person
Zosimas
the old man
also: the old monk
The desert monk who found the dying Mary of Egypt and, helped by a lion that dug her grave, buried her.
Reading notes
- New Poems: The Other Part §27 an old man
The monk Zosimas, who found the dead penitent; a lion helped him dig her grave and sat by 'like a heraldic supporter,' holding the stone.