, and travelled with him from Sinai to Serbia.
According to legend, Zosimus lived alone in a stone cave near the present-day Tuman Monastery. The construction of the monastery, dedicated to the Archangel Michael, is linked to the name of Miloš Obilić, who governed the Braničevo region during Prince Lazar's reign (r. 1371–1389). It is said that Obilić accidentally shot the hermit Zosimus while hunting. Obilić, who was so badly wounded, took him to his palace in the village of Dvorište to receive help. Zosimus, sensing his end, said to Obilić: "Stop here and leave me to die here." Obilić buried Zosimus in the same place he died and built a church over the grave, roughly in the same location as the present-day monastery.
Relics
The relics of Saint Zosimus are located in the church of Tuman Monastery and were discovered on 8 August 1936.
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