RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Cosmas of Maiuma

675 - 760

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Cosmas of Maiuma, also called Cosmas Hagiopolites ("of the Holy City"), Cosmas of Jerusalem, Cosmas the Melodist, or Cosmas the Poet (d. 773 or 794), was a bishop and an important hymnographer in the East. He is venerated as a saint by the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Catholic Church. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Cosmas of Maiuma is the 2,148th most popular religious figure (down from 2,122nd in 2019), the 140th most popular biography from Syria (down from 133rd in 2019) and the 21st most popular Syrian Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Cosmas of Maiuma ranks 2,148 out of 3,187Before him are Geraldo Majella Agnelo, Subhūti, Ludwig Kaas, Theodore Romzha, Wolfgang Capito, and Nagasena. After him are Juraj Haulik, Pishoy, Velasio de Paolis, José Tolentino de Mendonça, Christoph Bartholomäus Anton Migazzi, and Polycarp Pengo.

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Among people born in 675, Cosmas of Maiuma ranks 3Before him are Leo III the Isaurian, and Tervel of Bulgaria.  Among people deceased in 760, Cosmas of Maiuma ranks 1

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In Syria

Among people born in Syria, Cosmas of Maiuma ranks 140 out of 210Before him are Khalid Bakdash (1912), Hayır Bey (1464), Maryana Marrash (1848), Ibn al-Qalanisi (1073), Antiochus Hierax (-266), and Ignatius Aphrem II (1965). After him are Aram Tigran (1934), Alopen (600), Salim Idris (1957), Muhammad Zaidan (1948), Ghada al-Samman (1942), and Jean Carzou (1907).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Syria

Among religious figures born in Syria, Cosmas of Maiuma ranks 21Before him are Eulogius of Alexandria (501), Ibn Asakir (1105), Gregory III Laham (1933), Ignatius Moses I Daoud (1930), Ignatius Joseph III Yonan (1944), and Ignatius Aphrem II (1965). After him are Hilarion Capucci (1922), Ibas of Edessa (400), Maximos IV Sayegh (1878), and Abu Mohammad al-Adnani (1977).