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Barlaam Of Seminara
Barlaam may refer to: *Barlaam and Josaphat, Barlaam, legendary Christian saint, teacher of prince Josaphat in India in the Barlaam and Josaphat tale *Barlaam of Antioch (died 304), Christian martyr *Barlaam of Kiev (11th century), saint in the Russian Orthodox Church *Barlaam of Khutyn (died 1192), Russian saint *Barlaam of Seminara (c. 1290–1348), Italian scholar and theologian, notable as an opponent of Gregory Palamas *Barlaam (14th century), namesake of the Monastery of Varlaam *Barlaam (Shyshatsky) (1750–1820), defrocked Archbishop of Mogilev and Vitebsk See also * Balaam (other), * Varlaam (other), Orthodox version of the name, due to the Byzantine sound shift from /b/ to /v/ * Varlam, variant of the above {{disambiguation, human name, given name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barlaam And Josaphat
Barlaam and Josaphat, also known as Bilawhar and Budhasaf, are Christian saints. Their story tells of the conversion of Josaphat to Christianity. According to tradition, an Indian king persecuted the Christian Church in his realm. After astrologers predicted that his own son would some day become a Christian, the king imprisoned the young prince Josaphat, who nevertheless met the hermit Saint Barlaam and converted to Christianity. After much tribulation the young prince's father accepted the Christian faith, turned over his throne to Josaphat, and retired to the desert to become a hermit. Josaphat himself later abdicated and went into seclusion with his old teacher Barlaam.The Golden Legend: The Story of Barlaam and Josaphat History The story of Bar ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barlaam Of Antioch
Barlaam may refer to: * Barlaam, legendary Christian saint, teacher of prince Josaphat in India in the Barlaam and Josaphat tale * Barlaam of Antioch (died 304), Christian martyr * Barlaam of Kiev (11th century), saint in the Russian Orthodox Church * Barlaam of Khutyn (died 1192), Russian saint *Barlaam of Seminara Barlaam may refer to: *Barlaam and Josaphat, Barlaam, legendary Christian saint, teacher of prince Josaphat in India in the Barlaam and Josaphat tale *Barlaam of Antioch (died 304), Christian martyr *Barlaam of Kiev (11th century), saint in the Ru ... (c. 1290–1348), Italian scholar and theologian, notable as an opponent of Gregory Palamas *Barlaam (14th century), namesake of the Monastery of Varlaam * Barlaam (Shyshatsky) (1750–1820), defrocked Archbishop of Mogilev and Vitebsk See also * Balaam (other), * Varlaam (other), Orthodox version of the name, due to the Byzantine sound shift from /b/ to /v/ * Varlam, variant of the above {{dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barlaam Of Kiev
Barlaam of Kiev (died 1065) was the first abbot of the Kiev Pechersk Lavra, serving together with St. Anthony of Kiev. He is regarded as a saint of the Russian Orthodox Church, with a feast day of 19 November. Biography Barlaam was born sometime between the late 10th century and early 11th century to a boyar. He was tonsured a monk against the wishes of his father by St. Nikon of the Kiev Caves. In 1058, he built a wooden church dedicated to the Dormition of the Theotokos with the blessing of St. Anthony. Barlaam made 2 pilgrimages in his life, first to the Holy Land in 1062,C. R. Beazley (1900), "The Oldest Monument of Russian Travel", ''Transactions of the Royal Historical Society'', 14, p. 175. followed by a second pilgrimage to Constantinople afterwards. Soon after his second pilgrimage, Barlaam died in 1065 in the Zymne Monastery. He was buried on his orders in the Caves of St. Anthony. Veneration Saint Barlaam of Kiev is venerated as a saint in the Eastern Orth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barlaam Of Khutyn
Barlaam or Varlaam of Khutyn (; secular name: ''Aleksa'' or ''Aleksy''; ( – ) was a Russian Orthodox hegumen and saint who founded the Khutyn Monastery. Life He was born into a wealthy family from Novgorod. After the death of his parents, he became a hermit on the Volkhov and handed all of his inheritance to the poor. He went to live in solitary at Khutyn, where he built a wooden chapel. At this time, he had gained many followers as his reputation for holiness was spreading. So great were their numbers that he founded a monastery, the Khutyn Monastery, which was dedicated to Christ's transfiguration. He also took the name of Barlaam (Varlaam), and among the benefactors of the monastery was Yaroslav, the prince of Novgorod. Barlaam died on 6 November 1192 or 1193, and his grave became a site for pilgrimage. Prior to his death, he had nominated a monk by the name of Antony to succeed him. Barlaam's relics were enshrined in 1452 and the Serbian monk Pachomius Pachomius (; ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barlaam Of Seminara
