Telesphorus can refer to:
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Telesphorus (general) Telesphorus (in Greek Tελεσφόρoς; lived 4th century BC) was a nephew and a general in the service of Antigonus Monophthalmus, the king of Asia, who was sent by him in 312 BC, with a fleet of fifty ships and a considerable army to the Pelopo ...
, 4th century BC general in ancient Greece
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Pope Telesphorus
Pope Telesphorus was the bishop of Rome from 126 to his death 137, during the reigns of Roman Emperors Hadrian and Antoninus Pius. He was of Greek ancestry and born in Terranova da Sibari, :it:Papa Telesforo Calabria, Italy.
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(died c. 137), Catholic pope and Catholic and Orthodox saint
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Telesphorus of Cosenza, a name assumed by a 14th century pseudo-prophet during the time of the Western Schism
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Telesphorus (mythology)
In ancient Greek religion, Telesphorus (Greek: Τελεσφόρος ''Telesphoros'') was a minor child-god of healing. He was a possible son of Asclepius and frequently accompanied his sister Hygieia. He was depicted as a dwarf whose head was al ...
, an ancient Greek minor god
See also
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Télesphore (disambiguation) Télesphore may refer to:
People
*Jacques Telesphore Roman (1800–1848), Louisiana businessman, sugar planter and builder of Oak Alley Plantation
*Télesphore Fournier PC (1823–1896), Canadian politician and jurist
*Télesphore Simard (mayor) (1 ...
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Telesforo Telesforo or Telésforo is a masculine given name derived from Telesphorus. It may refer to:
* Telesforo Castillejos (born 1947), Filipino politician and former provincial governor
* Telésforo Isaac (born 1929), retired Episcopal bishop in the Dom ...
, a given name
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Masculine given names