Saint Zoticus: Guardian of Orphans

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Illustrations by: The Community of Saint John the Baptist Kareas Monastery Zoticus, moved by compassion for these people, went to the Emperor and asked him for a large amount of go ld to buy gems and pearls to enhance the glory of the city, 'For, as Your Majesty knows, I am well-qualified in this field.' The Saint then used the gold to ransom all those being led into exile or to drowning, and to establish for them a camp on the hill of Olivet on the opposite shore of the Bosphorus. There he brought the sick and provided for their care Show more