Porfiry (; ) is a

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n and other Slavic languages, derived from the Greek

Porphyry Porphyry (; , ''Porphyrios'' "purple-clad") may refer to: Geology * Porphyry (geology), an igneous rock with large crystals in a fine-grained matrix, often purple, and prestigious Roman sculpture material * Shoksha porphyry, quartzite of purple c ...

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Porfiry Ivanov Porfiry Korneyevich Ivanov (Ukrainian: Порфірій Корнійович Іванов) (February 20, 1898 – April 10, 1983) was a Russian mystic whose beliefs have attained a cult status, with followers estimated in the tens of thousands. He ...

(1898–1983), Russian mystic *

Porfiry Krylov (painter) Porfiry Krylov (Порфирий Никитич Крылов, 13 August 1850, village of Sagaiskoe (Сагайское), Minusinsk Hollow Krasnoyarsk_Krai.html" ;"title="ow part of Krasnoyarsk Krai">ow part of Krasnoyarsk Krai– 27 December 1931 ...

(1902-?), a Soviet painter and graphic artist *

Porfiry Krylov (botanist) Porfiry Krylov (Порфирий Никитич Крылов, 13 August 1850, village of Sagaiskoe (Сагайское), Minusinsk Hollow

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– 27 December 1931, Tomsk) was a Russian botanist, known for his plant colle ...

(1850–1931), a Soviet botanist *

Porphyrius Uspensky Bishop Porphyrius (; secular name: Konstantin Aleksandrovich Uspensky; ; 8 September 1804 – 19 April 1885) was a Russian traveller, theologian, orientalist, archaeologist and byzantinologist, founder of the Russian Ecclesiastical Mission in ...

(1804–1885), Russian traveller and theologian ;Literature * Porfiry Petrovich, a detective in ''

Crime and Punishment ''Crime and Punishment'' is a novel by the Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky. It was first published in the literary journal '' The Russian Messenger'' in twelve monthly installments during 1866.

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