Zosimas Esphigmenitis
Owner Id00034435
TypePerson
GenderMale
Biographical dates - Period of existence1835-1902
Other InformationZosimas Esphigmenitis was a learned monk of the Monastery of Esphigmenou, in Mount Athos. Born in the Pelion area, he later left the monastery and returned to his homeland while remaining a monk.
He was interested in the history of the area of Thessaly and wrote extensively about it. He fought against ignorance and tried to educate and free people from prejudices and superstitions. For that purpose, he founded the first bookstore of Volos in 1879. In 1900 he created a lending library, making his large library of manuscripts and rare printed books available to the public for free.
He bequeathed his library of 2.850 volumes to the Municipality of Volos (then Pagassai), which in 1908 granted it to the Association "Treis Ierarchai".
Variant NamesΖωσιμάς Εσφιγμενίτης
Other Identifierhttp://pandektis.ekt.gr/pandektis/handle/10442/58325
https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%96%CF%89%CF%83%CE%B9%CE%BC%CE%AC%CF%82_%CE%95%CF%83%CF%86%CE%B9%CE%B3%CE%BC%CE%B5%CE%BD%CE%AF%CF%84%CE%B7%CF%82
Activity
Start (year)1873
End (year)1902
NoteZosimas left his monastery for Volos in 1873. He amassed a large library, created a bookshop and later a lending library, wrote extensively on the history and folklore of the area of Thessaly and fought to educate the people and combat both religious and scientific ignorance.
MARC Area Codee-gr
PlaceVolos (Geonames Id: 251833)
Profession / Type of InstitutionScholar
CharacterisationReligious
Last Edit2022-07-20 07:41:46