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Saint Cosmas the Hymnographer (8th c.)

Published: Oct. 14, 2023, 5:01 a.m.

b'He was from Jerusalem. An orphan, he was adopted into the family of St John of Damascus (commemorated December 4). He became Bishop of Maiuma, a city on the coast of Palestine, which was later named Constantia. Like his adoptive brother he became a noted hymnographer: The Canon of the Cross (Sept. 14) and the Canon for Christ\'s Nativity, "Christ is born, give ye glory..." are his compositions.'