Candidus may refer to:
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Tiberius Claudius Candidus
Tiberius Claudius Candidus (died c. 198 CE) was a Roman Empire, Roman general and Senate of the Roman Empire, senator. He played an important role supporting Septimius Severus in the Year of the Five Emperors, struggle for succession following t ...
, Roman general who fought against Emperor
Pescennius Niger
Gaius Pescennius Niger (c. 135 – 194) was a Roman usurper from 193 to 194 during the Year of the Five Emperors. He claimed the imperial throne in response to the murder of Pertinax and the elevation of Didius Julianus, but was defeated by a ...
in 193
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Candidus (theologian) (fl. 196), Christian writer
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Saint Candidus (died c.287), Egyptian commander of the Theban Legion
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Cyrion and Candidus (died 320), ethnic Armenian saints
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Candidus Isaurus, historian of the 5th century whose work is in the ''
Patrologia Graeca''
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Candidus of Foligno, bishop of the
Roman Catholic Diocese of Foligno, 590–602
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Candidus of Fulda, ninth-century Benedictine scholar of the Carolingian Renaissance
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Candidus (floruit 793–802), Anglo-Saxon named Wizo, scholar for Alcuin of York in Gaul
* Candidus, a disciple of
Clement of Ireland
Saint Clement of Ireland (Clemens Scotus) ( 750 – 818) is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church.
Biography
Born in Ireland, he founded a school for boys under the patronage of Charlemagne and figures in the Carolingian Renaissance of l ...
(c.750–818), teacher and saint
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Hugh of Remiremont, called Candidus (c. 1020–c. 1099), French Benedictine cardinal
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Hugh Candidus
Hugh Candidus (c. 1095 – c. 1160) was a monk of the Benedictine monastery at Peterborough, who wrote a Medieval Latin account of its history, from its foundation as Medeshamstede in the mid 7th century up to the mid 12th century. . ...
(c. 1095–c. 1160), Benedictine historian of Peterborough Abbey, England
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Pantaleon Candidus (1540–1608), Austrian theologian and author
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Daniel Candidus (1568–1637), German Lutheran theologian and writer
* Candidus, a pen name of American statesman
Samuel Adams
Samuel Adams (, 1722 – October 2, 1803) was an American statesman, Political philosophy, political philosopher, and a Founding Father of the United States. He was a politician in Province of Massachusetts Bay, colonial Massachusetts, a le ...
(1722–1803)
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William Candidus (1840–1910), American opera singer
Other
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Candidus (Celtic spirit), a "candid spirit" in Lusitanian and Celtic polytheism (Gaul).
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Candidus (cognomen), a
third name of a citizen of ancient Rome
* Candidus, charismatic character heard on BBC's
Radio Londra in Italy during World War II
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''Saint Candidus'' (Ayne Bru), a painting by Ayne Bru, created 1502–1507
See also
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Alfred I, Prince of Windisch-Grätz
General Alfred Candidus Ferdinand, Prince of Windischgrätz (; 11 May 178721 March 1862), a member of an old Austro- Bohemian House of Windischgrätz, was a Field Marshal in the Austrian army. He is most noted for his service during the Napo ...
(Alfred Candidus Ferdinand)
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Candidiasis
Candidiasis is a fungal infection due to any species of the genus '' Candida'' (a yeast). When it affects the mouth, in some countries it is commonly called thrush. Signs and symptoms include white patches on the tongue or other areas of the ...
, a fungal infection
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George Candidius Georgius Candidius (1597– 30 April 1647) was a Dutch Reformed Church missionary to Dutch Formosa from 1627 to 1637. He was the first missionary to be stationed on the island.
Name
Candidius's Latinate first name is sometimes Germanified to Geor ...
, (1597–1647), Dutch missionary to Dutch Formosa
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Candida (disambiguation)
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Candide (disambiguation)
''Candide
( , ) is a French satire written by Voltaire, a philosopher of the Age of Enlightenment, first published in 1759. The novella has been widely translated, with English versions titled ''Candide: or, All for the Best'' (1759); ''Candi ...
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Candido (disambiguation)
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