Cassian may refer to:

People

Historical

*St.

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 (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 (3rd-century–298), Christian saint

Modern

* Cassian Elwes (born 1959), British film producer * (1899–1990), Russian Orthodox bishop

Surname

* Ed Cassian (1867–1918), former Major League Baseball player * George Cassian, (1932-1979) Canadian yacht designer * Nina Cassian (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

* Cassian Andor, 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 ...

Places

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 ...

, U.S. *

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

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