Pope Dioscorus I of Alexandria

Saint

Dioscorus the Great
Pope of Alexandria & Patriarch of the See of St. Mark
Coptic icon of St. Dioscorus
ChurchCoptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria
Papacy began444
Papacy endedSeptember 454
PredecessorCyril "Pillar of Faith"
SuccessorTimothy II
Personal details
Born
DiedSeptember 454
BuriedGangra, Paphlagonia
(modern-day Çankırı, Turkey)
NationalityRoman
DenominationOriental Orthodoxy
ResidenceSaint Mark's Church
Sainthood
Feast day7 Thout in the Coptic calendar[1] (4 September in the Julian calendar) (17 September in the Gregorian calendar [from 1901 to 2099])
Venerated inOriental Orthodox Churches
Non-Chalcedonian
ShrinesSt Mark Cathedral (Cairo, Egypt)

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]

  1. ^ "Commemorations for Tout 7". Coptic Orthodox Church Network. Archived from the original on 6 January 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
  2. ^ "Tout 7 : Lives of Saints : Synaxarium". CopticChurch.net.

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