Hierarch · 8th century
Saint Cosmas the Hymnographer Bishop of Maiuma
Also known as Cosmas of Maiuma
Raised with Saint John of Damascus, he became a monk and later Bishop of Maiuma, writing many hymns and canons for Orthodox worship.
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Sources: OCA Synaxarion (oca.org), Lives of the Saints