Epiphanius
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Epiphanius was the name of several early Christian
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Christianity
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scholars and ecclesiastics:
- Epiphanius of PaviaEpiphanius of PaviaEpiphanius of Pavia , later venerated as Saint Epiphanius of Pavia, was Bishop of Pavia from 466 until his death in 496. Epiphanius additionally held the offices of lector, subdeacon and deacon....
(439–496) - Epiphanius of SalamisEpiphanius of SalamisEpiphanius of Salamis was bishop of Salamis at the end of the 4th century. He is considered a saint and a Church Father by both the Eastern Orthodox and Catholic Churches. He gained a reputation as a strong defender of orthodoxy...
(ca 310–20 – 403), bishop of Salamis in Cyprus, author of the Panarion, or Medicine Chest against Heresies - Epiphanius of Constantinople, (520–535), Patriarch of ConstantinoplePatriarch of ConstantinopleThe Ecumenical Patriarch is the Archbishop of Constantinople – New Rome – ranking as primus inter pares in the Eastern Orthodox communion, which is seen by followers as the One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church....
- Epiphanius ScholasticusEpiphanius ScholasticusEpiphanius Scholasticus was a sixth-century translator of Greek works into Latin.Little is known of his life, aside from his works. It seems he bore the name Scholasticus "not so much because of any devotion to literature or theology, but in the sense that that word frequently had in the Middle...
(6th century), assistant of CassiodorusCassiodorusFlavius Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator , commonly known as Cassiodorus, was a Roman statesman and writer, serving in the administration of Theodoric the Great, king of the Ostrogoths. Senator was part of his surname, not his rank.- Life :Cassiodorus was born at Scylletium, near Catanzaro in...
who compiled the Historiae Ecclesiasticae Tripartitae EpitomeHistoriae Ecclesiasticae Tripartitae EpitomeHistoriae Ecclesiasticae Tripartitae Epitome, the abridged history of the early Christian Church known as the Tripartite History, was the standard manual of Church history in Medieval Europe....
, ca. 510. - Epiphanius (Patriarch of Aquileia)Epiphanius (Patriarch of Aquileia)Epiphanius was the first Patriarch of Aquileia to rule from Grado.-References:*Acland, Arthur Herbert Dyke "Epiphanius." Def. 24. A Dictionary of Christian Biography, Literature, Sects and Doctrines, Vol. II. Ed. Henry Wace. Published 1880. Accessed 9 Feb. 2008 ....
(612-613) - Epiphanius the MonkEpiphanius the MonkEpiphanius the Monk was a monk and priest in the Kallistratos monastery in Constantinople and author of several extant works including a life of the Virgin Mary and a life of St. Andrew of Crete ....
(8th century)
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- Epiphanius EveshamEpiphanius EveshamEpiphanius Evesham was a British sculptor.He was born in Wellington, Herefordshire, a twin, and the youngest of fourteen siblings! His parents were William Evesham of Burghope Hall and his wife, Jane Haworthe, daughter of Alexander Haworthe...
(1570–1634), English sculptor
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- Antiochus IV EpiphanesAntiochus IV EpiphanesAntiochus IV Epiphanes ruled the Seleucid Empire from 175 BC until his death in 164 BC. He was a son of King Antiochus III the Great. His original name was Mithridates; he assumed the name Antiochus after he ascended the throne....
- EpiphanesEpiphanes (gnostic)Epiphanes is the legendary author of On Righteousness, a notable Gnostic literary work that promotes communist principles, that was published and discussed by Clement of Alexandria, in Stromaties, III. Epiphanes was also attributed with founding Monadic Gnosis. G.R.S...
a mid–2nd-century GnosticGnosticismGnosticism is a scholarly term for a set of religious beliefs and spiritual practices common to early Christianity, Hellenistic Judaism, Greco-Roman mystery religions, Zoroastrianism , and Neoplatonism.A common characteristic of some of these groups was the teaching that the realisation of Gnosis...
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