Cosmas of Aetolia

Priest, Deceased Person

1714 – 1779

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Who was Cosmas of Aetolia?

Cosmas of Aetolia was a monk in the Greek Orthodox Church and an important figure in the Greek Enlightenment.

Saint Cosmas, the "Equal to the Apostles," was officially proclaimed a Saint by the Orthodox Church of Constantinople on 20 April 1961. His feastday is celebrated on August 24, the date of his martyrdom.

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Born
1714
Aetolia
Also known as
  • Kosmas of Aetolia
  • Cosmas/Kosmas the Aetolian
  • Patrokosmas "Father Cosmas"
  • Kosmas Etolos
Nationality
  • Greece
Profession
Education
  • Athonite Academy
    Theology
    (1749 - )
Lived in
  • West Greece
Died
Aug 24, 1779
Kolkondas

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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