Kosmas the Aetolian | |
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 Mural painting of Saint Kosmas | |
| Equal to the Apostles and Teacher of the Greek Nation | |
| Born | c. 1714 Aetolia |
| Died | 24 August 1779 Kolkondas, Pashalik of Berat in the Ottoman Empire, now in Fier District, modern Albania |
| Venerated in | Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Canonized | 20 April 1961 |
| Major shrine | Metropolitan Cathedral of Athens |
| Feast | 24 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.
- ^ Ladouceur, Paul (2019-02-21). Modern Orthodox Theology: Behold, I Make All Things New. London: T&T Clark. p. 130. ISBN 9780567664815.
- ^ Nitsiakos, Vasilēs G. (2008). Balkan Border Crossings: First Annual of the Konitsa Summer School. New Brunswick: Transactions Publishers. p. 405. ISBN 9783825809188.
- ^ Ο Κοσμάς ο Αιτωλός και η αποτροπή ομιλίας της Βλάχικης. p. 166.
- ^ Chryssavgis, John (2016). Bartholomew: Apostle and Visionary. Thomas Nelson. p. 234. ISBN 9780718086893.