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