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Dioscorus of Alexandria

c. 390 – 454 · b. Alexandria · Bishop of Alexandria
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Patriarch of Alexandria 444-451. Successor of Cyril; presided over the 'Robber Synod' of Ephesus (449); deposed at Chalcedon (451).

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Who was Dioscorus of Alexandria?
Dioscorus of Alexandria (390–454) — Patriarch of Alexandria 444-451. Successor of Cyril; presided over the 'Robber Synod' of Ephesus (449); deposed at Chalcedon (451).
Who did Dioscorus of Alexandria oppose?
Flavian of Constantinople.
Who did Dioscorus of Alexandria succeed as bishop of Alexandria?
Cyril of Alexandria.

Sources for biography

  • Acta Concilii Chalcedonensis (Session 3) primary
  • Theodoret, Epistulae 86, 113 primary

documented connections(2)

  • succeeded in see Cyril of Alexandria
    Dioscorus succeeded Cyril as patriarch of Alexandria in 444.
    Liberatus, Breviarium 12
  • opposed Flavian of Constantinople
    Dioscorus presided over Flavian's deposition at the Robber Council of Ephesus (449).
    Acta Concilii Chalcedonensis Session 1

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