Pope Dioscorus I of Alexandria 25th Pope of Alexandria & Patriarch of the See of St. Mark. He was deposed by the Council of Chalcedon in 451 but was recognized as Patriarch by the Coptic Church until his death. He died in the Island of Gangra Paphlagonia in September 454. He is venerated as a saint by the Coptic and other Oriental Orthodox churches.
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