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 "

universe The universe is all of space and time and their contents, including planets, stars, galaxies, and all other forms of matter and energy. The Big Bang theory is the prevailing cosmological description of the development of the universe. A ...

", 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 Cosmas and Damian ( ar, قُزما ودميان, translit=Qozma wa Demyaan; grc-gre, Κοσμᾶς καὶ Δαμιανός, translit=Kosmás kai Damianós; la, Cosmas et Damianus; AD) were two Arab physicians in the town Cyrrhus, and were ...

(3rd century AD), Christian martyrs and physicians * Cosmas the Monk, (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 the ...

(8th century AD), Syrian bishop and hymnographer *

Cosmas of Aphrodisia Cosmas was Bishop of Aphrodisia and martyr. Born at Palermo, on the island of Sicily, and was appointed and ordained Bishop of Aphrodisia, ordained by Pope Eugene III.

(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 (fl. 1075–1081), Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Constantinople *

Patriarch Cosmas II of Constantinople Cosmas II Atticus ( el, ), (? – after 1147) was Patriarch of Constantinople from April 1146, until February 1147. He was born in Aegina, in Greece, and was a deacon of Hagia Sophia before his ascension, after Michael II Kourkouas abdicated ...

(fl. 1146–1147), Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Constantinople * Patriarch Cosmas I of Alexandria (727-768), Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Alexandria * Patriarch Cosmas II of Alexandria (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 Alexa ...

(fl. 729–730), Coptic Patriarch of Alexandria *

Pope Cosmas II of Alexandria Pope Cosmas II of Alexandria was the Coptic Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark (851–858). 9th-century Coptic Orthodox popes of Alexandria {{OrientalOrthodox-clergy-stub ...

(fl. 851–858), Coptic Patriarch of Alexandria *

Pope Cosmas III of Alexandria Pope Cosmas III of Alexandria was the Coptic Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark. According to the ''History of the Patriarchs of Alexandria'', after Abuna Peter of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church had become embroiled in a ci ...

(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 Agains ...

(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 Maratta ...

(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 Cosmas or Kosmas is a Greek name ( grc-gre, Κοσμᾶς), from Ancient Greek Κοσμᾶς (Kosmâs), associated with the noun κόσμος (kósmos), meaning " universe", and the verb κοσμέω (to order, govern, adorn) linked to propr ...

(7th century AD),

Duke of Naples The Dukes of Naples were the military commanders of the '' ducatus Neapolitanus'', a Byzantine outpost in Italy, one of the few remaining after the conquest of the Lombards. In 661, Emperor Constans II, highly interested in south Italian affairs ...

* Cosmas Magaya (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 Cosmas K. Zachos ( el, Κοσμάς Ζάχος; born 1951) is a theoretical physicist. He was educated in physics ( undergraduate A.B. 1974) at Princeton University, and did graduate work in theoretical physics at the California Institute of T ...

(born 1951), American physicist * George Cosmas Adyebo (1945-2000), former Prime Minister of Uganda * Johann Nepomuk Cosmas Michael Denis (1729-1800), Austrian poet, bibliographer and lepidopterist *

Kosmas Chatzicharalabous AEK FC ( el, ΠΑΕ A.E.K. ; Αθλητική Ένωσις Κωνσταντινουπόλεως; ''Athlitikí Énosis Konstantinoupόleos'', meaning ''Athletic Union of Constantinople'') is a Greek professional football club based in Nea Filad ...

, former president of the Greek football club AEK Athens F.C. *

Kosmas Kiriakidis AEK FC ( el, ΠΑΕ A.E.K. ; Αθλητική Ένωσις Κωνσταντινουπόλεως; ''Athlitikí Énosis Konstantinoupόleos'', meaning ''Athletic Union of Constantinople'') is a Greek professional football club based in Nea Filad ...

, former president of the Greek football club AEK Athens F.C. * Suzanne Kosmas (born 1944), American politician

Place names

* Agios Kosmas Olympic Sailing Centre, a facility of the 2004 Summer Olympics at Athens, Greece *

Kosmas, Greece Kosmas ( el, Κοσμάς) is a mountain village and a former community in Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. It is considered a traditional settlement. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality South Kynouria, of which it ...

, a municipal unit in Arcadia, Greece *

Kosmas o Aitolos Agios Kosmas ( el, Άγιος Κοσμάς) is a village, a community and a municipal unit of the Grevena municipality. Before the 2011 local government reform it was an independent municipality. The municipality was established in 1997 with the n ...

, 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 Forum ...

, a church in Rome, Italy *

Church of Cosmas and Damian Cosmas and Damian ( ar, قُزما ودميان, translit=Qozma wa Demyaan; grc-gre, Κοσμᾶς καὶ Δαμιανός, translit=Kosmás kai Damianós; la, Cosmas et Damianus; AD) were two Arab physicians in the town Cyrrhus, and were ...

, a church in medieval Novgorod the Great *

Church of Saint Cosmas and Damian Cosmas and Damian ( ar, قُزما ودميان, translit=Qozma wa Demyaan; grc-gre, Κοσμᾶς καὶ Δαμιανός, translit=Kosmás kai Damianós; la, Cosmas et Damianus; AD) were two Arab physicians in the town Cyrrhus, and were ...

, a church on Lastovo Island, Croatia * St Cosmas and St Damian Church, Keymer, a church in West Sussex, England

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