Dioscorus
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Dioscorus (also Dioscoros, Dioskoros, or Dioscurus) can refer to: * Theodore, Philippa, and Companions (including Dioscorus), 3rd-century martyr and saint * Dioscurus, father of Saint Barbara (3rd century) * Dioscorus (consul 442), Roman consul in 442 * Pope Dioscorus I of Alexandria, Coptic Pope of Alexandria deposed at Chalcedon for his leadership at the Second Council of Ephesus (444–454) * Pope Dioscorus II of Alexandria, Coptic Pope of Alexandria (516–517) * Antipope Dioscorus (died 530), papal legate to Justinian I at Constantinople; later antipope * Dioscorus, Byzantine governor of Egypt c. 535 * Dioscorus of Aphrodito, poet and lawyer (died after 585) * Dioscoros, Abuna Dioskoros (Aba Wolde Tensai) Ethiopian Orthodox Archbishop and miracle worker (19191–1997) * Dioscoros, Abune Dioskoros Eritrean Orthodox Bishop of Seraye, and claimed Patriarch of Eritrea (disputed) (1935–2015)
Dioscorus (also Dioscoros, Dioskoros, or Dioscurus) can refer to: Theodore, Philippa, and Companions (including Dioscorus), 3rd-century martyr and saint Dioscurus, father of Saint Barbara (3rd century) Dioscorus (consul 442), Roman consul in 442 Pope Dioscorus I of Alexandria, Coptic Pope of Alexandria deposed at Chalcedon for his leadership at the Second Council of Ephesus (444–454) Pope Dioscorus II of Alexandria, Coptic Pope of Alexandria (516–517) Antipope Dioscorus (died 530), papal legate to Justinian I at Constantinople; later antipope Dioscorus, Byzantine governor of Egypt c. 535 Dioscorus of Aphrodito, poet and lawyer (died after 585) Dioscoros, Abuna Dioskoros (Aba Wolde Tensai) Ethiopian Orthodox Archbishop and miracle worker (1919–1997) Dioscoros, Abune Dioskoros Eritrean Orthodox Bishop of Seraye, and claimed Patriarch of Eritrea (disputed) (1935–2015)
See also
Castor and Polydeuces, known as the Dioscuri in Greek mythology
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