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
Alexandria, Egypt
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])
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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.
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