Barlaam may refer to: *Barlaam and Josaphat, Barlaam, legendary Christian saint, teacher of prince Josaphat in India in the Barlaam and Josaphat tale *Barlaam of Antioch (died 304), Christian martyr *Barlaam of Kiev (11th century), saint in the Russian Orthodox Church *Barlaam of Khutyn (died 1192), Russian saint *Barlaam of Seminara (c. 1290–1348), Italian scholar and theologian, notable as an opponent of Gregory Palamas *Barlaam (14th century), namesake of the Monastery of Varlaam *Barlaam (Shyshatsky) (1750–1820), defrocked Archbishop of Mogilev and Vitebsk See also * Balaam (other), * Varlaam (other), Orthodox version of the name, due to the Byzantine sound shift from /b/ to /v/ * Varlam, variant of the above {{disambiguation, human name, given name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monastery Of Varlaam
The Monastery of St. Varlaam () is an Eastern Orthodox monastery that is part of the Meteora monastery complex in Thessaly, central Greece Greece, officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. Located on the southern tip of the Balkan peninsula, it shares land borders with Albania to the northwest, North Macedonia and Bulgaria to the north, and Turkey to th .... It is situated at the top of a rocky precipice that is 373 metres above the valley floor. It was founded in 1517. The ''Dragon Cave'' () is located to the south, below the monastery. References External links Varlaam {{Greece-Orthodox-monastery-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barlaam (Shyshatsky)
Monk Barlaam (; secular name Gregory Stepanovich Shyshatsky, 12 March 1750, village Krasilovka, Kozeletskyy uezd, Chernigov province - 23 July 1820, Novgorod-Seversky) was a defrocked Archbishop of Mogilev and Vitebsk of the Russian Orthodox Church. During the French invasion of Russia he was accused of taking a loyalty oath to Napoleon, forcing junior clergymen to do the same, celebrating Napoleon's birthday and saying prayers for Napoleon instead of the tsar's family.Napoleon in Russia: Saviour or anti-christ? ''History Today'' (1991), vol. 41 After a long trial by the Most Holy Synod, Varlaam was found guilty, stripped of the rank and confined to a monastery. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balaam (other)
Balaam was a Biblical prophet. Balaam may also refer to: People * Anthony Balaam (born 1965), American serial killer * Ellen Balaam (1891–1985), Australian physician Other * Barlaam, the legendary Christian saint from the story Barlaam and Josaphat Barlaam and Josaphat, also known as Bilawhar and Budhasaf, are Christian saints. Their story tells of the conversion of Josaphat to Christianity. According to tradition, an Indian king persecuted the Christian Church in his realm. After ast ... * Balam (demon) * A character in Owen Wister's '' The Virginian'' * Baba Balaam, a character from the Pakistani animated series ''3 Bahadur'' See also * Balam (other) * Balham (other) * Ballam * Barlaam (other) * Varlaam (other) * Varlam {{Disambiguation, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Varlaam (other)
Varlaam is a variant of the saint's name Barlaam, used in the Orthodox churches due to the Byzantine sound shift from /b/ to /v/. A shortened form is Varlam. It may refer to: Places Greece * Varlaam, Greece, a village in the southern Ioannina regional unit in Epirus * Monastery of Varlaam in Meteora The Meteora (; , ) is a rock formation in the regional unit of Trikala, in Thessaly, in northwestern Greece, hosting one of the most prominent complexes of Eastern Orthodox Church, Eastern Orthodox monastery, monasteries, viewed locally as se ..., Thessaly, Greece Romania * Varlaam, a village in Gura Teghii Commune, Buzău County * Varlaam, a village in Adunații-Copăceni Commune, Giurgiu County People * Varlaam, Metropolitan of Moscow, reigned 1511 to 1521 * Varlaam Moțoc, Metropolitan of Moldavia (1632-1653) * Grigory Shyshatsky (1750-1820), a.k.a. Varlaam, Archbishop of Mogilev * Varlaam of Chikoy (1774-1846) * Varlaam, a character in Alexander Pushkin's drama ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
