Kosmas the Aetolian


Kosmas the Aetolian
Mural painting of Saint Kosmas
Equal to the Apostles and Teacher of the Greek Nation
Bornc. 1714
Aetolia
Died24 August 1779
Kolkondas, Pashalik of Berat in the Ottoman Empire, now in Fier District, modern Albania
Venerated inEastern Orthodox Church
Canonized20 April 1961
Major shrineMetropolitan Cathedral of Athens
Feast24 August

Kosmas the Aetolian, sometimes Cosmas the Aetolian or Patrokosmas "Father Kosmas" (Greek: Κοσμᾶς ὁ Αἰτωλός, Kosmas Etolos; born between 1700 and 1714 – died 1779), was a monk in the Greek Orthodox Church. He is recognized as one of the originators of the twentieth-century religious movements in Greece.[1] He is also noted for his prophesies.[2] Kosmas held negative views on speakers of Aromanian and Arvanitika, and urged them to abandon their language and adopt Greek.[3]

Saint Kosmas, the "Equal to the Apostles," was officially proclaimed a Saint by the Orthodox Church of Constantinople on 20 April 1961 under the tenure of Ecumenical Patriarch Athenagoras.[4] His feast day is celebrated on 24 August, the date of his martyrdom.

Icon of St. Kosmas the Aetolian
  1. ^ Ladouceur, Paul (2019-02-21). Modern Orthodox Theology: Behold, I Make All Things New. London: T&T Clark. p. 130. ISBN 9780567664815.
  2. ^ Nitsiakos, Vasilēs G. (2008). Balkan Border Crossings: First Annual of the Konitsa Summer School. New Brunswick: Transactions Publishers. p. 405. ISBN 9783825809188.
  3. ^ Ο Κοσμάς ο Αιτωλός και η αποτροπή ομιλίας της Βλάχικης. p. 166.
  4. ^ Chryssavgis, John (2016). Bartholomew: Apostle and Visionary. Thomas Nelson. p. 234. ISBN 9780718086893.