Ignatius
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Ignatius is a male given name of presumed Latin or Etruscan origin, believed to mean "fiery one".
It may refer to:

Given name

  • Ignatius Kutu Acheampong (1931–1979), Ghanaian military ruler
  • Ignatius Bonomi
    Ignatius Bonomi
    Ignatius Bonomi was an English architect and surveyor, with Italian origins by his father, strongly associated with Durham in north-east England....

     (1787–1870), British architect
  • Ignatius Valentine Chirol
    Ignatius Valentine Chirol
    Sir Ignatius Valentine Chirol was a journalist, prolific author, historian and British diplomat. He was a passionate imperialist and believed that Imperial Germany and Muslim unrest were the biggest threats to the British Empire.He was the son of the Rev. Alexander Chirol and Harriet Chirol...

     (1852–1929), British writer and diplomat
  • Ignatius L. Donnelly (1831–1901), American politician and writer
  • Ignatius J. Galantin
    Ignatius J. Galantin
    Ignatius Joseph "Pete" Galantin 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:...

     (1910–2004), American admiral
  • Ignatius Jones
    Ignatius Jones
    Ignatius Jones is an Australian actor and former lead singer of punk cabaret band Jimmy And The Boys.With David Atkins, he was the creative force behind the Opening Ceremony of Shanghai 2010 World Expo and the Ceremonies of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games...

     (born 1957), Australian singer and producer
  • Ignatius K. Musaazi
    Ignatius K. Musaazi
    Ignatius Kangave Musaazi formed the first political party in Uganda, namely the Uganda National Congress party on Sunday 2 March 1952. Musaazi became its first President, and Abubaker Kakyama Mayanja was the party's first Secretary General. Other key figures of the UNC included Apollo K...

     (1905–1990), Ugandan politician
  • Ignatius O'Brien
    Ignatius O'Brien, 1st Baron Shandon
    Ignatius John O'Brien, 1st Baron Shandon PC, QC , 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....

     (1857–1930), Irish lawyer
  • Ignatius Sancho
    Ignatius Sancho
    Ignatius Sancho was a composer, actor, and writer. He is the first known Black Briton to vote in a British election. He gained fame in his time as "the extraordinary Negro", and to 18th century British abolitionists he became a symbol of the humanity of Africans and immorality of the slave trade...

     (1729–1780), British writer
  • Ignatius Shixwameni
    Ignatius Shixwameni
    Ignatius Nkotongo Shixwameni is a Namibian politician. He is the leader of the All People's Party.-Early life and education:...

     (born 1966), Namibian politician
  • Ignatius Zhuwakiyi
    Ignatius Zhuwakiyi
    Ignatius Zhuwakiyi is a Zimbabwean sculptor.A native of Harare, Zhuwakiyi is the youngest of four, and grew up in St Mary's Township, Chitungwisa; there, he attended local primary and secondary schools. He left high school after his second year. After meeting Locardia Ndandarika he grew interest...

     (born 1969), Zimbabwean sculptor

Surname

  • Adi Ignatius
    Adi Ignatius
    Adi Ignatius is editor-in-chief of the Harvard Business Review. He joined the magazine in January 2009.Previously, he was deputy managing editor for Time, where he was responsible for many of Time’s special editions, including the Person of the Year and Time 100 franchises...

     (born 1959), American journalist
  • David Ignatius
    David Ignatius
    David R. Ignatius , is an American journalist and novelist. He is an associate editor and columnist for The Washington Post. He also co-hosts PostGlobal, an online discussion of international issues at Washingtonpost.com, with Newsweek 's Fareed Zakaria...

     (born 1950), American journalist and writer
  • Hannes Ignatius
    Hannes Ignatius
    Johannes Ferdinand Ignatius was a prominent Finnish independence man and a soldier.* Cavalry Captain, 1900* Colonel, 1918* Major General, 1918* Lieutenant General, 1928...

     (1871–1941), Finnish general
  • Karl Ferdinand Ignatius
    Karl Ferdinand Ignatius
    Karl Emil Ferdinand Ignatius was a Finnish historian, the head of the Main Office of Statistics and a Senator.Ignatius was the son of vice-pastor Johan Ferdinand Ignatius and Sofia Fleming...

     (1837–1909), Finnish politician
  • Paul Robert Ignatius
    Paul Robert Ignatius
    Paul Robert Ignatius is an American former administrator. He served as Secretary of the Navy between 1967 and 1969 and was the Assistant Secretary of Defense under the Johnson administration.-Life and career:...

     (born 1920), American administrator

In religion

  • Ignatius Brianchaninov
    Ignatius Brianchaninov
    Saint Ignatius Brianchaninov is a saint in the Russian Orthodox Church. He was born Demetrius Alexandrovich Brianchaninov, to a wealthy landowning family. He was educated at Pioneer Military School in St. Petersburg. Although successful in his studies he was deeply dissatisfied with the lay life...

