Photinus or Photeinos (, 'bright') is a Greek given name.
It is commonly associated with
Photinus
Photinus (Greek: Φωτεινός; died 376) was a Christian bishop of Sirmium in Pannonia Secunda (today the town Sremska Mitrovica in Serbia), best known for denying the incarnation of Christ, thus being considered a heresiarch by both the Ca ...
of Sirmium (died 276), a Christian bishop and heresiarch.
Other people with the name include:
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Photinus of Thessalonica
Photinus () of Thessalonica was a disciple of Acacius, Patriarch of Constantinople (471–489) and a deacon in the Church.
Pope Felix III (13 March 483–492) excommunicated Acacius for his heretical theories. Thus the foundation was laid for the ...
(fl. late 5th century)
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Photeinos (strategos)
Photeinos () was a Byzantine commander and governor active in the 820s.
He is first mentioned following the Muslim conquest of the island of Crete in the mid-820s. At the time, he was military governor (''strategos'') of the Anatolic Theme, and wa ...
(fl. 820s), Byzantine commander
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Photios (name)
Photios (), also written as Fotios, is a Greek name, latinized as Photius.
It commonly refers to Saint Photios I of Constantinople (c. 810/820 – 893), an Eastern Orthodox scholar and Patriarch of Constantinople.
A modern diminutive variant is ...
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Fotino (disambiguation)
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Photinus (beetle)
The rover fireflies (''Photinus'') are a genus of firefly, fireflies (family (biology), family Lampyridae). They are the type genus of tribe (biology), tribe Photinini in subfamily Lampyrinae. This genus contains, for example, the common Easter ...
, genus of fireflies
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