Pope Cosmas I of Alexandria

Pope
Cosmas I of Alexandria
44th Pope of Alexandria & Patriarch of the See of St. Mark
Papacy began 26 March 729
Papacy ended 28 May 730
Predecessor Alexander II
Successor Theodore
Personal details
Born Abu-Sair, Egypt
Died 28 May 730
Buried Saint Mark's Church
Nationality Egyptian
Denomination Coptic Orthodox Christian
Residence Saint 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]

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Preceded by
Alexander II
Coptic Pope
729–730
Succeeded by
Theodoros I