Jonah – Bishop of Chernigov and Bryansk. Reference was made bishop of Chernigov and Bryansk in 1499-1500, respectively.
Biographies of famous historical Russian people
11
Nov
Jonah – Bishop of Chernigov and Bryansk. Reference was made bishop of Chernigov and Bryansk in 1499-1500, respectively.
Tags: church, Diocese, literature, the Metropolitan, the monastery
11
Nov
Fortuna (Fortuna) – the Roman goddess worship her – one of the oldest, borrowed from Rome cults Italic origin (di novensidenses). Tradition has a clear idea only later F., welcoming Greek Tukh, ascribes the introduction of the cult favorite of fortune, a former slave Survey Tuliyu. The oldest, the original meaning of the goddess is [...]
11
Nov
Epiphanius the Wise (d. 1420) (not canonized saint) – Lives of the originator, a student teacher. Sergei Radonezhsky. He lived in the late XIV and XV in the beginning., Traveled to the East, was in Constantinople on Mount Athos, in Jerusalem, and died about 1420, in the dignity of priesthood and the spiritual father of [...]
Tags: church, literature, spiritual
11
Nov
Ganymede (Ganymedes, mneol.) – Son of the king of Troy, because of the extraordinary beauty of its kidnapped by the gods to heaven, where became a favorite and cupbearer of Zeus. In another legend, the Zeus himself through his eagle stole G. Since G, as an attribute, is in possession of the vessel, it identified [...]
11
Nov
Spartacus (SpartakoV, Spartacus) – leader of the slaves in the so-called war of gladiators in 73 – 71 years. BC Chr. Thracian origin, he first served in the Roman army, deserted and became a robber, but then was captured and was admitted to the gladiators. Gladiator school where he was held was in Capua, and [...]
10
Nov
Abd al-Karim (1881 (1882) – 1963) – leader of the uprising Rif tribes of Morocco's Rif and the head of the republic (1921 – 1926). After the uprising was exiled. In 1948 – 1956 in Cairo, headed by the Arab Maghreb Liberation Committee.
Tags: revolt
Flora (Flora) – drevneitaliyskaya goddess, whose cult was widespread among the Sabines, and especially in central Italy. She was the goddess of flowers, flowering, spring and the field of fruit, in her honor at the Sabines was named the month of April or May of the corresponding (mese Flusare = mensis Floralis). According to legend, [...]
9
Nov
Kandorsky Ilya Mikhailovich – the priest of the Moscow Pokrovsky that Kudrin, church, lived in the late ХVПІ century, spiritual writer and translator of spiritual and moral books. Biographical information about him there. From his writings we can see that he led a solitary life. He is the author: "The Christian, discernment of contempt of [...]
Tags: a writer, rebellion, spiritual, the church
9
Nov
Sklobovsky NC Dimitri (1831) – spiritual writer, Fr, dean of the cathedral Ostrogozhsk; education in the Voronezh Theological Seminary. Major works: "Patriarch Nikon of the new historical directions" ("Orthodox. Review", 1883), "Shtunda. A detailed analysis and refutation of the teachings Stundists" (Moscow, 1888), "Holy Mitrofan, first bishop of Voronezh and miracle-worker (Moscow, 1888).
7
Nov
The Apostle Paul – the greatest preacher of Christianity in the I. among the Gentiles, thus called "Gentiles". P. – son of wealthy Jewish parents who belonged to the party of strict adherents of the Mosaic law – the Pharisees (Acts XXIII, 6). In his youth he received a good education at a famous school [...]
Tags: literature, poet, rebellion, the church, writer