Theodosius

Theodosius

Theodosius (from the Greek "Θεοδόσιος", "Giver of God") is a name which might refer to one of several people:

* One of three emperors of ancient Rome and Byzantium:
** Theodosius I (347–395; "Theodosius the Great"), son of Count Theodosius
** Theodosius II (408–450)
** Theodosius III (715–717)

* One of three Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church
**Pope Theodosius I of Alexandria
**Pope Theodosius II of Alexandria
**Pope Theodosius III of AlexandriaOthers by the name are:

* Theodosius of Bithynia or Theodosius of Tripolis ("c." 160 BC– "c." 100 BC) was a Greek astronomer and mathematician.
* Theodosius the Cenobiarch (c. 423-529)
* Patriarch Theodosius I of Alexandria (535–567)
* Theodosius the Deacon, an unknown 10th century Byzantine poet who wrote the poem "The Conquest of Crete"
* Patriarch Theodosius II of Alexandria (c. 12th century)
* Theodosius of Kiev, 11th century Russian saint
* Theodosius, Metropolitan of Moscow (1461–1464)
* Metropolitan Theodosius (Lazor), former primate of the Orthodox Church in America (1933– )
* Theodosius Dobzhansky, noted geneticist and evolutionary biologist


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  • Theodosius I. — Theodosius I. Theodosius I. (griechisch Θεοδόσιος A , eigentlich Flavius Theodosius), auch bekannt als Theodosius der Große (* 11. Januar 347 in Cauca, Spanien; † 17. Januar 395 in Mailand), war …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Theodosius II. — Theodosius II. (griechisch Θεοδόσιος Β , * April 401; † 28. Juli 450), einziger Sohn der Aelia Eudoxia und des Arcadius, wurde siebenjährig oströmischer Kaiser. Im Codex Theodosianus ließ er die Gesetze und Verfügungen der römischen Kaiser… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Theodosius I — • Roman Emperor (also known as Flavius Theodosius), born in Spain, about 346; died at Milan, 17 January, 395 Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Theodosius I     Theodosius I    …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • Theodosius — ist unter anderem der Name dreier römischer bzw. byzantinischer Kaiser: Theodosius I., der Große (347–395, oströmischer Kaiser, letzter Kaiser des Gesamtreiches), Theodosius II. (401–450, oströmischer Kaiser), Theodosius III. (715–717,… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Theodosius — Theodosius,   römischer (oströmischer) Kaiser:    1) Theodosius I., der Große, römische Kaiser (seit 383, Mitkaiser seit 379), * Cauca (heute Coca) 11. 1. 347, ✝ Mediolanum (heute Mailand) 17. 1. 395, Großvater von 2). Durch Gratian 379 zum… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Theodosius — (Krugersdorp,Южно Африканская Республика) Категория отеля: Адрес: 2 du Plessis Street, O …   Каталог отелей

  • THEODOSIUS I° — THEODOSIUS I°, Roman emperor, 379–395 C.E. Although Theodosius, an orthodox Christian, was responsive to the influence of the church, he subordinated it to his authority. During his reign, and in the reigns of his sons Arcadius and honorius , the …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • THEODOSIUS II° — (Flavius Theodosius Junior), Roman emperor of the East, 408–450 C.E. Theodosius II edited the first official collection of the imperial statutes from the time of Constantine to the year 438, the year of publication of the Theodosian Code (C. Th.) …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • THEODOSIUS — THEODOSIUS, spokesman for the Samaritan community of alexandria in the second century B.C.E. During the reign of Ptolemy VI Philometor (180–145 B.C.E.) a dispute arose between the Jews and Samaritans of Alexandria. The quarrel centered around the …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • Theodosius I — [thē΄ə dō′shəs, thē΄dō′shē əs] ( Flavius Theodosius) A.D. 346? 395; Rom. general: emperor of Rome (379 395): called the Great Theodosian adj …   English World dictionary

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