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Dorotheos
Dorotheus or Dorotheos is a male given name from Greek ''Dōrótheos'' (), meaning "God's Gift", from (''dōron''), "gift" + (''theós''), "god". Its feminine counterpart is ''Dorothea'', (''Dorothy''). Theodore means the same, with the root words in reverse order. The earliest form of the word is the Mycenaean Greek ''do-ra'', meaning "gifts", written in Linear B syllabic script; the feminine form ''Theodora'' is also attested in Linear B as , ''te-o-do-ra''. Linguistic variants *Greek: ''Dorotheos'' (Δωρόθεος) *Latin: ''Dorotheus'' *English: ''Dorotheus'' *Russian: ''Dorofei'' (Дорофей) *Serbian: ''Dorotej'' (Доротеј) *Czech: ''Dorota'', ''Dora'' fem. People * Dorotheos (sculptor) (5th century BC), of Argos, to whom Kresilas was pupil * Dorotheus of Sidon (fl. 75), Hellenistic astrologer * Dorotheus of Tyre (ca. 255 – 362), Christian presbyter and later bishop of Tyre * St. Dorotheus (martyr), who was martyred with Gorgonius and Peter in the 4th centu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dorotheos II Of Trebizond
Dorotheos II () was the second metropolitan bishop of Trebizond under Ottoman rule. His tenure began in 1472. The origin of Dorotheos is unclear, nor is anything about his early life known except that prior to his appointment to the see of Trebizond in 1472, he was Metropolitan of Athens as mentioned in his act of election to Trebizond. His activity in Athens is equally unknown, however, nor is he mentioned by any historians of the region. Dorotheos was appointed to Trebizond in succession to Pankratios, who had only months before been appointed metropolitan after a vacancy dating back to the capture of Trebizond by the Ottomans in 1461. Dorotheos was sent to Trebizond after the forced resignation of his predecessor. Pankratios had been appointed, after such a long interregnum, to calm the anti-Ottoman agitation among the Christians of the Pontus region around Trebizond. This agitation was particularly dangerous as it was encouraged by the neighbouring Aq Qoyunlu sultan Uzun Hassa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dorotheus (martyr)
Dorotheus or Dorotheos is a male given name from Greek ''Dōrótheos'' (), meaning "God's Gift", from (''dōron''), "gift" + (''theós''), "god". Its feminine counterpart is ''Dorothea'', (''Dorothy''). Theodore means the same, with the root words in reverse order. The earliest form of the word is the Mycenaean Greek ''do-ra'', meaning "gifts", written in Linear B syllabic script; the feminine form ''Theodora'' is also attested in Linear B as , ''te-o-do-ra''. Linguistic variants *Greek: ''Dorotheos'' (Δωρόθεος) *Latin: ''Dorotheus'' *English: ''Dorotheus'' *Russian: ''Dorofei'' (Дорофей) *Serbian: ''Dorotej'' (Доротеј) *Czech: ''Dorota'', ''Dora'' fem. People * Dorotheos (sculptor) (5th century BC), of Argos, to whom Kresilas was pupil * Dorotheus of Sidon (fl. 75), Hellenistic astrologer * Dorotheus of Tyre (ca. 255 – 362), Christian presbyter and later bishop of Tyre * St. Dorotheus (martyr), who was martyred with Gorgonius and Peter in the 4th cent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dorotheus Of Gaza
Dorotheus of Gaza ( ''Dorotheos tes Gazes''; ca. 500 – 560 or 580), Dorotheus the Archimandrite or Abba Dorotheus, was a Christian monk and abbot. He lived as a monk at the monastery of Seridus near Gaza and wrote instructions on the ascetic life that influenced both Eastern and Western monasticism. Life Early life Dorotheus was born at the beginning of the sixth century (possibly between 506–508) into a prosperous family in Antioch in Syria. His family was likely Christian and he was likely very close with his brother, who later became a benefactor of the monastic community Dorotheus was living in and possibly even a monk himself. Not much more is known from his childhood, though his ''Discourses'' and letters are scattered with many autobiographical details. His health was limited throughout his whole life and, as he got older, he suffered more serious illnesses. Dorotheus received from an early age onwards a classical education and he continued his studies at either Alex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Vision Of Dorotheus
''The Vision of Dorotheus'' or ''Dorotheos'' () is an autobiographical Homeric Greek poem in 343 lines of dactylic hexameter, attributed to "Dorotheus, son of Quintus the Poet". The poem chronicles a Vision (spirituality), vision, wherein the author is transported to the Kingship and kingdom of God, Kingdom of Heaven and finds himself in its military hierarchy. He is conscripted into and deserts his post, only to receive punishment, be forgiven, and rediscover his Christianity, Christian faith. The poem, penned sometime in the 4th-century, depicts the Kingdom of Heaven in an Roman Empire, Imperial fashion; Christ is enthroned as a Roman emperor, surrounded by angels bearing Roman military and official titles (such as ''domestikos'', ''praipositos'', ''primikerios'', and ''ostiarios''), with the military structures of the Kingdom of Heaven modelled on Military of ancient Rome, those of Rome.; ''The Vision of Dorotheus'' survives as one of the earliest examples of Christian hexame ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kresilas
Kresilas ( ''Krēsílas''; ) was a Greek sculptor in the Classical period (5th century BC), from Kydonia. He was trained in Argos and then worked in Athens at the time of the Peloponnesian War, as a follower of the idealistic portraiture of Myron. He is best known for his statue Pericles with the Corinthian helmet. Biography Kresilas hailed from the city-state of Kydonia, on the island of Crete. He was trained in Argos as a student of Dorotheos, with whom he worked at Delphi and Hermione.Giuliano 1987, p. 686 Between 450 and 420 BC he worked mainly in Athens, as a follower of Myron's school and in the post- Phidias period he brought elements of compactness due to the Peloponnesian period. Roman writer Pliny the Elder wrote of a competition between the four sculptors Polykleitos, Phidias, Kresilas, and Phradmon, on the best statues of Amazons for the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus. Each sculptor placed himself at first place, but Phidias, Kresilas, and Phradmon had all ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pseudo-Dorotheus
A number of late 3rd-century Christian works are pseudepigraphically attributed to Dorotheus of Tyre. These works describe the lives of the Apostles and their disciples, including tradition about Barnabas living in Rome Rome (Italian language, Italian and , ) is the capital city and most populated (municipality) of Italy. It is also the administrative centre of the Lazio Regions of Italy, region and of the Metropolitan City of Rome. A special named with 2, .... References External links "Apocryphal and then some: The so-called "Synopsis" of so-called Dorotheus of Tyre – Roger Pearse", May 8, 2017 Christian writers New Testament apocrypha {{NewTestament-apocrypha-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
