Saint Dioscorus the Great | |
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| Pope of Alexandria & Patriarch of the See of St. Mark | |
 Coptic icon of St. Dioscorus | |
| Church | Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria |
| Papacy began | 444 |
| Papacy ended | September 454 |
| Predecessor | Cyril "Pillar of Faith" |
| Successor | Timothy II |
| Personal details | |
| Born | |
| Died | September 454 |
| Buried | Gangra, Paphlagonia (modern-day Çankırı, Turkey) |
| Nationality | Roman |
| Denomination | Oriental Orthodoxy |
| Residence | Saint Mark's Church |
| Sainthood | |
| Feast day | 7 Thout in the Coptic calendar[1] (4 September in the Julian calendar) (17 September in the Gregorian calendar [from 1901 to 2099]) |
| Venerated in | Oriental Orthodox Churches Non-Chalcedonian |
| Shrines | St Mark Cathedral (Cairo, Egypt) |
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Dioscorus I (Greek: Διόσκορος Α΄ ὁ Ἀλεξανδρείας), also known as Dioscorus the Great, was the pope of Alexandria and patriarch of the See of St. Mark who was deposed by the Council of Chalcedon in 451. He was recognized as patriarch by the Coptic Church until his death. He died in Gangra, Paphlagonia, in September 454. He is venerated as a saint by the Coptic and other Oriental Orthodox Churches.[2]
- ^ "Commemorations for Tout 7". Coptic Orthodox Church Network. Archived from the original on 6 January 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
- ^ "Tout 7 : Lives of Saints : Synaxarium". CopticChurch.net.