Saints of Orthodoxy

St. Cosmasthe Hymnographer

Bishop of Maiuma · the Holy City dweller

Venerable· Green: Colour of the Holy Spirit and eternal life

“He died in old age, leaving behind many canons for feast days and a Triodion for four days of Holy Week.”
St. Cosmas the Hymnographer

Dates of commemoration for saint

Birth

7th century

Jerusalem, Holy Land

Death

787

Byzantine Empire

Life path

  • Monk
  • Bishop
  • Hymnographer

Undertakings & Callings

  • Defending the faith
  • Elderhood

Eras

  • Iconoclast heresy

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