|
Neophytus (other)
Neophytus or Neophytos ( el, Νεόφυτος, "newly-planted, newcomer") may refer to: * Neophytos of Nicaea, a Christian martyr * Neophytus (freedman), an imperial freedman of emperor Nero * Patriarch Neophytus I of Constantinople, Patriarch of Constantinople in 1153 * Patriarch Neophytus II of Constantinople, Patriarch of Constantinople in 1602–03 and 1607–12 * Patriarch Neophytus III of Constantinople, Patriarch of Constantinople in 1636–37 * Patriarch Neophytus IV of Constantinople, Patriarch of Constantinople in 1688 * Patriarch Neophytus V of Constantinople, Patriarch of Constantinople in 1707 * Patriarch Neophytus VI of Constantinople, Patriarch of Constantinople in 1734–40 and 1743–44 * Patriarch Neophytus VII of Constantinople, Patriarch of Constantinople in 1789–94 and 1798–1801 * Patriarch Neophytus VIII of Constantinople, Patriarch of Constantinople in 1891–94 * Neophytos of Cyprus (1134–1214), Cypriot monk and historian * Neophytos Nasri (1670–1731) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neophytos Of Nicaea
Neophytos was born in Nicaea of Bithynia to Christian parents who were named Theodore and Florentia. During the Diocletianic Persecution he went to Nicaea and boldly denounced the pagan faith. He was killed by Roman soldiers in A.D. 303, 10 years before the Edict of Milan permanently established religious toleration for Christianity within the Roman Empire. His Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar, feast day is commemorated on January 21 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics), January 21. In 2014 the underwater Byzantine Basilica of Saint Neophytos suspected to have been dedicated in his honour was discovered in Lake İznik, modern-day Turkey. The basilica had been built in the place where he was killed on the shore of the lake and subsequently became submerged after an earthquake. References {{Authority control 303 deaths 4th-century Christian saints People from Nicaea Christians martyred during the reign of Diocletian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patriarch Neophytus VIII Of Constantinople
Neophytus VIII (1832 – 18 July 1909) was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1891 until his resignation in 1894. References See also *List of Ecumenical Patriarchs of Constantinople This is a list of the Patriarchs of Constantinople. Bishops of Byzantium (until 330) *1. St. Andrew the Apostle (38), founder *2. St. Stachys the Apostle (38–54) *3. St. Onesimus (54–68) *4. Polycarpus I (69–89) *5. Plutarch (89–10 ... 1832 births 1909 deaths Theological School of Halki alumni Bishops of Adrianople 19th-century Ecumenical Patriarchs of Constantinople {{EasternOrthodoxy-bishop-stub People from Serres (regional unit) Metropolitans of Preveza ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neophytos Larkou
Neophytos Larkou ( el, Νεόφυτος Λάρκου; born March 8, 1966) is a former international Cypriot football midfielder and currently he is a football manager. Career He started his career from Pezoporikos but when Pezoporikos merged with EPA Larnaca, and AEK Larnaca was founded, he continued his career in AEK. International career As footballer, he made 41 appearances with scoring two goals. In 2009, CFA appointed him as the assistant manager of Angelos Anastasiadis in the Cyprus national football team. Coach On April 15, 2011 he signed a contract with AC Omonoia, and managed to lead the team to the Cyprus Cup Final against Apollon Limassol. Omonoia would go on and win the final after a penalty shoot-out. The 2011-2012 season did not start off without controversy for Larkou. While he had Omonia in first place, and on the right path, and playing excellent football, he along with president Miltiadis Neofytou, were accused, by a referee, for allegedly attacking him af ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neophytos Vamvas
