Nicholas of Cusa (1401 – 1464) – the greatest of the German humanists of the first generation, theologian. philosopher, mathematician and tserkovnoobschestvenny figure, a native of Lorraine village Kus (Cues), whence his nickname.
Biographies of famous historical Russian people
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Oct
Filaret, the first (in schema Theodosius) (top XVII table. – 09/29/1694) – the first metropolitan of Novgorod and Alatyr diocese, was born in Nizhny Novgorod region. Educated at home and after he perfected science. Already in the early years left in Macara Zheltovodsky Monastery Nizhny Novgorod diocese and there is a haircut in monasticism. In [...]
Tags: church, Diocese, Metropolitan Convent
19
Oct
Sora Neal (about 1433) – the famous figure of the Russian Church. Information about him are scarce and fragmentary. Born around 1433, belonged to a peasant family, his nickname was Mike. Prior to joining the monastic NA engaged in copying books, was "skoropistsem. More precise information is already caught N. monk. Haircut in Cyril N. [...]
Tags: church, literature, monastery, poet diocese, writer
17
Oct
Ephrem the Syrian (400 – 500) – One of the great teachers in the church IV. Born in Nizibii in the first years of the IV.; Died, probably in the beginning of V. According to legend his Syriac biography, EA was the son of a pagan priest, who turned him over to Christ banished him [...]
4
Oct
Lugovskoj-mane Arseny (died 1405) – Bishop of Rostov, Yaroslavl and Beloezersky. Reverend Father Arseny was descended from a noble family.
Tags: church, Metropolitan, monastery
1
Oct
Ambrose (Saint, of Milan) (340 – 04.04.397) – one of the finest church fathers, was born (as suggested) from the Prefect of Gaul, in Trier, about 340 g was educated in Rome, and already in 369, he was appointed governor of the northern Valentinian Italy, with headquarters in Milan. Occupying this position, he earned the [...]
1
Oct
Giorgione (Giorgione) (1478 – 1511), in fact, Giorgio, Italian painter (Venice) school, born in 1478 and died in Venice, the plague in 1511, he was a pupil of Giovanni Bellini, and had acquired a depth and luster to warm color, even surpassed him in these qualities, first of all Italian painters began to take a [...]
29
Sep
Nicholas of Myra – Archbishop of Myra (the town of Mir in Lycia), the great Christian saint, famous for miracles in life and in death, "the rule of faith and way of gentleness", as it was called the Church, universally esteemed in the Christian Church, east and west, in the heretical societies East, and often [...]
22
Sep
Červień Paul – Bishop Peremyshl'skii in 1410, with 1412 in Sambor in 1414 in Sanok, in 1415 reference was. as Bishop Helmsky; on some assumptions, he was bishop of Červień, ie Ruschukskim in Bulgaria.
Tags: church
19
Sep
Cyril (St. Turovsky) (1130 – 1182) – a famous preacher and writer in the XII. Born in the town of Turov (in the current MG lips.) Adopting the tonsure, showed a thorough familiarity with the works of St. Fathers and acquired a great reputation among the brethren, "teaching, and teaching, by word and example of [...]
Tags: church, literature, poet, writer