Zosimas 1 | Prosopography of the Byzantine Empire |
| Sex | M |
| Floruit | E IX |
| Dates | 815 (taq) / 815 (tpq) |
| Religion | Christian; Iconoclast |
| Locations | Constantinople (residence); Constantinople |
| Occupation | Monk |
| Textual Sources | Vita Nicetae Hegoumeni Medicii, Auctore Theostericto (BHG 1341), AASS April I, Appendix, pp. xviii-xxviii (hagiography) |
Zosimas 1 was a monk and an iconoclast, he was chosen by the emperor Leo V (Leo 15) to help promote the cause of iconoclasm (ἐκ δὲ τοῦ μοναχικοῦ καταλόγου Λεόντιόν τινα καὶ Ζωσιμᾶν); later he died after suffering mutilation (his nose was cut off) for sexual misconduct: Vita Nicetae Medicii 31. The date of Leo 15's commission was 815. Cf. also Leontios 10.
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