Neophytos Vamvas ( el, Νεόφυτος Βάμβας; 1770 – 9 January 1856) was a priest, philosopher, philologist, author, professor, and dean. He was the first dean of the philosophical school at the University of Athens. He is known for being part of the Neophytos incident. The incident was similar to the Methodios Affair an incident that occurred one hundred years prior. He was one of the most influential figures of modern Greek education. He was considered the teacher of the nation. Vamvas was born on the island of Chios in 1770. His secular name was Nikolaos. He was ordained a deacon at age 20 and in 1804 went to study in France where he met Adamantios Korais. On his return to Greece, he taught in Chios, at the Ionian Academy of Corfu, at the first High School (Gymnasium) of Syros and later in the newly founded University of Athens. His main contribution to Greek literature is his translation of the Bible into modern Greek (New Testament published in 1833, Old Te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neophytos Doukas
Neophytos Doukas or Dukas ( el, Νεόφυτος Δούκας; 1760 – 1 January 1845) was a Greek priest and scholar, author of many books and translations from ancient Greek works, and one of the most important personalities of the modern Greek Enlightenment (''Diafotismos'') during the Ottoman occupation of Greece. His contributions to Greek education have been neglected because of the traditional ideas he advocated concerning the Greek language question (being an "archaist", supported the use of classical Greek over Katharevousa uristic Greekand Dimotiki). Life Doukas was born in the village of Ano Soudena, in the mountainous Zagori region of Epirus, northwestern Greece. He has been described as of Greek or Aromanian descent. Nevertheless, he held negative views about Aromanians' culture and language, while he espoused notoriously pro-Greek views and he self-identified strictly as Greek. In one of the works that he would publish later in his life, Doukas called Aromanian a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neophytos Of Chios
Patriarch Neophytos of Chios was Patriarch of Antioch from 1673 to 1682. Though the family of Neophytos was originally from Chios, he was educated in Damascus under the Jesuits. He was the nephew of previous Patriarch Euthymius III of Chios and he was appointed vicar in Aleppo under the reign of Patriarch Macarios III Zaim. In 1672 he was appointed bishop of Hama. At the death of Patriarch Macarios III in 1672, his nephew, Constantine Zaim, not yet twenty, was elected patriarch with the help of the governor of Damascus, was consecrated bishop and took the name of Cyril V. His election was contested by some bishops and by Dositheos, patriarch of Jerusalem, who considered his election to be null, pointing out that Cyril Zaim was not in the legal age to be appointed bishop. This party supported Neophytos of Chios, who went to Constantinople where in 1673 he obtained a firman in his favor from the Ottoman sultan and the appointment to Patriarch by the Ecumenical Patriarch Dionysius ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neophytos Nasri
Neophytos Nasri (1670–1731) was bishop of Saidnaya of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church and took a preeminent part in the 1724 split of the Melkite Church. Life Nasrallah Néophytos Nasri was born in Aleppo in 1670. He entered young a monk in the Balamand Monastery and in 1696 he was one of the founders of the Basilian Chouerite Order. He also served as a preacher in Amid. In 1722 he was appointed bishop of Saidnaya, and consecrated Bishop in the same year by Patriarch Athanasius III Dabbas. On October 1, 1724 he consecrated Cyril VI Tanas as bishop and Patriarch of the Melkite Church, so originating the split of the Melkite Church. After persecutions from the Orthodox party, he had to leave Saidnaya and in 1730 he moved to Rome, where he died on 21 February 1731 and was buried in the chapel of Propaganda Fide Propaganda is communication that is primarily used to influence or persuade an audience to further an agenda, which may not be objective and may be selectively pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neophytos Of Cyprus
Neophytos of Cyprus, Saint Neophytos, Neophytos the Recluse (Greek: Άγιος Νεόφυτος ο Έγκλειστος; 1134–1214) was a Cypriot Orthodox monk, priest, and sometime hermit, whose writings preserved a history of the early crusades. "He is considered to be one of the most significant figures of the Church of Cyprus" Life Neophytos was born in the mountain village of Kato Drys near Pano Lefkara, Cyprus, to farming parents Athanasios and Eudoxia, one of eight children. His religious interests came to the fore when the arranged marriage planned by his parents ended with his fleeing to the Monastery of Saint John Chrysostomos in Koutsovendis.Galatariotou, Catia (2002) ''The Making of a Saint: The Life, Times and Sanctification of Neophytos the Recluse'' Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, Englandpage 13 After much ado, the marriage contracts were broken and Neophytos went back to the monastery as a novice, becoming a tonsured monk in 1152.Galatariotou (2002) page ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patriarch Neophytus VII Of Constantinople
