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Spyridon
Spyridon ( grc, Σπυρίδων; ell, Σπυρίδωνας) is a Greek male given name. It is often shortened to Σπύρος (''Spyros''), often Anglicised as Spyridon, Spyro or Spiro. Individuals bearing this name include: *Saint Spyridon, Orthodox/Catholic saint :*Saint Spyridon Church, Romanian Orthodox church in Iași, Romania :* St Spyridon College, Greek Orthodox school in Sydney *Archbishop Spyridon of Athens, former archbishop of Athens *Spiro Agnew, 39th vice president of the United States from 1969 to 1973, under President Richard Nixon * Spyridon Belokas (1877–unknown), Greek runner *Spyros Christopoulos, Greek footballer *Spyridon Gianniotis, freestyle swimmer *Spyros Gogolos, Greek footballer * Spyros Kokotos, Greek architect *Spyros Kyprianou, 2nd President of the Republic of Cyprus *Spyridon Lambros, Greek history professor and former Prime Minister of Greece *Spiros Livathinos, Greek footballer and football coach *Spyridon Louis, gold medalist of the first mod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Spyridon
Saint Spyridon, Bishop of Trimythous also sometimes written Saint Spiridon (Greek: ; c. 270 – 348) is a saint honoured in both the Eastern and Western Christian traditions. Life Spyridon was born in Askeia, in Cyprus. He worked as a shepherd and was known for his great piety. He married and had one daughter, Irene. Upon the death of his wife, Spyridon entered a monastery, and their daughter, a convent. Spyridon eventually became Bishop of Trimythous, or Tremithous (today called Tremetousia), in the district of Larnaca. He took part in the First Ecumenical Council of Nicaea (325), where he was instrumental in countering the theological arguments of Arius and his followers. He reportedly converted a pagan philosopher to Christianity by using a potsherd to illustrate how one single entity (a piece of pottery) could be composed of three unique entities (fire, water and clay); a metaphor for the Christian doctrine of the Trinity. As soon as Spyridon finished speaking, the sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Spyridon College
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Spyridon Louis
Spyridon Louis ( el, Σπυρίδων Λούης , sometimes transliterated ''Spiridon Loues''; 12 January 1873 – 26 March 1940), commonly known as Spyros Louis (Σπύρος Λούης), was a Greek water carrier who won the first modern-day Olympic marathon at the 1896 Summer Olympics. Following his victory, he was celebrated as a national hero. A former soldier, Louis was encouraged to try out for the Olympics by his former commanding officer. After progressing through qualifying, he went on to win the inaugural Olympic marathon after placing first from seventeen competitors. Louis later became a police officer and a farmer. Outside of his athletics career, Louis was arrested for forgery, of which he was acquitted after spending a year in jail. Early life Spyridon Louis was born in the town of Marousi, north of Athens, into a poor family. Louis's father sold mineral water in Athens, which at the time lacked a central water supply, and Spyridon helped him by transporting it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Spyridon Church, Iași
Saint Spyridon Church ( ro, Biserica Sfântul Spiridon) is a Romanian Orthodox church located at 1 Independenței Boulevard in Iași, Romania. The church is dedicated to Saint Spyridon, its history is linked to that of the nearby Sfântul Spiridon Hospital. The original church on the site was built between 1752 and 1758. Funds were supplied by the learned ''boyar'' Ștefan Bosie, whom the expense bankrupted; he was later joined by ''hetman'' Vasile Ruset and the merchant Anastasie Lipscanul of Corfu. The ''ktitor''s also founded the hospital, Iași's first, in 1757. This took place during the rule of Prince Constantin Racoviță, who issued the decree ordering construction. It is unknown why the somewhat unusual name of Spyridon was selected: this is possibly because he was the patron saint of the Ghica family, or because his canon was printed at Iași in 1750. The church was initially used as a monastery, and in 1763, Ecumenical Patriarch Samuel declared it stauropegic, making it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spyridon Mavrogenis
Spyridon Mavrogenis PashaKuneralp, Sinan. "Ottoman Diplomatic and Consular Personnel in the United States of America, 1867-1917." In: Criss, Nur Bilge, Selçuk Esenbel, Tony Greenwood, and Louis Mazzari (editors). ''American Turkish Encounters: Politics and Culture, 1830-1989'' (EBSCO Ebook Academic Collection). Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 12 July 2011. , 9781443832601. Start: p100 CITED102 ( el, Σπυρίδων Μαυρογένης), in Turkish known as Ispiro Mavroyani,''Tarih ve toplum: aylık ansiklopedik dergi, Issues 25-36''. İletişim Yayınları, 1986. p44 "Ispiro Mavroyani (Spiridon Mavrogenis) ..br>Seen in these Google Books search results/ref> was a Phanariot Greek doctor who was the physician of Abdul Hamid II, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire. Constantinos Trompoukis and John Lascaratos described him as "a prolific scholar". - Cited: p. 28. He was fluent in Greek, French, and German.Trompoukis and Lascaratos, "Greek Professors of the Medical School of Constantino ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spyridon Marinatos
Spyridon Nikolaou Marinatos ( el, Σπυρίδων Νικολάου Μαρινάτος; November 4, 1901 – October 1, 1974) was a Greek archaeologist, best known for leading excavations at Akrotiri on Santorini (1967–74), where he died and is buried. He specialized in the Bronze Age Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations. His daughter Nanno Marinatos (born 1950) is also a scholar of Minoan culture, and Head of the Classics and Mediterranean Studies Department at University of Illinois at Chicago. Career Marinatos began his career in Crete as director of the Heraklion Museum along with Georgia Andrea in 1929 where he met Sir Arthur Evans. He conducted several excavations on Crete at Dreros, Arkalochori, Vathypetro and Gazi, all of which resulted in spectacular finds. In 1937, he became director of the Antiquities service in Greace for the first time. Shortly afterwards, he became professor at the University of Athens. He turned his attention to the Mycenaeans next, regarding ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spyridon Samaras
