Dioscorus I, also known as Dioscorus the Great, was the pope of Alexandria and patriarch of the See of St. Mark who was deposed by the Council of Chalcedon in 451. He was recognized as patriarch by th
Coptic icon of St. Dioscorus from the Monastery of Saint Anthony, by Theodore, 13th century
Fresco of Dioscuros of Alexandria in the Syrian Monastery, He was intentionally depicted on a column, to signify his status as "Column of Faith", along with St.Severus of Antioch, Oriental Orthodoxy's most fierce defender.
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The Coptic Orthodox Church, also known as the Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria, is an Oriental Orthodox Christian church based in Egypt. The head of the Coptic Orthodox church and of the See
Saint Mark's Cathedral, Cairo, Egypt
Coptic Icon in the Coptic Altar of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem
St. Mark Coptic Cathedral in Alexandria
Makurian wall painting depicting a Nubian bishop and Virgin Mary (11th century)