Neophytus VII or Neophytos VII (Greek: Νεόφυτος Ζʹ; died after 1801) was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople during the periods 1789–1794 and 1798–1801. Biography Neophytus was born in Smyrna. He studied in the Evangelical School of Smyrna, where he was classmates with Nicodemus the Hagiorite and Adamantios Korais. He was an especially educated man and was against the simplification of religious texts, as he thought that something like that would lead to their vulgarisation. He served as great archdeacon of the Patriarchate and in May 1771 he was elected metropolitan bishop of Maroneia. On May 1789 he succeeded Patriarch Procopius on the Ecumenical Throne, with some concerns about how canonical his election was. Even though his reign is considered worthy, he had to resign on 1 March 1794 and retired to Heybeliada and later to Rhodes, Patmos and Mount Athos. He was reelected Patriarch in 1798, but on 17 June 1801 he resigned again and was exiled to Mount Athos. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neophytus (freedman)
Neophytus was a freedman of the Roman emperor Nero. He was one of the four companions on the emperor's late journey in June 68, with Epaphroditus, Phaon and Sporus, and was with him at his death. Bibliography * De Caesaribus, Sextus Aurelius Victor Sextus Aurelius Victor (c. 320 – c. 390) was a historian and politician of the Roman Empire. Victor was the author of a short history of imperial Rome, entitled ''De Caesaribus'' and covering the period from Augustus to Constantius II. The work w .... 1st-century births 1st-century Romans 1st-century deaths Emperor's slaves and freedmen Nero {{AncientRome-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patriarch Neophytus VI Of Constantinople
Neophytus VI ( el, ), (? – 1747) was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople for two terms, from 1734 to 1740 and from 1743 to 1744. Life Neophytus was born in Patmos, and when the Metropolitan of Caesarea in Cappadocia was elected to the Patriarchate as Jeremias III, he was elected in his place as Metropolitan of Caesarea. As Metropolitan of Caesarea, his more important act was restoring in 1728 the monastery of Saint John the Forerunner at Zincidere in Cappadocia. He was appointed as Patriarch on 27 Sept 1734 supported by the Dragoman of the Porte, the fanariote Alexander Ghikas. His subjection to the Dragoman caused the Grand Vizier to order his deposition six years later, in August 1740. Neophytus reigned again for a short term, from May 1743 to March 1744, and during this term he was ordered by the Grand Vizier not to have any contact with Alexander Ghikas. His Patriarchal reign was not marked by any particular event, and Neophytus mainly dealt with monastic issues. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patriarch Neophytus V Of Constantinople
Neophytus V ( el, ) was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople for a few days in 1707. Life Neophytus was appointed Metropolitan of Heraclea on 15 May 1689. The bishops and the laity elected him as Patriarch of Constantinople on 20 October 1707. He was not confirmed however by the Ottoman Sultan, who reserved the right, as previously the Byzantine Emperor This is a list of the Byzantine emperors from the foundation of Constantinople in 330 AD, which marks the conventional start of the Eastern Roman Empire, to its fall to the Ottoman Empire in 1453 AD. Only the emperors who were recognized as le ..., to confirm the election. Thus, in five days, Neophytus was deposed and he remained Metropolitan of Heraclea until 1711, the probable year of his death. Notes {{DEFAULTSORT:Neophytus 05 Of Constantinople, Patriarch 17th-century births 1711 deaths 18th-century Ecumenical Patriarchs of Constantinople ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
