Neophytus or Neophytos ( el, Νεόφυτος, "newly-planted, newcomer") may refer to:
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Neophytos of Nicaea Neophytos was born in Nicaea of Bithynia to Christian parents who were named Theodore and Florentia. During the Diocletianic Persecution he went to Nicaea and boldly denounced the pagan faith. He was killed by Roman soldiers in A.D. 303, 10 years be ...
, a Christian martyr
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Neophytus (freedman), an imperial freedman of emperor Nero
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Patriarch Neophytus I of Constantinople
Neophytos I ( el, Νεόφυτος Α'), (? – after 1154) was a 12th-century clergyman who served as Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople in 1153.
Neophytos was a monk at the Monastery of Theotokos the Benefactor before being elevated to th ...
, Patriarch of Constantinople in 1153
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Patriarch Neophytus II of Constantinople
Neophytus II ( el, Νεόφυτος Βʹ) was Patriarch of Constantinople twice, in 1602–03 and in 1607–12.
An Athenian, he served as Metropolitan of Athens from 1597 until 3 April 1602, when he was elected as Patriarch in the place of his r ...
, Patriarch of Constantinople in 1602–03 and 1607–12
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Patriarch Neophytus III of Constantinople
Neophytus III was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
The ecumenical patriarch ( el, Οἰκουμενικός Πατριάρχης, translit=Oikoumenikós Patriárchēs) is the archbishop of Constantinople ( Istanbul), New Rome and '' p ...
, Patriarch of Constantinople in 1636–37
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Patriarch Neophytus IV of Constantinople, Patriarch of Constantinople in 1688
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Patriarch Neophytus V of Constantinople, Patriarch of Constantinople in 1707
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Patriarch Neophytus VI of Constantinople
Neophytus VI ( el, ), (? – 1747) was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople for two terms, from 1734 to 1740 and from 1743 to 1744.
Life
Neophytus was born in Patmos, and when the Metropolitan of Caesarea in Cappadocia was elected to the Patr ...
, Patriarch of Constantinople in 1734–40 and 1743–44
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Patriarch Neophytus VII of Constantinople
Neophytus VII or Neophytos VII (Greek: Νεόφυτος Ζʹ; died after 1801) was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople during the periods 1789–1794 and 1798–1801.
Biography
Neophytus was born in Smyrna. He studied in the Evangelical Schoo ...
, Patriarch of Constantinople in 1789–94 and 1798–1801
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Patriarch Neophytus VIII of Constantinople
Neophytus VIII (1832 – 18 July 1909) was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1891 until his resignation in 1894.
References
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*List of Ecumenical Patriarchs of Constantinople
This is a list of the Patriarchs of Constan ...
, Patriarch of Constantinople in 1891–94
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Neophytos of Cyprus Neophytos of Cyprus, Saint Neophytos, Neophytos the Recluse (Greek: Άγιος Νεόφυτος ο Έγκλειστος; 1134–1214) was a Cypriot Orthodox monk, priest, and sometime hermit, whose writings preserved a history of the early crusa ...
(1134–1214), Cypriot monk and historian
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Neophytos Nasri
Neophytos Nasri (1670–1731) was bishop of Saidnaya of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church and took a preeminent part in the 1724 split of the Melkite Church.
Life
Nasrallah Néophytos Nasri was born in Aleppo in 1670. He entered young a monk in ...
(1670–1731), Melkite bishop
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Neophytos of Chios
Patriarch Neophytos of Chios was Patriarch of Antioch from 1673 to 1682.
Though the family of Neophytos was originally from Chios, he was educated in Damascus under the Jesuits. He was the nephew of previous Patriarch Euthymius III of Chios and h ...
(died 1686), Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch in 1673–82
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Neophytos Doukas
Neophytos Doukas or Dukas ( el, Νεόφυτος Δούκας; 1760 – 1 January 1845) was a Greek priest and scholar, author of many books and translations from ancient Greek works, and one of the most important personalities of the modern Greek ...
(1760–1845), Greek cleric and scholar
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Neophytos Vamvas
Neophytos Vamvas ( el, Νεόφυτος Βάμβας; 1770 – 9 January 1856) was a priest, philosopher, philologist, author, professor, and dean. He was the first dean of the philosophical school at the University of Athens. He is known for b ...
(1770–1856), Greek cleric and educator
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Neophytos Larkou
Neophytos Larkou ( el, Νεόφυτος Λάρκου; born March 8, 1966) is a former international Cypriot football midfielder and currently he is a football manager.
Career
He started his career from Pezoporikos but when Pezoporikos merged wi ...
(born 1966), Cypriot football player
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Neophyte
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Neofit
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