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Sabbas
Sabbas (Σάββας pronounced Sávvas) is a Greek masculine given name. Variant forms or transliterations include Sabas, Savas, Savvas, Saba, Sava, Savva, Savo and Sawa. Sabbas may refer to, chronologically: * Sabbas Stratelates (died 272), Roman general, martyr and saint * Sabbas the Goth (died 372), Christian martyr and saint * Sabbas the Sanctified (439–532), Cappadocian-Syrian monk, priest and saint * Saint Sava Saint Sava ( sr, Свети Сава, Sveti Sava, ; Old Church Slavonic: ; gr, Άγιος Σάββας; 1169 or 1174 – 14 January 1236), known as the Enlightener, was a Serbian prince and Orthodox monk, the first Archbishop of the autocephalou ... (1174–1236), Serbian prince, monk, and saint {{given name, Sabbas Greek masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sabbas The Sanctified
SabasPatrich (1995). (439–532), in Church parlance Saint Sabas or Sabbas the Sanctified ( el, Σάββας ο Ηγιασμένος), was a Cappadocian Greek monk, priest and saint, who was born in Cappadocia and lived mainly in Palaestina Prima. He was the founder of several convents, most notably the one known as Mar Saba. The saint's name is derived from arc, סַבָּא ''Sabbāʾ'' "old man". Life Early life St Sabbas was born the son of John, a military commander, and Sophia, at Moutalaske near Caesarea of Cappadocia. The name of the village has no known meaning in Greek, but the Aramaic "Mata la zkha" translates as "Village of Victory". Journeying to Alexandria on military matters, his parents left their five-year-old son in the care of an uncle. When the boy reached eight years of age, he entered the nearby monastery of Bishop Flavian of Antioch. The gifted child quickly learned to read and became an expert on the Holy Scriptures. Sabbas resisted his parents' pressu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sabbas The Goth
Sabbas the Goth ( ro, Sava Gotul, gr, Σάββας ο Γότθος; died 12 April 372) is a Christian martyr and saint. Life and persecution Sabbas (also Saba) was born in 334 in a village in the Buzău river valley and lived in what is now the Wallachia region in Romania and converted to Christianity as a youth. His hagiography states that he was a Goth by race and may have been a cantor or a reader to the religious community there. In ''circa'' 369 the Tervingi king Athanaric began a persecution of the Christians in his territory. First, a Gothic nobleman began the suppression of Christianity in Sabbas' area. When his agents came to the village where Sabbas lived they forced the villagers to eat pagan sacrificial meat. According to the tale, non-Christian villagers wanting to help their Christian neighbours tricked the authorities by exchanging the sacrificial meat for meat that had not been sacrificed. However, Sabbas made a conspicuous show of rejecting the meat altoget ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sabbas Stratelates
Saint Sabbas Stratelates (Sava Stratelat, Sabas Stratilat, Savva Stratilatus), Sabbas the General of Rome (died 272, Tiber River, Rome) was an early Christian warrior saint and martyr, was Roman military general under emperor Aurelian. He is the 'twin' of Saint Sabbas the Goth. His martyrdom was followed by 70 Roman soldiers. Saint Sabbas Stratelates came from a Gothic tribe. For his bravery he attained the high rank of military commander or ''stratelates ''Stratēlatēs'' ( el, στρατηλάτης, "driver/leader of the army") was a Greek term designating a general, which also became an honorary dignity in the Byzantine Empire. In the former sense, it was often applied to military saints, such ...'', and he served under the Roman emperor Aurelian (270-275). From his youth, Sabbas was a Christian and he fervently followed the commands of Christ. He helped the needy, and visited Christians in prison. Saint Sabbas had the gift of wonderworking, healing the sick and casting ou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Sava
