Cosmas or Kosmas is a

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name ( grc-gre, Κοσμᾶς), from

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Κοσμᾶς (Kosmâs), associated with the noun κόσμος (kósmos), meaning "

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", and the verb κοσμέω (to order, govern, adorn) linked to propriety. Alternate form: Κοσμίας; female form: Κοσμώ. It may refer to:

Saints

* Saints Cosmas and Damian (3rd century AD), Christian martyrs and physicians *

Cosmas the Monk Cosmas the Monk was a 7th-century clergyman who features in Chalcedonian traditions. Any knowledge of Cosmas comes from the notably unreliable 10th-century hagiography of John of Damascus. He was a scholar who became the teacher to John of Damasc ...

, (7th century AD), a Sicilian monk and tutor *

Cosmas of Maiuma Saint 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 t ...

(8th century AD), Syrian bishop and hymnographer * Cosmas of Aphrodisia (died 1160), Sicilian Bishop and Martyr *

Cosmas of Aetolia Kosmas the Aetolian, sometimes Cosmas the Aetolian or Patrokosmas "Father Kosmas" ( el, Κοσμᾶς ὁ Αἰτωλός, ''Kosmas Etolos''; born between 1700 and 1714 – died 1779), was a monk in the Greek Orthodox Church. He is recognized as ...

(1714-1779), Greek orthodox priestmonk and missionary

Patriarchs

Patriarch Cosmas I of Constantinople Cosmas I of Constantinople ( el, Κοσμάς Α΄ Ιεροσολυμίτης), (? – after 1081) was Patriarch of Constantinople from 2 August 1075 to 8 May 1081. Biography Originally from Antioch, Cosmas was educated and resided in Jerusalem ...

(fl. 1075–1081), Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Constantinople * Patriarch Cosmas II of Constantinople (fl. 1146–1147), Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Constantinople *

Patriarch Cosmas I of Alexandria Cosmas I or Kosmas I ( el, Κοσμάς Α′) served as Greek Patriarch of Alexandria between c. 727 and his death in 768. Cosmas was the first residential Chalcedonian (Melkite) patriarch to be established in Alexandria following the Muslim conq ...

(727-768), Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Alexandria *

Patriarch Cosmas II of Alexandria :''A Coptic Orthodox patriarch has the same name, Pope Cosmas II of Alexandria (851–858), commemorated in the Coptic ''Synaxarion'' on the 21st day of Hathor.'' Cosmas III was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople The ecumenical patri ...

(fl. 1714–1736), Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Alexandria * Patriarch Cosmas III of Alexandria (fl. 1737–1746), Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Alexandria *

Pope Cosmas I of Alexandria Pope Cosmas I of Alexandria ( Coptic ), 44th Pope of Alexandria & Patriarch of the See of St. Mark. Pope Cosmas I was from the town of Abu-Sair. He later became a monk in the Monastery of Saint Macarius the Great. He was ordained Pope of Alex ...

(fl. 729–730), Coptic Patriarch of Alexandria * Pope Cosmas II of Alexandria (fl. 851–858), Coptic Patriarch of Alexandria * Pope Cosmas III of Alexandria (fl. 921–933), Coptic Patriarch of Alexandria

Other people

Cosmas the Priest Cosmas the Priest ( bg, Презвитер Козма, ''Prezviter Kozma''), also known as Cosmas the Presbyter or Presbyter Cosmas, was a medieval Bulgarian priest and writer. Cosmas is most famous for his anti-Bogomil treatise ''Sermon Against ...

(10th century?), Bulgarian writer *

Cosmas of Prague Cosmas of Prague ( cs, Kosmas Pražský; la, Cosmas Decanus; – October 21, 1125) was a priest, writer and historian. Life Between 1075 and 1081, he studied in Liège. After his return to Bohemia, he married Božetěcha, with whom he had a so ...

(1045–1125), Bohemian priest, writer and historian * Christopher and Cosmas (fl. 1587–1592), Japanese explorers *

Cosmas Damian Asam Cosmas Damian Asam (29 September 1686 – 10 May 1739) was a German painter and architect during the late Baroque period. Born in Benediktbeuern, he lived in Rome from 1711 to 1713 to study at the Accademia di San Luca with Carlo Maratt ...

(1686-1739), German painter and architect *

Cosmas Indicopleustes Cosmas Indicopleustes ( grc-x-koine, Κοσμᾶς Ἰνδικοπλεύστης, lit=Cosmas who sailed to India; also known as Cosmas the Monk) was a Greek merchant and later hermit from Alexandria of Egypt. He was a 6th-century traveller who ma ...

(fl. 6th century AD), Greek explorer * Cosmas of Naples (7th century AD), Duke of Naples *

Cosmas Magaya Cosmas Magaya (5 October 1953 – 10 July 2020) was a Zimbabwean mbira musician. Background Raised in the rural areas of Mhondoro-Ngezi, Magaya played a role in the research of musicologist Paul Berliner's books ''The Soul of Mbira'' (1978) ...

(1953–2020), Zimbabwean mbira player *

Cosmas Ndeti Cosmas Ndeti (born 24 November 1971) is a three-time winner of the Boston Marathon. He was the winner of the 1993, 1994, and 1995 races. He set the course record in 1994 with a time of 2:07:15, which was also the best marathon performance in 199 ...

(born 1971), Kenyan marathon runner * Cosmas Zachos (born 1951), American physicist *

George Cosmas Adyebo George Cosmas Adyebo (18 June 1947 – 19 November 2000) was a Ugandan politician and economist who was Prime Minister of Uganda from 1991 to 1994. Adyebo became Prime Minister on 22 January 1991, succeeding Samson Kisekka Samson Babi Mulu ...

(1945-2000), former Prime Minister of Uganda *

Johann Nepomuk Cosmas Michael Denis Johann Nepomuk Cosmas Michael Denis, also: ''Sined the Bard'', (27 September 1729 – 29 September 1800) was an Austrian Catholic priest and Jesuit, who is best known as a poet, bibliographer, and lepidopterist. Life Denis was born at Schärdin ...

(1729-1800), Austrian poet, bibliographer and lepidopterist * Kosmas Chatzicharalabous, former president of the Greek football club AEK Athens F.C. * Kosmas Kiriakidis, former president of the Greek football club AEK Athens F.C. * Suzanne Kosmas (born 1944), American politician

Place names

Agios Kosmas Olympic Sailing Centre The Agios Kosmas Olympic Sailing Centre hosted the sailing events at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai (pl.) ) is both the capital and largest city of Greece. With ...

, a facility of the 2004 Summer Olympics at Athens, Greece * Kosmas, Greece, a municipal unit in Arcadia, Greece * Kosmas o Aitolos, a municipal unit in Grevena regional unit, Greece

Church buildings

* Basilica

Santi Cosma e Damiano The basilica of Santi Cosma e Damiano is a titular church in Rome, Italy. The lower portion of the building is accessible through the Roman Forum and incorporates original Roman buildings, but the entrance to the upper level is outside the Foru ...

, a church in Rome, Italy * Church of Cosmas and Damian, a church in medieval Novgorod the Great * Church of Saint Cosmas and Damian, a church on Lastovo Island, Croatia * St Cosmas and St Damian Church, Keymer, a church in West Sussex, England

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