Philotheos ( el, Φιλόθεος, link=no, "friend of God"), Latinized as Philotheus, may refer to:
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Philotheos Bryennios (1833–1918), Greek Orthodox bishop
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Pope Philotheos of Alexandria
Pope Philotheos of Alexandria, was the 63rd Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark.
It was during his office that a conflict between Alexandria and the King of Axum that began in the time of Cosmas III ended, helped by the ...
, in office 979-1003
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Philotheus of Pskov
Philotheus (or Filofei) () (1465–1542) was a hegumen of the Yelizarov Monastery, near Pskov, in the 16th century. He is credited with authorship of the '' Legend of the White Cowl'' and the Moscow - Third Rome prophecy, details of which are ve ...
(1465–1542), Russian abbot
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Philotheus of Samosata Philotheos ( el, Φιλόθεος, "friend of God"), - derived from the original ancient Greek words ''philos'' meaning 'love' and ''theos'' meaning 'god'. The compound word therefore literally means ''love of God'' which may be translated "friend o ...
, a companion in martyrdom of
Romanus of Samosata
Romanus of Samosata (died 297) was a martyr for Christianity in Syria in 297. He and his companions, Jacob, Philotheus, Hyperechius, Abibus, Julianus, and Paregorius were all subject to a variety of tortures before being hanged to trees and then n ...
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Patriarch Philotheus I of Constantinople
Philotheos Kokkinos (Thessaloniki, c. 1300 – Constantinople, 1379) was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople for two periods from November 1353 to 1354 and 1364 to 1376, and a leader of the Byzantine monastic and religious revival in t ...
(c. 1300-1379)
* a Byzantine court official, the author of the ''
Kletorologion'' treatise, written in 899
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Saint Philotheos
Saint Philotheos (died 5 May 1380) was a Coptic Orthodox martyr and saint.
Philotheos was born in Durunka, in the province of Assiut. He was tortured by the Muslims in an attempt to force him to renounce Christianity and embrace Islam. He refuse ...
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Philotheos: International Journal for Philosophy and Theology, founded in 2001 and based at Belgrade
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Philotheou Monastery on Mt Athos
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Filotije
Filotije is a Serbian male given name, derived from the Greek name ''Philotheos''. It may refer to:
*Filotije, Metropolitan of Lim
*Filotije, Metropolitan of Belgrade-Syrmia (1481)
*Filotije Racanović (d. May 1751), Metropolitan of Herzegovina (1 ...
, Serbian variant
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