Saint Sava ( sr, Свети Сава, Sveti Sava, ; Old Church Slavonic: ; gr, Άγιος Σάββας; 1169 or 1174 – 14 January 1236), known as the Enlightener, was a Serbian prince and Orthodox monk, the first Archbishop of the autocephalous Serbian Church, the founder of Serbian law, and a diplomat. Sava, born as Rastko Nemanjić ( sr-cyr, Растко Немањић), was the youngest son of Serbian Grand Prince Stefan Nemanja (founder of the Nemanjić dynasty), and ruled the appanage of Zachlumia briefly in 1190–92. He then left for Mount Athos, where he became a monk with the name ''Sava'' (''Sabbas''). At Athos he established the monastery of Hilandar, which became one of the most important cultural and religious centres of the Serbian people. In 1219 the Patriarchate exiled in Nicea recognized him as the first Serbian Archbishop, and in the same year he authored the oldest known constitution of Serbia, the ''Zakonopravilo'' nomocanon, thus securing full religious ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sabas
Sabas is a name derived from the Greek Savvas or Sabbas. Sabas may refer to, chronologically: Given name * Abda and Sabas, two early Christian martyrs and saints whose vitas are lost * Julian Sabas (died 377), hermit who spent most of his life in deserted parts of Syria * Sabas of Stoudios (), Byzantine abbot who played a leading role at the Second Council of Nicaea * Sabas Asidenos (), local Byzantine magnate and independent ruler * Sabás Magaña García (1921–1990), Mexican Roman Catholic bishop of the diocese of Matamoros * Sabas Pretelt de la Vega (born 1946), Colombian economist, businessman, Colombian Minister of the Interior and Justice and ambassador convicted of corruption Nickname * Arvydas Sabonis (born 1964), Lithuanian retired basketball player nicknamed "Sabas" Surname * Juan Sabas (born 1967), Spanish former footballer * Sylvie Sabas (born 1972), French former tennis player See also * Saba (given name) * War of Saint Sabas The War of Saint Sabas (1256–1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Savvas (given Name)
Savvas ( el, Σάββας) is a Greek given name. Notable people with the given name include: *Savvas the New of Kalymnos (1862–1947), Greek patron saint *Savvas Chamberlain, Canadian scientist, inventor, professor, and entrepreneur *Savvas Constantinou (born 1971), Cypriot football goalkeeper * Savvas Exouzidis (born 1981), Greek footballer *Savvas Gentsoglou (born 1990), Greek football player * Savvas Houvartas, Cypriot guitarist and songwriter *Savvas Kofidis (born 1961), Greek football coach and former midfielder player *Savvas Moudouroglou (born 1991), Greek football striker *Savvas Panavoglou (born 1974), Greek discus thrower *Savvas Pantelidis (born 1965), Greek football head coach and former player *Savvas Poursaitidis (born 1976) Cypriot footballer *Savvas Saritzoglou (born 1971), Greek hammer thrower *Savvas Savva (born 1958), Cypriot composer, musicologist and pianist *Savvas Siatravanis (born 1992), Greek football midfielder *Savvas Tsabouris (born 1986), Greek footbal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saba (given Name)
Saba is a surname or given name. People with the given name or nickname Saba include the following, ordered by year of birth: * Saba (rapper) (born 1994), American rapper and record producer * Saba or Sabbas the Goth (334–372), Christian saint * Lady Saba Holland (1802–1866), English biographer of her father, Sydney Smith * Saba Kadisha ("Holy Grandfather"; 1826–1930), Israeli rabbi, kabbalist and rosh yeshiva * Saba Raleigh (1866–1923), born Isabel Ellissen, English actress * Saba Doak (1879–1918), American soprano singer * Sabá Sueyro (1889–1943), Argentine politician * Saba Habachy (1897–1996), Egyptian official, oil industry consultant and international lawyer * Saba Youakim (1914–2003), Archbishop of the Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Petra and Philadelphia in Amman * Saba Georgios (1933–1933), Cypriot football striker * Saba Dashtyari (1953–2011), Baloch academic * Saba Haftbaradaran (1982–2011), student killed in an attack on Camp Ashraf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sava (given Name)
