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Stylianos (other)
Stylianos (Greek: Στυλιανός) is a Greek given name meaning pillar. Stylianos may refer to: * Stylianos of Paphlagonia (fl. late 6th century), patron saint of children * Stylianos Zaoutzes (died 899), Byzantine official and father-in-law of emperor Leo VI * Stylianos Gonatas (1876-1966), Greek general and politician, Prime Minister of Greece 1922-1924 * Stylianos Miliadis (1881-1965), Greek painter * Stylianos Mavromichalis (1902-1981), Greek politician * Stylianos Kyriakides (1910-1987), Greek Cypriot runner * Stylianos Pattakos (1912-2016), Greek Army officer, one of the leaders of the Greek military junta of 1967–1974 * Archbishop Stylianos of Australia (1935–2019) * Stylianos Lenas Stylianos Lenas ( el, Στυλιανός Λένας; 20 June 1931-28 March 1957) was a member of EOKA, and one of the Cypriots who were wounded in battle against British soldiers. Early life Lenas was born into a poor family in Chandria. When ... (died 1957), Cypriot EOKA fighter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stylianos Of Paphlagonia
Stylianos of Paphlagonia (Latin: ''Stylianus'', Greek: ''Στυλιανός'', English: ''Stylian''), also known as Stylianos the Hermit, is venerated as a saint from Adrianopolis in the province of Paphlagonia (modern Turkey). Life Stylianos of Paphlagonia was born in Adrianopolis sometime between 400 AD and 500 AD. He distributed his inheritance among the poor, and left the city to live in a monastery. His zealous devotion and asceticism provoked jealousy on the part of other monks, so he left the monastery to live as a hermit in a cave in the wilderness, where he spent his time in prayer and fasting. There, in the peace of the desert, the Stylianos had time to observe creation and meditate upon it, and he saw the Creator in all things. His holiness evident to the people of the surrounding area, and they came to listen to his teaching, or to be cured by through his prayers. He knew how to calm troubled souls; other ascetics came to join him. Stylianos is known for his smili ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stylianos Zaoutzes
Stylianos Zaoutzes ( el, ) was a high Byzantine official of Armenian origin. Rising to high rank under Byzantine emperor Basil I (reigned 867–886), he then rose further to prominence under Basil's successor Emperor Leo VI the Wise (r. 886–912), who had a close friendship and possibly an affair with Stylianos's daughter Zoe Zaoutzaina. Stylianos Zaoutzes was Leo's leading minister during the first half of his reign, and was awarded the unique title of ''basileopator''. His standing and influence declined after 895, but in 898, he became Leo's father-in-law when the Byzantine emperor married Zoe. He died in 899, in the same year as Zoe. Following an attempted coup by his relatives, the Zaoutzes clan was deprived of the considerable power it had amassed under Stylianos's tutelage. Biography Origins and early career Zaoutzes was of Armenian descent, and was born in the '' thema'' of Macedonia. It has been theorized by the historian Nicholas Adontz that Zaoutzes might be the son o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stylianos Gonatas
Stylianos Gonatas ( el, Στυλιανός Γονατάς; 15 August 1876 – 29 March 1966) was an officer of the Hellenic Army, Venizelist politician, and Prime Minister of Greece from 1922 and 1924. Early life and military career Gonatas was born in Patras. He entered the Hellenic Military Academy in 1892 and graduated in 1897. As a lieutenant, he participated in the Macedonian Struggle (1907–1909), and became aide-de-camp to Colonel Nikolaos Zorbas immediately following the 1909 Goudi Revolt. He also participated in the 1912-13 Balkan Wars and in the Allied Expedition to the Ukraine in 1919. Subsequently, he took part in the Asia Minor Campaign with the rank of colonel, first as a staff officer and later as divisional commander. The September 1922 Revolt In August 1922, the Greek Army was defeated in its Asia Minor campaign, which forced it to evacuate Anatolia in great haste. In Greece, this disaster led to a political crisis, and military revolts broke out in September ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stylianos Miliadis
Stylianos Myliadis ( el, Στυλιανός Μηλιάδης, 1881-1965) was a Greek painter of the Munich School. Biography He was born in the island of Chios, which belonged to the Ottoman Empire until 1912. Early on he moved to Piraeus where he took his first lessons from the distinguished painter Konstantinos Volanakis. He subsequently went to Munich, where he studied in the Walter Thor painting academy and in the Royal Bavarian Academy, among others under Nikolaos Gyzis. He returned to Piraeus for a short while, but then left for Paris to study in the Fine Arts School. In the event, he remained there for 27 years. During this period, he was honoured with prizes in exhibitions at Bordeaux and Versailles. Following his return to Greece, he continued taking part in various exhibitions. He is considered one of the most important Greek artists; his impressionistic landscape paintings in particular are considered exemplary. References *''The first version of the article is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stylianos Mavromichalis
Stylianos Mavromichalis ( el, Στυλιανός Μαυρομιχάλης) (1899 – 29 October 1981) was a Greek politician and Prime Minister. Born in Mani, Stylianos was a descendant of the well-known Petros Mavromichalis that participated in the Greek War of Independence. He studied law and was president of the Areopagus The Areopagus () is a prominent rock outcropping located northwest of the Acropolis in Athens, Greece. Its English name is the Late Latin composite form of the Greek name Areios Pagos, translated "Hill of Ares" ( grc, Ἄρειος Πάγος) ... (Court of Cassation; Greek: Άρειος Πάγος), the Supreme Court of Greece. He was prime minister for a very short period, from 29 September to 8 November 1963, of a transitional government. He died in Athens. References 1899 births 1981 deaths 20th-century prime ministers of Greece Maniots Mavromichalis family 20th-century Greek judges Presidents of the Supreme Civil and Criminal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stylianos Kyriakides
