Pope Cosmas I of Alexandria

Pope

Cosmas I of Alexandria
Pope of Alexandria & Patriarch of the See of St. Mark
Papacy began26 March 729
Papacy ended28 May 730
PredecessorAlexander II
SuccessorTheodore
Personal details
Born
Abu-Sair, Egypt
Died28 May 730
BuriedSaint Mark's Church
NationalityEgyptian
DenominationCoptic Orthodox Christian
ResidenceSaint Mark's Church

Pope Cosmas I of Alexandria (Coptic Ⲕⲟⲥⲙⲁⲥ), 44th Pope of Alexandria & Patriarch of the See of St. Mark.

Pope Cosmas I was from the town of Abu-Sair. He later became a monk in the Monastery of Saint Macarius the Great. He was ordained Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark, against his will, on 30 Paremhat, 445 A.M. (26 March 729)

He prayed to God to let him die and his prayers were answered when departed on 3 Paoni, 446 A.M. (28 May 730), after one year, two months and two days of his enthronement.[1]

  1. ^ "Lives of Saints :: Paona 3". www.copticchurch.net. Retrieved 2018-03-14.