Marinus (given name)
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Marinus is a male given name, derived from a Roman family name. Marinus may mean any of the following:
- MarinusMarinusMarinus may refer to:*Marinus , a crater on the Moon*Marinus , for people named Marinus*Marinus of Tyre , Greek geographer, cartographer and mathematician*Marinus of Caesarea , Roman soldier, christian martyr and saint...
, a son of Emperor HeracliusHeracliusHeraclius was Byzantine Emperor from 610 to 641.He was responsible for introducing Greek as the empire's official language. His rise to power began in 608, when he and his father, Heraclius the Elder, the exarch of Africa, successfully led a revolt against the unpopular usurper Phocas.Heraclius'... - Pope Marinus IPope Marinus IPope Marinus I , Pope between December 16, 882 and May 15, 884. He succeeded John VIII in about the end of December 882.-Prior history:...
(died 884) - Pope Marinus IIPope Marinus IIPope Marinus II , born in Rome, was Pope from 942 to 946. He was elevated to the papacy through intervention of Alberic II of Spoleto and concentrated on administrative aspects of the papacy.-External links:*...
(died 946) - Saint MarinusSaint MarinusSaint Marinus was the founder of the world's oldest surviving republic, San Marino, in 301. Tradition holds that he was a stonemason by trade who came from the island of Rab on the other side of the Adriatic Sea , fleeing persecution for his Christian beliefs in the Diocletianic Persecution...
(died 366) - Marinus of CaesareaMarinus of CaesareaMarinus of Caesarea was a Roman soldier, who, for being a Christian, suffered martyrdom.-Life:A soldier in a Roman legion, Marinus was promoted to the position of centurion. Before he was able to assume the post, a rival claimed that before a centurion could accept the post, he was to offer a...
(died 262), martyr and saint - Marinus of NeapolisMarinus of NeapolisMarinus was a Neoplatonist philosopher born in Flavia Neapolis , Palestine in around 450 AD. He was probably a Samaritan, or possibly a Jew....
(450–500), Neoplatonist philosopher - Marinus of TyreMarinus of TyreMarinus of Tyre, was a Greek geographer, cartographer and mathematician, who founded mathematical geography.-Biography and historical context:...
(70–130), geographer - Marinus archbishop of TyreArchbishop of TyreThe Archbishop of Tyre was one of the major suffragans of the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem during the Crusades and was established to serve the Roman Catholic members of the diocese....
- Marinus Barletius, Marinus Barletius Scodrensis
- Marinus WillettMarinus WillettMarinus Willett was an American soldier and political leader from New York. He was characterized by historian Mark M. Boatner as "one of the truly outstanding American leaders of the Revolution."...
(1740–1830), American soldier and political leader - Marinus Post
- Marinus van der LubbeMarinus van der LubbeMarinus van der Lubbe was a Dutch council communist convicted of, and controversially executed for, setting fire to the German Reichstag building on February 27, 1933, an event known as the Reichstag fire. ....
(1909–1934), Dutch council communist - Marinus Jan Granpré MolièreMarinus Jan Granpré MolièreMarinus Jan Granpré Molière was a Dutch architect.Granpré Molière was a professor at the Delft University of Technology and was seen as founder of the Traditionalist School. Molière initiated numerous urban projects, such as the Wieringermeer and the North East Polder .-References:...
(1883–1972) - Marinus van der Goes van NatersMarinus van der Goes van NatersJonkheer Marinus van der Goes van Naters was a Dutch nobleman and politician. He was born in Nijmegen. He was a member of the House of Representatives from 1937 to 1967 and in-parliament chairman of the Social Democratic parties SDAP and its successor the Dutch Labour Party from 1945 to 1951...
(1900–2005) - Marinus Theodoor Hidding
- Marinus Jacobus Hendricus Michel
- Marinus VertregtMarinus VertregtMarinus Vertregt was a Dutch astronomer.-Early life:Vertregt was born in Dordrecht, Netherlands. After elementary school he attended the Higher Technical school there and took a course in sugar technology....
(1897–1973) - Marinus van DamMarinus van DamMarinus van Dam was one of the first employees at The Herman Goelitz Candy Company.Marinus van Dam was born in Ooltgensplaat, a township in Oostflakkee, Netherlands...
(1929–1997) - Marinus Anton Donk (1908–1972), Dutch mycologist
- Marinus BesterMarinus BesterMarinus Bester is a retired German football striker.-Honours:* DFB-Pokal: 1990–91, 1993–94* UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1991–92-External links:* at worldfootball.net...
(born 1969), German football striker - Marinus Damen
- Marinus den Oudsten
- Marinus DijkhuizenMarinus DijkhuizenMarinus Dijkhuizen is a former Dutch footballer who last played for SC Cambuur.The striker has also played for FC Utrecht, TOP Oss and Dunfermline in Scotland, where he scored twice against Dundee United in the league and St Johnstone in the Scottish Cup. Now he is back at the team were he started...
(born 1972), Dutch footballer - Marinus van ReymerswaeleMarinus van ReymerswaeleMarinus Claeszoon van Reymerswaele was a Dutch painter. He worked in Zeeland from 1533-1545. Hence he is also named Marinus de Seeu . He studied at the University of Leuven and was trained as a painter in Antwerp .His name is known from a small number of signed panels...
, Dutch painter - Marinus SnoerenMarinus SnoerenMarinus Arnoldus Johannes Snoeren , was a Dutch cellist who was called the "aristocrat of cellists," on account of his elegant musicianship and majestic sound...
(1919–1982), Dutch cellist - Marinus SørensenMarinus SørensenMarinus Ludwig Sørensen was a Danish track and field athlete who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.In 1920 he was a member of the Danish relay team which finished fifth in the 4x100 metre relay competition....
(1898–1962), Danish Olympic track and field athlete - Marinus ValentijnMarinus ValentijnMarinus Valentijn was a Dutch professional road bicycle racer. He is most known for his bronze medal in the Elite race of the 1933 UCI Road World Championships.- Palmares :...
(1900–1991), Dutch road bicycle racer - Marinus Wagtmans
- Marinus (general), a general of Emperor Anastasius IAnastasius I (emperor)Anastasius I was Byzantine Emperor from 491 to 518. During his reign the Roman eastern frontier underwent extensive re-fortification, including the construction of Dara, a stronghold intended to counter the Persian fortress of Nisibis....
- Martyr Marinus, July 6 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)July 6 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)July 5 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - July 7All fixed commemorations below celebrated on July 19 by Old Calendarists-Saints:*Venerable Sisoes the Great of Egypt...
- Martyr Marinus, March 28 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)March 28 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)Mar. 27 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - Mar. 29-Fixed commemorations:All commemorations below are observed on April 10 by Old Calendarists-Saints:*Hilarion the New, abbot of Pelecete*Saint Stephen the Wonderworker, abbot of Triglia...
- Marinus of Moguntiacum, archbishop of Mainz
- Marinus of Alexandria Troas, bishop of Alexandria TroasAlexandria TroasAlexandria Troas is an ancient Greek city situated on the Aegean Sea near the northern tip of Turkey's western coast, a little south of Tenedos . It is located in the modern Turkish province of Çanakkale...
- Marinus of Nola, bishop of NolaBishop of NolaThe Diocese of Nola is a Roman Catholic diocese in Italy, with its seat in the ancient city Nola. The diocese is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Naples....
- Marinus of Weingarten, abbot of Weingarten AbbeyWeingarten AbbeyWeingarten Abbey or St. Martin's Abbey is a Benedictine monastery on the Martinsberg in Weingarten near Ravensburg in Baden-Württemberg .-First foundation:...