Stylianos "Stelios" Kyriakides ( el, Στυλιανός «Στέλιος» Κυριακίδης; 15 January 1910 in Paphos, Cyprus ( OS/ NS) – 10 December 1987 in Athens, Greece) was a Greek Cypriot marathon runner who came first at the Boston Marathon in 1946, with the aim of raising money to provide food and shelter to the Greeks, who were experiencing severe poverty after the Second World War and Greek Civil War. Biography Kyriakides was born in the mountain village of Statos, near Paphos, Cyprus on January 15, 1910. The youngest of five children, born prematurely, he left home to find work and help his poor farming family. Following a variety of jobs he ended up as a ‘house-boy’ for Dr Reginald Cheverton, a British medical officer. (Cyprus was still under British rule at the time.) An athlete himself, Cheverton encouraged the 22-year-old Kyriakides to start running, coached him, gave him his first running gear, and taught him to speak English. At his first Pan-Cy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stylianos Pattakos
Stylianos Pattakos ( el, Στυλιανός Παττακός; 8 November 1912 – 8 October 2016) was a Greek military officer. Pattakos was one of the principals of the Greek military junta of 1967–1974 that overthrew the government of Panagiotis Kanellopoulos in a coup d'état on 21 April 1967. Biography Pattakos was born on 8 November 1912, in the village of Agia Paraskevi in Rethymno Prefecture, Crete, and studied at the Hellenic Military Academy. He was married to Dimitra Nikolaidi and had two daughters, Rosa and Eirini. His parents were farmers. He served as a Lieutenant during the Greco-Italian War (1940-1941) and as cavalry captain and cavalry major during the Greek Civil War (1946-1949). He was a deeply religious man. Pattakos eventually rose to the rank of Brigadier and was assigned to the tank training centre at Goudi in Athens. He, along with Georgios Papadopoulos and Nikolaos Makarezos, planned and executed the coup on the night of April 20 to April 21, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archbishop Stylianos
Stylianos Harkianakis ( el, Στυλιανός Χαρκιανάκης; 29 December 1935 – 25 March 2019) was the Greek Orthodox Archbishop of Australia and Primate of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia. He served as inaugural and permanent Chairman of the Standing Conference of Canonical Orthodox Churches in Australia and Dean of St Andrew's Greek Orthodox Theological College. He was a theologian specialising in ecclesiology and also an award-winning poet. Overview Stylianos Harkianakis was born in Rethymno on the island of Crete, Greece, on 29 December 1935. He studied theology at the Theological School of Halki on the island of Halki and graduated in 1958. He was ordained a deacon in 1957 and a priest in 1958. He completed postgraduate studies in systematic theology and the philosophy of religion at the University of Bonn in West Germany from 1958 to 1966. His lecturers included Joseph Ratzinger, who later became Pope Benedict XVI. He wrote his thesis on the concept ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stylianos Lenas
Stylianos Lenas ( el, Στυλιανός Λένας; 20 June 1931-28 March 1957) was a member of EOKA, and one of the Cypriots who were wounded in battle against British soldiers. Early life Lenas was born into a poor family in Chandria. When he finished the local school in his village, he took a job in town. He went to Lero for further studies and when he returned, he opened a shop and later worked as a plumber. EOKA activities He was one of the first members to join EOKA and was located in the Troodos Mountains. Formerly a plumber, Lenas became a skilled maker of bombs and MK2 grenades. Lenas was one of the first five squad leaders among EOKA units in Nicosia. He led his team during the 1 April attacks, alongside Markos Drakos, in blowing up the Wolsey Barracks and later trained sabotage units in Lysi. Lenas joined Grigoris Afxentiou when the latter took over as commander of the Pitsilia section; Lenas was appointed as commander of one of the four sub-sections in Augu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stylianos Kalfelis
Stylianos of Paphlagonia (Latin: ''Stylianus'', Greek: ''Στυλιανός'', English: ''Stylian''), also known as Stylianos the Hermit, is venerated as a saint from Adrianopolis in the province of Paphlagonia (modern Turkey). Life Stylianos of Paphlagonia was born in Adrianopolis sometime between 400 AD and 500 AD. He distributed his inheritance among the poor, and left the city to live in a monastery. His zealous devotion and asceticism provoked jealousy on the part of other monks, so he left the monastery to live as a hermit in a cave in the wilderness, where he spent his time in prayer and fasting. There, in the peace of the desert, the Stylianos had time to observe creation and meditate upon it, and he saw the Creator in all things. His holiness evident to the people of the surrounding area, and they came to listen to his teaching, or to be cured by through his prayers. He knew how to calm troubled souls; other ascetics came to join him. Stylianos is known for his smi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stylianos Giannakopoulos
Stylianos "Stelios" Giannakopoulos ( el, Στυλιανός "Στέλιος" Γιαννακόπουλος; born 12 July 1974), popularly known as Stelios, is a Greek football manager and former player. During his playing career, Giannakopoulos played as a right winger or attacking midfielder and was one of the best known Greek footballers internationally, due to his successful spells with Olympiacos and Bolton Wanderers as well as his appearances with the 2004 European championship-winning Greece national football team. Club career Early career Born in Athens, Stelios is the second son of Alekos, a former football player who played during the 1960's. He joined Ethnikos Asteras (the semi-professional club of his neighbourhood Kaisariani) when he was seven years old, later moved for one year to Doxa Vyronas, and finally made his first-team debut for Ethnikos Asteras in the autumn of 1991, in a season which ended with the club gaining promotion to the professional Third Divisi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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