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Historical

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Cassian of Imola Cassian, or Saint Cassian of Imola, or Cassius was a Christianity, Christian saint of the 4th century. His feast day is August 13. Life Little is known about his life, although the traditional accounts converge on some of the details of his mar ...
(4th-century–363), Christian martyr *St.
Cassian of Autun Saint Cassian of Autun () (died ) was a 4th-century bishop of Autun. He may have been an Egyptian by birth.Benedictine Monks, ''Book of the Saints'' (Kessinger Publishing, 2003), p. 59. He traveled to Autun and was a follower of Saint Reticius, ...
(died 350), Christian bishop of Autun *St.
John Cassian John Cassian, also known as John the Ascetic and John Cassian the Roman (, ''Ioannes Cassianus'', or ''Ioannes Massiliensis''; Greek: Ίωάννης Κασσιανός ό Ερημίτης; – ), was a Christian monk and theologian celebrated ...
the ascetic (360–435), French Christian saint and author *St. Marcellus the Centurion, martyr of Tingis, sometimes called "Cassian" * Cassian Sakowicz (1578–1647), Orthodox activist and, later, a Catholic theologian, writer, and polemicist *
Cassian of Tangier Saint Cassian of Tangier (or of Tangiers or of Tingis) was a Christian saint of the 3rd century. He is traditionally said to have been beheaded on 3 December, AD 298, during the reign of Diocletian. The ''Passion'' of Saint Cassian is appended to ...
(3rd-century–298), Christian saint


Modern

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Cassian Elwes Cassian Cary Elwes (born 7 August 1959) is a British independent film producer and talent agent. Early life and education Cassian Elwes was born on 7 August 1959 in London. He is the son of Dominic Elwes, a portrait painter, and Tessa Kennedy, ...
(born 1959), British film producer * (1899–1990), Russian Orthodox bishop


Surname

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Ed Cassian Edwin T. Cassian (1867-1918) was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He was born on November 8, 1867, in Wilbraham, Massachusetts. He played just one season in the Major League Baseball, with the Philadelphia Phillies and Washington Senators in 18 ...
(1867–1918), former Major League Baseball player *
George Cassian George Cassian was a yacht designer and founding partner of Cuthbertson & Cassian yacht designers, one of four companies that in 1969 formed C&C Yachts, a Canadian yacht builder that dominated North American sailing in the 1970s and early 1980 ...
, (1932-1979) Canadian yacht designer *
Nina Cassian Nina Cassian (pen name of Renée Annie Cassian-Mătăsaru; 27 November 1924, in Galați – 14 April 2014, in New York City) was a Romanian poet, children's book writer, translator, journalist, accomplished pianist and composer, and film critic. ...
(1924–2014), Romanian writer *
Brigant Cassian The Reverend Brother Brigant Cassian OBE, FSC (born 1889, Brittany, France – 31 October 1957, Hong Kong) was the priest and education worker in Hong Kong. He was born in Finistère, Brittany, France in 1889. He was educated in Likes College o ...
(1889–1957), priest and education worker in Hong Kong


Fictional characters

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Cassian Andor Cassian Jeron Andor is a fictional character in the ''Star Wars'' franchise, primarily portrayed by actor Diego Luna. Introduced in the feature film '' Rogue One'' (2016) as a co-lead, he is the protagonist of the prequel television series '' ...
, a character in the ''Star Wars'' franchise *Cassian, a character in Sarah J. Maas's book series ''
A Court of Thorns and Roses ''A Court of Thorns and Roses'' is a fantasy romance series by American author Sarah J. Maas, which follows the journey of 19-year-old Feyre Archeron after she is brought into the faerie lands of Prythian. The first book of the series, ''A Court ...
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Places

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Cassian, Wisconsin Cassian is a town in Oneida County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 962 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated communities of Goodnow and Harshaw are located in the town. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the ...
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Cassian River The Cassian River is a tributary of the Jacques-Cartier River, flowing in the municipalities of Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier and Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury, in the La Jacques-Cartier Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Capit ...
, Quebec, Canada


Other uses

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Cassian (stage) Cassian may refer to: People Historical *St. Cassian of Imola (4th-century–363), Christian martyr *St. Cassian of Autun (died 350), Christian bishop of Autun *St. John Cassian the ascetic (360–435), French Christian saint and author *St. ...
, a geochronologic name in Italian stratigraphy *
Sabinian school In ancient Rome, the Sabinian school was one of the two important schools of law during the 1st and 2nd centuries CE. The Sabinians took their name from Masurius Sabinus but later were known as ''Cassians'' after Sabinus' student, Cassius Long ...
, known as the Cassians


See also

* * Kassian {{disambiguation, geo, given name, surname