Onouphrios is a transliteration of the Greek ''Ονούφριος'', originally from an Egyptian name, Christian name borne by Orthodox and Catholic Saints and notable people and may refer to: * Saint Onouphrios of Egypt (

Onuphrius Onuphrius ( el, Ὀνούφριος, Onouphrios; also ''Onoufrios'') lived as a hermit in the desert of Upper Egypt in the 4th or 5th centuries. He is venerated as Saint Onuphrius in both the Roman Catholic and Eastern Catholic churches, as Vene ...

), 5th century * Saint (Martyr) Onouphrios (Gr. Οσιομάρτυς or Εθνομάρτυς Ονούφριος), (18th–19th centuries). Born as Christian in the village of Kabrova in

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, was converted to Muslim. He repented and became monk in

Athos Athos may refer to: Fictional or mythical characters * Athos (character), one of the title characters in the novel ''The Three Musketeers'' (1844) by Alexandre Dumas père * Athos (mythology), one of the Gigantes in Greek mythology * Athos Fadiga ...

. He was beheaded by the Turks in 1818 in

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, where he was preaching. Venerated on 4 January. * Onouphrios Neokastrites, (16th century) Orthodox clergyman in Elbasan (formerly Neokastron) of

Albania Albania ( ; sq, Shqipëri or ), or , also or . officially the Republic of Albania ( sq, Republika e Shqipërisë), is a country in Southeastern Europe. It is located on the Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea and shares ...

and painter. Nothing is known about his life, other than the fact that he was a priest. His origin is unknown, assumed to be from

Berat Berat (; sq-definite, Berati) is the ninth most populous city of Albania and the seat of Berat County and Berat Municipality. By air, it is north of Gjirokastër, west of Korçë, south of Tirana, and east of Fier. Berat is located in th ...

(Albania), from

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(Greece) or from

Kastoria Kastoria ( el, Καστοριά, ''Kastoriá'' ) is a city in northern Greece in the modern regions of Greece, region of Western Macedonia. It is the capital of Kastoria (regional unit), Kastoria regional unit, in the Geographic regions of Gree ...

(Greece).Sisiou Ioannes (2007) The "Ancient of Days" as a separate iconographic concept of the painter Onouphrios in Kastoria. ''Recueil des travaux de l' Institut d' etudes byzantines'' XLIV, 2007, pp. 546, 547. In Greek language with abstract in Serbian.
/ref> Based in Berat he painted several portable icons, today many of them in the museum bearing his name in Albania. His works are also found in

(Greece) and

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(Rep. of Macedonia). He is known in Albania as

Onufri Onufri Argitis or Onoufrios of Neokastro or Onoufrios Argytes ( el, Ονούφριος) was a 16th century painter of Orthodox icons and Archpriest of Elbasan, active in the 16th century in modern-day southern Albania and in the south-western reg ...

. * Onouphrios Cypriotes, (16th and 17th centuries), a painter known from portable icons found in Albania and a wall-painting in the village ''Vlachokoratzi'' of Argyrokastro (Girokaser) in Albania. It is believed that he came from

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when the island was gradually conquered by the Turks. His earliest dated icon is of 1596. His works are characterized by western influences due to his origin. He was signing as "Ονούφριος ο Κυπρέος" (Onouphrios the Cypriot).(Icons Orth. Comm. Alb., pp. 84–87).

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St. Onouphrius Sisiou Ioannes, ''Icons by Onouphrios the painter in Kastoria'' (in Greek language with abstract in Serbian), with photographs of icons and signatures of the painter
I. Sisiou is archaeologist, art historian and scientific staff member of the Byzantine Museum of Kastoria. Christian saints in unknown century Christian hagiography Christian saints Year of birth unknown