Sava is a male personal name in South Slavic languages. Perhaps the most famous example is the Serbian medieval prince turned monk St. Sava, Saint Sava. In Croatia, Sava is found as a male name among the Serbs and also as a female name among the Croats, likewise in Bosnia and Herzegovina, a result of the tradition of naming female children after rivers – in this case, after the Sava, river Sava. It is also used in Romanian language, Romanian, where it is also a surname. Given name * Saint Sava, Serbian saint * Sava II Petrović-Njegoš, Montenegrin monarch * Sava Antić, Yugoslav footballer * Sava Athanasiu, Romanian geologist and paleontologist * Sava Babić, Serbian writer * Sava Bjelanović, Serbian politician * Sava Caracaș, Romanian army general * Sava Dobroplodni, Bulgarian writer * Sava Dumitrescu, Romanian pharmacologist * Sava Grujić, Serbian soldier, statesman and diplomat * Sava Grozdev, Bulgarian mathematician * Sava Henția, Romanian painter * Sava Kovačević (Y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Savva
Savva ( el, Σάββα, translit=Sávva, russian: Савва) is a name of Greek origin derived from Aramaic סָבָא ''sāḇā'' meaning 'wise'. Notable people with the name include: Given name * Savva Chevakinsky (1709 – after 1774), Russian architect *Savva Georgiou (1933–1992), Cypriot football striker *Savva Kulish (1936–2001), Soviet film director and screenwriter * Savva Lika (born 1970), Greek javelin thrower *Savva Mamontov (1841–1918), Russian industrialist, merchant, entrepreneur, and patron of the arts *Savva Morozov (1862–1905), Russian businessman and philanthropist *Savva Yamshchikov (1938–2009), a leading expert on Russian provincial art Surname * Amber Savva (born 1993), British actress * Anna Savva, British actress * Nick Savva (born 1934), British greyhound trainer * Niki Savva, Cypriot-born Australian journalist, author *Savvas Savva (born 1958), Cypriot composer, musicologist and pianist See also * village in Mordovia, Russia *Sabbas *Sava (name) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greek Language
Greek ( el, label=Modern Greek, Ελληνικά, Elliniká, ; grc, Ἑλληνική, Hellēnikḗ) is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages, native to Greece, Cyprus, southern Italy (Calabria and Salento), southern Albania, and other regions of the Balkans, the Black Sea coast, Asia Minor, and the Eastern Mediterranean. It has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning at least 3,400 years of written records. Its writing system is the Greek alphabet, which has been used for approximately 2,800 years; previously, Greek was recorded in writing systems such as Linear B and the Cypriot syllabary. The alphabet arose from the Phoenician script and was in turn the basis of the Latin, Cyrillic, Armenian, Coptic, Gothic, and many other writing systems. The Greek language holds a very important place in the history of the Western world. Beginning with the epics of Homer, ancient Greek literature includes many works of lasting impo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Given Name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a family or clan) who have a common surname. The term ''given name'' refers to a name usually bestowed at or close to the time of birth, usually by the parents of the newborn. A ''Christian name'' is the first name which is given at baptism, in Christian custom. In informal situations, given names are often used in a familiar and friendly manner. In more formal situations, a person's surname is more commonly used. The idioms 'on a first-name basis' and 'being on first-name terms' refer to the familiarity inherent in addressing someone by their given name. By contrast, a surname (also known as a family name, last name, or ''gentile name, gentile'' name) is normally inherited and shared with other members of one's immediate family. Regnal names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Savas (other)
Savas may refer to: * Savas, Ardèche, a commune in the Ardèche department, France * Savaş, a Turkish name * Savas (Zembillas), American Greek Orthodox metropolitan * Savas Matsas (born 1947), Greek intellectual and politician * Savas Papapolitis (1911–1973), Greek politician * Paul Savas, American politician * Theodore P. Savas, American publisher and writer * Tommy Savas Tommy A. Savas (born December 20, 1984) is an American actor and producer. He is known for ''Roger Dodger'' (2002), ''Seven Days'' (2007) and ''Extra Butter, Please'' (2011). Early life Savas was born in Harlem, New York City, New York, United ... (born 1984), American actor and producer See also * Savvas (other) {{disambig, geo, given name, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
