Kosmas the Zographite
Kozma Zografski Козма Зографски | |
|---|---|
| Born | 13th century |
| Died | 22 September 1323 |
| Venerated in | Bulgaria, the Eastern Orthodox world |
| Feast | 22 September |
Kosmas the Zographite or Kozma Zografski (Bulgarian: Козма Зографски) was a medieval Bulgarian saint venerated in the Eastern Orthodox Church.
Saint Kozma was born in the second half of the 13th century in Tarnovo, the capital of the Bulgarian Empire, to a noble family. He received solid education and was fluent in Greek language.[1] His family wanted to marry him but he desired to become a monk and eventually left for Mount Athos. He went to the Bulgarian Zograf Monastery but eventually retired to a rock cell that he carved himself in the vicinity of the monastery.[1] He lived there as an ascetic until his death on 22 September 1323.[1][2]
His hagiography was written in Greek and translated into Bulgarian by protohegumen Euthymius in 1802.[2] According to the hagiography, Kozma Zografski was able to see spirits hidden from the sight of men.[1] The feast day of Kozma Zografski is 22 September.
References
- ^ a b c d "Saint Kozma Zografski". Official site of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 14 June 2016.
- ^ a b Andreev, Lazarov & Pavlov 2012, p. 375
Sources
- Андреев (Andreev), Йордан (Jordan); Лазаров (Lazarov), Иван (Ivan); Павлов (Pavlov), Пламен (Plamen) (2012). Кой кой е в средновековна България [Who is Who in Medieval Bulgaria] (in Bulgarian). Изток Запад (Iztok Zapad). ISBN 978-619-152-012-1.
Further reading
- Primary sources
- I. Dujčev, ‘La Vie de Kozma de Zographou’, Hilandarski Zbornik, 2 (Belgrade, 1971), 59–67 (Slavic text of his Life)
- F. Halkin, Bibliotheca Hagiographica Graeca, I (Brussels, 19573), p. 136, no. 393, 393b. (Greek text of his Life)