     (1807–1867), Russian Orthodox saint
  • Ignatius of Antioch
    Ignatius of Antioch
    Ignatius of Antioch was among the Apostolic Fathers, was the third Bishop of Antioch, and was a student of John the Apostle. En route to his martyrdom in Rome, Ignatius wrote a series of letters which have been preserved as an example of very early Christian theology...

     (35–108), early Christian bishop
  • Ignatius of Laconi
    Ignatius of Laconi
    Saint Ignatius, O.F.M. Cap., was born in 1701, the son of peasants at Laconi, Sardinia. As a young man he vowed, during a serious illness, that if he recovered his health, he would consecrate his life to God in the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin. He regained his health, but kept putting off the...

     (1701–1781), Italian Catholic saint
  • Ignatius of Loyola
    Ignatius of Loyola
    Ignatius of Loyola was a Spanish knight from a Basque noble family, hermit, priest since 1537, and theologian, who founded the Society of Jesus and was its first Superior General. Ignatius emerged as a religious leader during the Counter-Reformation...

     (1491–1556), Spanish Catholic saint and founder of the Society of Jesus
  • Ignatius Zakka I Iwas
    Ignatius Zakka I Iwas
    Ignatius Zakka I Iwas is the 122nd reigning Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All the East, and as such, Supreme Head of the Universal Syriac Orthodox Church. Also known by his traditional episcopal name, Severios, he was enthroned as patriarch on 14 September 1980 in St. George's...

     (born 1933), Syriac Orthodox Patriarch
  • Patriarch Ignatius of Constantinople (797–877)
  • Patriarch Ignatius
    Patriarch Ignatius
    Ignatius 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 is frequently omitted from the list of Patriarchs of Moscow by the Russian Orthodox Church.Ignatius was reported to be of...

     (1540–1620), Russian Orthodox bishop
  • Ignatius III Atiyah
    Ignatius III Atiyah
    Patriarch Ignatius III Atiyah was Melkite Patriarch of Antioch from 1619 to 1634. The first years of his patriarchate were marked by the split of the Melkite Church in two factions, a situation that lasted till the Synod of Ras-Baalbek held in 1628 which confirmed Ignatius Atiyah as the only...

    , 17th-century Melkite Patriarch of Antioch
  • first name of all the Syrian Catholic Patriarchs of Antioch since the 15th century

Fiction

  • Ignatius Gallaher, fictional character in A Little Cloud
    A Little Cloud
    A Little Cloud is a short story in Dubliners, by James Joyce.-The story:The story follows Thomas Chandler, or "Little Chandler" as he is known, through a portion of his day. The story drops the reader into Little Chandler's life when he is at work. He cannot focus for he is preoccupied with the...

    by James Joyce
  • Ignatius J. Reilly, fictional character in A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole

Other uses

  • 3562 Ignatius
    3562 Ignatius
    3562 Ignatius is a main-belt asteroid discovered on January 8, 1984 by Wagner, J. at Flagstaff .- External links :*...

    , main-belt asteroid
  • Ignatius Gymnasium
    Ignatius Gymnasium
    Saint Ignatius Gymnasium is one of the five categorial gymnasia in Amsterdam, Netherlands. With the Vossius Gymnasium and the Barlaeus Gymnasium, it is among the most prestigious schools in Amsterdam...

    , Catholic school in Amsterdam
  • Ignatius Press
    Ignatius Press
    Ignatius Press, named for Ignatius Loyola, founder of the Jesuit Order, is a Catholic publishing house based in San Francisco, California, USA. It was founded in 1978 by Father Joseph Fessio SJ, a Jesuit priest and former pupil of Pope Benedict XVI...

    , religious publishing house
  • Saint Ignatius College (disambiguation), name of a number of Catholic schools

See also

  • Ignacio
    Ignacio
    Ignacio is a male Spanish name originating either from the Roman family name Egnatius, meaning unknown, of Etruscan origin, or from the Latin name "Ignatius" from the word "Ignis" meaning "fire". This was the name of several saints, including the third bishop of Antioch and Saint Ignatius of Loyola...

  • Ignazio
  • Inácio
    Inácio
    Inácio is a common Portuguese given name and occasionally a surname. Examples as a surname include:*Rodrigo Inacio, real name Rodrigo da Silva Inacio, Brazilian Petroleum Engineer...

  • Inigo
    Inigo
    Inigo is an English male name that is an adaptation of the Spanish Íñigo, in turn a rendering of the Basque name Eneko,. The ultimate origins remain obscure, in part due to the lack of early records in the Basque language...

  • St. Ignatius
    St. Ignatius
    -People:* Ignatius of Antioch, third Patriarch of Antioch, considered a saint by the Roman Catholic and Orthodox Churches*Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Society of Jesus, considered a saint by the Roman Catholic Church...

  • Żegota (disambiguation)
    Zegota (disambiguation)
    * Żegota was a Polish World War II resistance organization founded by the Armia Krajowa to help the Jews during the Holocaust.Żegota may also refer to:...

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