John Zosimus
John Zosimus, also known as Ioane-Zosime (Georgian: იოანე-ზოსიმე; died c. 990) was a 10th-century Georgian Christian monk, religious writer, and calligrapher. He is known for his liturgical compilations and for composing several hymns dedicated to the Georgian language.
Life
Nuskhuri script
.Biographical details on Ioane-Zosime are scarce beyond the fact that he was one of the numerous expatriate Georgian clerics active at the monastery of
St. George.[1]
Ioane-Zosime's best known hymn is "Praise and Exaltation of the Georgian Language" (
See also
- Mikael Modrekili
References
- ^ ISBN 0-7007-1163-5.
- ISBN 90-429-1318-5.
External links
- Mikaberidze, Alexander, ed., Ioane Zosime. Dictionary of Georgian National Biography. Retrieved on 2008-08-06
- (in Georgian) Authors: Ioane Zosime (X century). From "Anthology of Georgian classical literature" by UNESCO Project. National Parliamentary Library of Georgia. Retrieved on 2008-08-06