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His Beatitude '''Cosmas III of Alexandria''' was the [[Patriarch]] of the [[Church of Alexandria]] from 1736 to 1746. 

==Life==
Little is known of the life of Patr. Cosmas. He was well educated and served as Metropolitan of Pisidia before his election to the [[see]] of the Patriarchate of Alexandria by the Patriarchate of Constantinople. During his tenure the patriarchate was heavily in debt, with an income that was enough only to pay the interest on the debt.

Of note is that while Cosmas was the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Alexandria, he is commemorated in the Coptic ''Synaxarium'' on the 22nd day of Baramhat, [[April 1]] on the [[Revised Julian Calendar|revised Julian calendar]].

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title=Metropolitan of Pisidia|
years=? - 1736|
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before=[[Cosmas II of Alexandria|Cosmas II]]|
title=[[List of Patriarchs of Alexandria|Patriarch of Alexandria]]|
years=1736 - 1746|
after=[[Matthew (Psaltis) of Alexandria|Matthew (Psaltis)]]}}
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==Sources==
*[http://www.patriarchateofalexandria.com/index.php?module=content&cid=001003&id=183&lang=en  Kosmas III (1736-1746)]
*[http://www.bibalex.org   "Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria", Euthymios Th. Soulogiannis, Translation Mana Biniari]  
*[[Wikipedia:Patriarch_Cosmas_III_of_Alexandria]]

[[Category:Bishops]]
[[Category:Bishops of Pisidia]]
[[Category:Patriarchs of Alexandria]]
[[Category:18th-century bishops]]