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New Hieromartyr Cosmas of Aitolia Equal of the Apostles
Also known as Kosmas Aitolos
A monk-priest and tireless preacher who traveled widely teaching and founding schools among Orthodox Christians under Ottoman rule, and was executed in 1779.
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Sources: OCA Synaxarion (oca.org), Lives of the Saints