Christos (surname)
Christos as a surname In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give ... may refer to: * Maria Devi Christos (born 1960), Ukrainian religious leader * Jon Christos (born 1976), English musician See also * Christ (surname) {{surname, Christos Greek-language surnames ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Surname
In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several given names and surnames are possible in the full name. In modern times most surnames are hereditary, although in most countries a person has a right to name change, change their name. Depending on culture, the surname may be placed either at the start of a person's name, or at the end. The number of surnames given to an individual also varies: in most cases it is just one, but in Portuguese-speaking countries and many Spanish-speaking countries, two surnames (one inherited from the mother and another from the father) are used for legal purposes. Depending on culture, not all members of a family unit are required to have identical surnames. In some countries, surnames are modified depending on gender and family membership status of a person. C ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Maria Devi Christos
Marina Tsvigun (), or Maria Devi Christos by assumed name, (born 1960) is a religious sect leader of the New Community of Enlightened Humanity, also known as YUSMALOS or " The Great White Brotherhood". Following the collapse of the Soviet Union it was one of the conspicuous New Age movements in the former republics, with about 80,000 members by official count. Biography Tsvigun was born in 1960 in Stalino, Ukrainian SSR, USSR. She served as a functionary for the Young Communist League district committee, worked as a newspaper journalist and an editor for Donetsk textile factory radio network. In 1990 she attended lectures by Yuri Krivonogov, the "White Brotherhood" co-founder, who recognized Tsvigun as a new messiah and later received the role of "Higher Priest" of the Great White Brotherhood. The members were required to renounce their family ties and donate money and property to the Brotherhood. The Great White Brotherhood came into conflict with the Russian Orthodox Churc ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Jon Christos
Jon Christos (born John Christodoulou 23 March 1976, Salford, England) is an English singer, local radio presenter. and a member of the Professorial Staff - Vocal Studies at the Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance. A classically trained tenor, he is best known for albums of operatically-styled crossover music. Biography Early years and education Born John Christodoulou in Salford, Greater Manchester to a British mother and a Greek Cypriot father. He started playing the violin at the age of 4, quickly changing to the piano. He studied at the renowned Chethams School of Music in Manchester and then the Royal Northern College of Music. Whilst at the RNCM Christos took lead tenor roles, such as Tamino in Mozart's '' The Magic Flute'' and Count Almaviva in the college's production of Rossini's ''The Barber of Seville'' performed at the Aix-en-Provence music festival in Southern France. Around this time he sang Ernesto in Clonter Opera's production of Donizett ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Christ (surname)
Christ or von Christ is a relatively common surname in Germany, especially in Bavaria. Occasionally, the name has been incorporated into pseudonyms. Those bearing it include: * Benjamin C. Christ (1824–1869), American Civil War colonel * Brad Christ, American politician * Carol P. Christ (born 1945), American academic, feminist and eco-feminist theologian * Carol T. Christ (born 1944), American academic and administrator * Charles "Chilla" Christ (1911–1998), Australian cricketer * Dorothy Christ (1925–2020), All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player * Elizabeth Christ Trump (1880–1966), German-born American businesswoman, grandmother of U.S. President Donald Trump * Grégory Christ (born 1982), French football player * Hermann Christ (1833–1933), Swiss botanist * Johann Ludwig Christ (1739–1813), German naturalist, gardener and pastor * John Christ (born 1965), American musician * Karl Christ (1897 – after 1944), German First World War flying a ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |