Ignatius is a male given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
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Ignatius of Antioch
Ignatius of Antioch (; Greek: Ἰγνάτιος Ἀντιοχείας, ''Ignátios Antiokheías''; died c. 108/140 AD), also known as Ignatius Theophorus (, ''Ignátios ho Theophóros'', lit. "the God-bearing"), was an early Christian writer ...
(35–108), saint and martyr, Apostolic Father, early Christian bishop
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Ignatius of Constantinople
St. Ignatius or Ignatios ( el, Ιγνάτιος), (c. 798 – 23 October 877) was a Patriarch of Constantinople from July 4, 847, to October 23, 858, and from November 23, 867, to his death on October 23, 877. In the Catholic Church and East ...
(797–877), Catholic and Eastern Orthodox saint, Patriarch of Constantinople
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Ignatios the Deacon Ignatios the Deacon ( el, Ἰγνάτιος ὁ Διάκονος, 780/790 – after 845) was a Byzantine cleric and writer. Left an orphan as a child, he was educated under the auspices of Patriarch Tarasios of Constantinople, and rose in the church ...
(780/790 – after 845), Byzantine bishop and writer
* Ignatius,
Primate of Bulgaria in 1272–1277
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Ignatius Brianchaninov
Saint Ignatius (secular name Dmitry Alexandrovich Brianchaninov, russian: link=no, Дмитрий Александрович Брянчанинов, ; 1807–1867) was a bishop and theologian of the Russian Orthodox Church. He stands out as one of ...
(1807–1867), Russian Orthodox saint, bishop and ascetical writer
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Ignatius of Jesus
Ignatius of Jesus ( it, Ignàzio di Gesù, born Carlo Leonelli; 1596, Sorbolongo, Pesaro – 21 February 1667, Rome) was an Italian Roman Catholic friar of the Order of the Discalced Carmelites who served as a missionary in Persia, Basra, and Leba ...
(1596–1667), Italian Catholic missionary friar
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Ignatius of Laconi
Ignazio da Laconi ( sc, Ignatziu dae Làconi) (10 December 1701 - 11 May 1781) - born Vincenzo Peis - was a Roman Catholic professed religious born in Sardinia, and a member of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin. His conquering a serious illnes ...
(1701–1781), Italian Catholic saint
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Ignatius of Loyola
Ignatius of Loyola, Society of Jesus, S.J. (born Íñigo López de Oñaz y Loyola; eu, Ignazio Loiolakoa; es, Ignacio de Loyola; la, Ignatius de Loyola; – 31 July 1556), venerated as Saint Ignatius of Loyola, was a Spain, Spanish Catholic ...
(1491–1556), Basque Catholic saint and founder of the Society of Jesus
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Ignatius of Moscow
Ignatius (russian: link=no, Игнатий, el, Ιγνάτιος) (1540–1620) was a Russian Orthodox bishop of Greek descent who was the second Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia in 1605–1606, even though his status is now disputed and he ...
(1540–1620), Russian Orthodox Patriarch
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Ignatius Moses I Daoud
Ignatius Basile Moses I Daoud (or ''Moussa Daoud'') ( syr, ܐܝܓܢܐܛܝܘܣ ܡܘܫܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܐܘܕ) (18 September 1930 – 7 April 2012) was Patriarch of Antioch for the Syrian Catholic Church, a Cardinal Bishop (because he was an Easte ...
(or Moussa Daoud) (1930–2012), Syrian Catholic Patriarch
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Ignatius Zakka I Iwas
Ignatius Zakka I Iwas ( syr, ܐܝܓܢܐܛܝܘܣ ܙܟܝ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܥܝܘܐܨ; ar, إغناطيوس زكا الأول عيواص; ', born Sanharib Iwas, 21 April 1931 – 21 March 2014) was the 122nd reigning Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Anti ...
(born 1933), Syriac Orthodox Patriarch
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Ignatius III Atiyah, 17th-century Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarch of Antioch
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Ignatius III David, 13th-century Syriac Orthodox Church Patriarch
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Ignatius IV Sarrouf
Ignatius IV (Youssef) Sarrouf (or ''Aganatios Sarruf'', 1742–1812) was Patriarch of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church in 1812. He is remembered for both his patriarchate (short and ended by his murder), and for having been, as metropolitan of B ...
(1742–1812), Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarch of Antioch
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Ignatius IV (Hazim) of Antioch (1921–2012), Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch
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Ignatius V Qattan (1756–1833), Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarch of Antioch
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Syrian Catholic Patriarchs of Antioch since the 15th century
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Ignatius Suharyo Hardjoatmodjo
Ignatius Cardinal Suharyo Hardjoatmodjo (born 9 July 1950) is an Indonesian prelate of the Catholic Church. He has been Archbishop of Jakarta since 2010, after serving as Archbishop of Semarang from 1997 to 2009. He is commonly known as Archbisho ...
