Dioscorus The Great The Champion Of Orthodoxy
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Date of birth | January 1,5825 |
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Born | Alexandria |
Egypt | |
Died | Cankiri |
September 4 | |
454 AD | |
Cankiri | |
Buri | Gangra |
Paphlagonia | |
Cankiri | |
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Church | Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria |
Feast day | Julian Calendar |
Papaci began | 444 |
Successors | Timothy II |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 4135320 |
Dioscorus The Great The Champion Of Orthodoxy Life story
Dioscorus I, 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.