Nicholas III Grammatikos — Patriarch of Constantinople (qq.v.) from 1084 1111, during the reign of Alexios I Komnenos (q.v.). He supported the emperor s (q.v.) persecution of the Bogomils (q.v.). However, he opposed the attempt by the patriarchal clergy to promote the… … Historical dictionary of Byzantium
Callistus — ▪ patriarch of Constantinople Greek Callistos died 1363, Constantinople [now Istanbul, Turkey] patriarch of Constantinople, theologian, and hagiographer, an advocate of a Byzantine school of mystical prayer that he upheld by the… … Universalium
Deportation of Armenian notables in 1915 — Original copy of Instruction of the Ministry of the Interior on April 24 The deportation of Armenian notables, aslo know as the Red Sunday (Armenian: Կարմիր Կիրակի Karmir kiraki) refers to the night when leaders of the Armenian community of the… … Wikipedia
Living Church — For other uses of Living Church , see Living Church (disambiguation). The Living Church (Russian: Живая Церковь), also called Renovationist Church (обновленческая церковь) or Renovationism (обновленчество; from обновление ‘renovation, renewal’;… … Wikipedia
WOMAN — This article is arranged according to the following outline: the historical perspective biblical period marriage and children women in household life economic roles educational and managerial roles religious roles women outside the household… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
France — /frans, frahns/; Fr. /frddahonns/, n. 1. Anatole /ann nann tawl /, (Jacques Anatole Thibault), 1844 1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel prize 1921. 2. a republic in W Europe. 58,470,421; 212,736 sq. mi. (550,985 sq. km). Cap.: Paris. 3.… … Universalium
Peter of Krutitsy — Infobox Saint name=Metropolitan Peter of Krutitsy birth date=(June 28, 1862 (O.S.) death date=September 27 (O.S.)/October 10, 1937 feast day=September 27/October 10 venerated in=Eastern Orthodox Church imagesize=150px caption= birth… … Wikipedia
Dioceses of the Church of the East, 1552–1913 — After the 1552 schism in the Church of the East, the Nestorian and Chaldean sections of the church each had, by the end of the 19th century, around twelve dioceses each. The country of the Church of the East, 1913 Contents 1 Background … Wikipedia
Exarch — This article is about Byzantine governors and ecclesiastical ranks. For other uses, use Exarch (disambiguation). In the Byzantine Empire, an exarch, from Greek polytonic|ἔξαρχος (exarchos), was governor with extended authority of a province at… … Wikipedia
Persia — • The history, religion, and civilization of Persia are offshoots from those of Media. Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Persia Persia … Catholic encyclopedia