(born 1950), Indonesian prelate and current archbishop of Jakarta
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Ignatius Phakoe
Ignatius Phakoe (born 9 July 1927 in Koro-Koro – 23 July 1989) was a Mosotho clergyman and bishop for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Leribe
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Leribe ( la, Leriben(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Leribe ...
(1927–1989), Lesotho Roman Catholic bishop
Other
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Ignatius Kutu Acheampong
Ignatius Kutu Acheampong ( ; (23 September 1931 – 16 June 1979) was the military head of state of Ghana from 13 January 1972 to 5 July 1978, when he was deposed in a palace coup. He was executed by firing squad on 16 June 1979.
Early life and ...
(1931–1979), Ghanaian military ruler
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Ignatius Bernstein (1846–1900), Russian railroad engineer
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Ignatius Bonomi
Ignatius Bonomi (1787–1870) was an English architect and surveyor, with Italian origins by his father, strongly associated with Durham in north-east England.
Life
He was the son of an architect and draughtsman, Joseph Bonomi (1739–1 ...
(1787–1870), British architect
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Ignatius Valentine Chirol
Sir Ignatius Valentine Chirol (28 May 1852 – 22 October 1929) was a British journalist, prolific author, historian and diplomat.
Early life
He was the son of the Rev. Alexander Chirol and Harriet Chirol . His education was mostly in Fr ...
(1852–1929), British writer and diplomat
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Ignatius Chombo
Ignatius Morgen Chiminya Chombo (born 1 August 1952) is a Zimbabwean politician who was Finance Minister of Zimbabwe in 2017. Previously he has served in the Cabinet of Zimbabwe as Minister of Home Affairs from 2015 to 2017, Minister of Local G ...
(born 1952), Zimbabwean politician
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Ignatius L. Donnelly
Ignatius Loyola Donnelly (November 3, 1831 – January 1, 1901) was an American Congressman, populist writer, and fringe scientist. He is known primarily now for his fringe theories concerning Atlantis, Catastrophism (especially the idea of an a ...
(1831–1901), American politician and writer
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Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle
Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle (22 May 1859 – 7 July 1930) was a British writer and physician. He created the character Sherlock Holmes in 1887 for ''A Study in Scarlet'', the first of four novels and fifty-six short stories about Hol ...
(1859–1930), British writer and physician
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Ignatius Ganago
Ignatius Ganago (born 16 February 1999) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 1 club Nantes and the Cameroon national team.
Club career
Early career
Ganago was part of the EFCB junior academy in Cameroon be ...
(1999-), Cameroonian professional footballer
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Ignatius J. Galantin
Ignatius Joseph "Pete" Galantin (September 24, 1910 – July 6, 2004) was a four-star United States Navy admiral, World War II Navy Cross recipient, and the first commander of the Naval Material Command.
Early career
Galatin was born in New York ...
(1910–2004), American admiral
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Ignatius Joseph Kasimo Hendrowahyono
Ignatius Joseph Kasimo Hendrowahyono (10 April 1900 – 1 August 1986) was an Indonesian politician and national hero. He helped form the Partai Katolik and was himself a Catholic.
Early life
Hendrowahyono was born in present-day Yogyakart ...
(1900–1986), Indonesian politician
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Ignatius Jones
Juan Ignacio Rafaelo Lorenzo Trápaga y Esteban (born 1957), known professionally as Ignatius Jones is a Filipino-born Australian events director, journalist, actor and previously fronted the shock rock band Jimmy and the Boys. From 1976 to 1982 ...
(born 1957), Australian singer and producer
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Ignatius K. Musaazi (1905–1990), Ugandan politician
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Ignatius O'Brien, 1st Baron Shandon
Ignatius John O'Brien, 1st Baron Shandon, (31 July 1857 – 10 September 1930), known as Sir Ignatius O'Brien, Bt, between 1916 and 1918, was an Irish lawyer and politician. He served as Lord Chancellor of Ireland between 1913 and 1918.
Early ...
(1857–1930), Irish lawyer
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Igantius Xavier Pereira (1888–1951), Indian Tamil-Sri Lankan businessman and politician
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Ignatius Sancho
Charles Ignatius Sancho ( – 14 December 1780) was a British abolitionist, writer and composer. Born on a slave ship in the Atlantic, Sancho was sold into slavery in the Spanish colony of New Granada. After his parents died, Sancho's owner t ...
(1729–1780), British writer
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Ignatius Scoles
Ignatius Scoles SJ (1 December 1834 – 15 July 1896) was a Roman Catholic Jesuit priest, architect and writer. He designed churches and civic buildings and was the son of Joseph John Scoles.Guyana Times International' accessed 26 March 2013
Earl ...
(1834–1896), British architect, priest and writer
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Ignatius Shixwameni
Ignatius Nkotongo Shixwameni (4 September 1966 – 10 November 2021) was a Namibian politician. He was the leader of Namibia's All People's Party.