Spyridon-Filiskos Samaras (also Spyros, Spiro Samára; el, Σπυρίδων Σαμάρας) () was a Greek composer particularly admired for his operas who was part of the generation of composers that heralded the works of Giacomo Puccini. His compositions were praised worldwide during his lifetime and he is arguably the most important composer of the Ionian School. He composed also the Olympic Hymn on lyrics of Kostis Palamas. Among his works are the operas ''Flora mirabilis'' (1886) and '' Mademoiselle de Belle-Isle'' (1905). Biography Samaras was born in Corfu. His mother was from Constantinople and his father Skarlatos Samaras, a diplomat from Siatista. As a young man, he studied with Spyridon Xyndas (Σπυρίδων Ξύνδας). From 1875 to 1882 he studied at the Athens Conservatory with Federico Bolognini, Angelo Mascheroni and Enrico Stancampiano. His first opera ''Torpillae'' (now lost) was premiered in Athens in 1879. He went to Paris in 1882 to study at the Pari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spiridione Roma
Spiridione Roma ( – 15 June 1786), also known as Spiridon or Spyridon Romas ( el, Σπυρίδων Ρώμας), was a Greek painter from Corfu. He was a prominent member of the Heptanese School. His contemporary was Spyridon Sperantzas. He was another painter from Corfu. He also painted all over Italy and settled in Triste. Romas painted on the Ionian Islands, Sicily, and Livorno before settling in England. He was one of the few Greek painters to travel to a foreign country outside of the Greek or Italian world. The other two were El Greco and Efstathios Altinis. He was also a British painter during the last decades of his life. He was active in the region from 1770 to 1786. According to the Hellenic Institute, over twenty-five of his works survived. He was the British El Greco. His most popular work is a painting entitled '' The East Offering its Riches to Britannia''. History Spyridon Romas was born in Corfu. His wife’s name was Margarita ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spyridon Lambros
Spyridon Lambros or Lampros ( el, Σπυρίδων Λάμπρος; 1851–1919) was a Greek history professor and briefly Prime Minister of Greece during the National Schism. Biography He was born in Corfu in 1851 and was educated in London, Paris and Vienna studying history. His father, Pavlos Lambros, was an Aromanian (Vlach) from Kalarrytes in Epirus, meaning he was of Aromanian origin himself. In 1890, he joined the faculty of the University of Athens and taught history and ancient literature. He became Provost of the university in 1893, serving in that capacity twice, 1893–1894 and 1912–1913. After 1903, Lambros started an academic movement called '' Neos Hellenomnemon'' (''Νέος Ἑλληνομνήμων'') which studied the scientific and philosophical developments of the Greek-speaking world during the Byzantine and Ottoman eras. In October 1916 with Greece in the midst of the National Schism and under two governments (Eleftherios Venizelos in Thessaloniki and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spyridon Trikoupis
Spiridon Trikoupis ( el, Σπυρίδων Τρικούπης; 20 April 1788 – 24 February 1873) was a Greek statesman, diplomat, author and orator. He was the first Prime Minister of Greece (1833) and member of provisional governments of Greece since 1826. He was born in Missolonghi and was son of the primate of Missolonghi, Ioannis Trikoupis. After studying in Paris and London, he became private secretary to Frederick North, 5th Earl of Guilford, Governor of the Ionian Islands. During the Greek War of Independence, he occupied several important administrative and diplomatic posts. He was a member of the provisional government in 1826, a member of the national convention at Troezen in 1827, and president of the council and minister of foreign affairs in 1832. He was appointed the first Prime Minister of Greece in 1833. He was thrice Greek minister (ambassador) to London (1834–1837, 1841–1843 and 1849–1862), and in 1850 envoy-extraordinary to Paris. His funeral oration ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spyridon Gianniotis
Spyridon "Spyros" Gianniotis (; born 19 February 1980) is a Greek competitive swimmer who specialises in long-distance and open-water freestyle events. He is an Olympic silver medalist, two-time World Champion, World Cup gold medalist, and two-time European Champion. Hellenic Swimming Federation official website A five-time Olympian, Gianniotis has won a total of 15 medals in major international long-course competition, totalling 5 gold, 5 silver, and 5 bronze spanning the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spyridon Merkouris
Spyridon Mercouris ( el, Σπυρίδων Μερκούρης) (1856-1939) was a Greek politician and long-serving mayor of Athens in the early 20th century. He was born in Ermioni, Argolida, in 1856 to a prominent and wealthy family that had taken part in the Greek War of Independence in the 1820s.He was the son of Georgios Mercouris, captain and son of Spyridon Mercouris, and Theodora / Theodota, daughter of the chieftain of the Greek revolution and later MP of Ermionida and authorized representative in national assemblies Stamatis Mitsas, and sister of the military and also MP of Ermionida Antonios Mitsas. Through the Mitsa family, he was a close by marriage relative with the historical Zakynthian family of the Motsenigos. The Mercouri were an Arvanite family, originating in Argolida. Elected as mayor of Athens in 1899, he held the post continuously until 1914. As a committed conservative royalist, in summer 1917, during the National Schism, he was exiled to Corsica by the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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