Pope Dioscorus I of Alexandria
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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... Wikipedia
Born: Alexandria, Egypt
Died: September 4, 454 AD, Çankırı, Türkiye
Buried: Gangra, Paphlagonia; (modern-day Çankırı, Turkey)
Feast day: 7 Thout in the Coptic calendar (4 September in the Julian calendar) (17 September in the Gregorian calendar)
Papacy began: 444
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