Life
Shixwameni was born in Shambyu, the traditional kingdom in the Kavango Region, and he ear ...
(born 1966), Namibian politician
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Ignatius Zhuwakiyi (born 1969), Zimbabwean sculptor
Surname
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Adi Ignatius
Adi Ignatius (born in Burbank, California) is editor-in-chief of ''Harvard Business Review''. He joined the magazine in January 2009.
Biography
Previously, he was deputy managing editor for ''Time (magazine), Time'', where he was responsible for ...
(born 1959), American journalist
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David Ignatius
David Reynolds Ignatius (born May 26, 1950) is an American journalist and novelist. He is an associate editor and columnist for ''The Washington Post''. He has written eleven novels, including '' Body of Lies'', which director Ridley Scott adapt ...
(born 1950), American journalist and writer
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Hannes Ignatius (1871–1941), Finnish general
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Karl Ferdinand Ignatius (1837–1909), Finnish politician
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Paul Ignatius (born 1920), American administrator
Fictional characters
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Ignatius J. Reilly, in ''A Confederacy of Dunces'' by John Kennedy Toole
* Ignatius Gallaher, in ''
A Little Cloud
"A Little Cloud" is a short story by James Joyce, first published in his 1914 collection, ''Dubliners''. It contrasts the life of the protagonist, Little Chandler, a Dubliner who remained in the city and married, with the life of his old friend Ig ...
'' by James Joyce
* Ignatius Martin Perrish, in
Horns Horns or The Horns may refer to:
* Plural of Horn (instrument), a group of musical instruments all with a horn-shaped bells
* The Horns (Colorado), a summit on Cheyenne Mountain
* ''Horns'' (novel), a dark fantasy novel written in 2010 by Joe Hill ...
by Joe Hill
* Horatio Thelonious Ignacious Crustaceous Sebastian, in Disney’s ''
The Little Mermaid (1989 film)
''The Little Mermaid'' is a 1989 American animated musical fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The 28th Disney animated feature film, it is loosely based on the 1837 Danish fairy tale ...
''
* Ignatius, in ''
Fire Emblem Fates
''Fire Emblem Fates'' is a tactical role-playing video game for the Nintendo 3DS handheld video game console, developed by Intelligent Systems and Nintendo SPD and published by Nintendo. It was released in June 2015 in Japan, then released in ...
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Ignat
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Ignaz Ignaz is a male given name, related to the name Ignatius. Notable people with this name include:
* Franz Ignaz Beck (1734–1807), German musician
* Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber (1644–1704), Bohemian-Austrian musician
* Ignaz Brüll (1846–1907), ...
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Iggy
Iggy or Iggie is a unisex name and it is often a hypocorism, short form of the Ancient Rome, Roman Latin names Ignatius, Ignatia (feminine) and Ignatius (masculine), or their derivatives in other European languages. As such the name is derived ulti ...
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Ignacio
Ignacio is a male Spanish and Galician name originating either from the Roman family name Egnatius, meaning born from the fire, of Etruscan origin, or from the Latin name "Ignatius" from the word "Ignis" meaning "fire". This was the name of sev ...
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Ignazio Ignazio () is a masculine Italian given name. Notable people with the name include:
Arts
*Ignazio Collino (1736–1793), Italian sculptor
*Ignazio Fresu (born 1957), Italian sculptor
*Ignazio Gardella (1905–1999), Italian architect and designer ...
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Inácio Inácio is a common Spanish/Portuguese given name (previously spelled "Ignácio"; "Inácio" is modern orthography) and occasionally a surname.
Examples as a surname include:
* Alisha Inacio, American professional wrestler and manager
*Augusto In ...
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Ignjat
Ignjat ( sr-cyr, Игњат) is a Serbo-Croatian masculine given name, a shortened form of ''Ignjatije'' (a variant of the Latin name ''Ignatius'', from ''ignis'', "fire"). It may refer to:
* Ignjat Đurđević, Ragusan Croatian baroque poet and ...
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Inigo
Inigo derives from the Castilian rendering (Íñigo) of the medieval Basque name Eneko. Ultimately, the name means "my little (love)". While mostly seen among the Iberian diaspora, it also gained a limited popularity in the United Kingdom.
Ear ...
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Ignatz Ignatz is a masculine given name.
Notable people with the given name
* Ignatz Bubis (1927–1999), German Jewish leader and chairman of the Zentralrat der Juden in Deutschland from 1992 to 1999
* Ignatz Leo Nascher (1863–1944), Austrian-born, ...
and Ignaz
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3562 Ignatius
Year 356 (Roman numerals, CCCLVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Constantius and Iulianus (or, less frequently, year 11 ...
, main-belt asteroid
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St. Ignatius (disambiguation)
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Żegota (disambiguation), Polish version of the name
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Vatroslav, Croatian cognate
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