Pope Zosimus


Zosimus
Bishop of Rome
ChurchCatholic Church
Papacy began18 March 417
Papacy ended26 December 418
PredecessorInnocent I
SuccessorBoniface I
Personal details
Born
Mesoraca, Roman Empire
Died(418-12-26)26 December 418
Rome, Western Roman Empire
Sainthood
Feast day27 December

Pope Zosimus was the bishop of Rome from 18 March 417 to his death on 26 December 418.[1] He was born in Mesoraca, Calabria.[2] Zosimus took a decided part in the protracted dispute in Gaul as to the jurisdiction of the See of Arles over that of Vienne, giving energetic decisions in favour of the former, but without settling the controversy. His fractious temper coloured all the controversies in which he took part, in Gaul, Africa and Italy, including Rome, where at his death the clergy were very much divided.[3]

  1. ^ Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Pope St. Zosimus" . Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
  2. ^ "Mesoraca Italy: Mesoraca guide, city of Mesoraca, Calabria Italy". www.initalytoday.com. Retrieved 2018-02-12.
  3. ^  One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainChisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Zosimus". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 28 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 1044.