Pope Cosmas I of Alexandria

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Pope Cosmas I of Alexandria (Coptic Ⲕⲟⲥⲙⲁⲥ) was the 44th Coptic Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark (26 March 729 - 28 May 730).

Pope Cosmas I was from the town of Abu Seir. 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 A.D.) He departed on 3 Paoni, 446 A.M. (28 May 730), after one year, two months and two days of his enthronement.

Preceded by Alexander II	Coptic Pope 729–730	Succeeded by Theodosius II

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