Nicephorus, Saint

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• Nicephorus Callistus Xanthopoulos — ▪ Byzantine historian also spelled  Nikephoros Kallistos Xanthopoulos   born c. 1256 died c. 1335       Byzantine historian and litterateur whose stylistic prose and poetry exemplify the developing Byzantine humanism of the 13th and 14th… …   Universalium

• Nicephorus I, Saint — ▪ Greek Orthodox patriarch Greek  Nikephoros   born c. 758, , Constantinople died June 2, 829, near Chalcedon, Bithynia, Asia Minor; feast day March 13       Greek Orthodox theologian, historian, and patriarch of Constantinople (806–815) whose… …   Universalium

• Saint Matthias — For other uses, see Saint Matthias (disambiguation). Saint Matthias Workshop of Simone Martini Apostle Born 1st century AD Judaea …   Wikipedia

• Nicephorus — Nicéphore Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Nicéphore est un nom propre qui peut désigner : Sommaire 1 Prénom 2 Saints chrétiens …   Wikipédia en Français

• St. Nicephorus —     St. Nicephorus     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► St. Nicephorus     Patriarch of Constantinople, 806 815, b. about 758; d. 2 June, 829. This champion of the orthodox view in the second contest over the veneration of images belonged to a noted… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Athanasius the Athonite, Saint — ▪ Byzantine monk also called  Athanasius Of Trebizond  born c. 920, Trebizond, Asia Minor died c. 1000, Mt. Athos, Greece; feast day May 2       Byzantine monk who founded communal monasticism in the hallowed region of Mt. Athos (Athos, Mount), a …   Universalium

• Theodore Studites, Saint — ▪ Byzantine saint also called Theodore Of Studios, or Stoudion born 759, Constantinople [now Istanbul, Tur.] died Nov. 11, 826, Prinkipo, island in the Sea of Marmara; feast day November 11       abbot and leading opponent of iconoclasm, the… …   Universalium

• Gospel of Saint Luke —     Gospel of Saint Luke     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Gospel of Saint Luke     The subject will be treated under the following heads:     I. Biography of Saint Luke; II.Authenticity of the Gospel; III. Integrity of the Gospel; IV. Purpose and… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Theophanes the Confessor, Saint — ▪ Byzantine monk born c. 752 died c. 818, island of Samothrace, Greece; feast day March 12       Byzantine monk, theologian, and chronicler, a principal adversary of the heterodox in the Iconoclastic Controversy (concerning the destruction of… …   Universalium

• Proconnesus, Titular See of —     Proconnesus     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Proconnesus     (PRŒCONNESUS)     A titular see in Hellespont. Proconnesus was the name of an island situated in the eastern part of the Propontis, between Priapus (now Kara Bogha) and Cyzicus. It was …   Catholic encyclopedia