Athanasius (disambiguation)
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Athanasius or Athanasios, is a Greek male name which means immortal. It is commonly shortened to Thanasis, Thanos or Nasos.
The name Atanas is derived from it.
Notable people with this name include:
The name Atanas is derived from it.
Notable people with this name include:
- Athanasius of AlexandriaAthanasius of AlexandriaAthanasius of Alexandria [b. ca. – d. 2 May 373] is also given the titles St. Athanasius the Great, St. Athanasius I of Alexandria, St Athanasius the Confessor and St Athanasius the Apostolic. He was the 20th bishop of Alexandria. His long episcopate lasted 45 years Athanasius of Alexandria [b....
(293–373), Christian saint, Coptic pope and theologian - Pope Athanasius II of AlexandriaPope Athanasius II of AlexandriaAthanasius II of Alexandria was the Coptic Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria from 490 until his death. He was a Miaphysite.He succeeded Peter III Mongus as Pope of Alexandria and reigned for seven years...
(died 496), Coptic pope - Athanasios of EmesaAthanasios of EmesaAthanasios of Emesa was a Byzantine jurist living in the 6th century. Coming from the first generation of jurists to practice after Justinian completed the codification of Roman law, he worked as a teacher of law, rhetor and advocate.His principal work is the Syntagma , a practical lawyer's...
, 6th-century Byzantine jurist - Pope Athanasius III of AlexandriaPope Athanasius III of AlexandriaPope Athanasius III of Alexandria was the Coptic Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark Number 76....
, 13th-century Coptic pope - Athanasius I, Bishop of NaplesAthanasius I, Bishop of NaplesSaint Athanasius I was the bishop of Naples from 850 to his death. He was the second son of Sergius I of Naples and became bishop at the same time his brother, Gregory, became co-duke. Athanasius was an intimate of both the court of the Western Emperor and that of the Pope...
(died 872), Italian bishop - Athanasius II DabbasAthanasius II DabbasPatriarch Athanasius II Dabbas , sometime known also as Athanasius III, was Melkite Greek Patriarch of Antioch from 1611 to 1619.-Life:...
(died 1619), Greek Patriarch of Antioch - Athanasius III DabbasAthanasius III DabbasPatriarch Paul Procopius Athanasius III Dabbas , sometimes known also as Athanasius IV, was the last Greek Patriarch of Antioch before the 1724 split which divided the Melkite Church between the Melkite Greek Catholic Church and the Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch....
(1647–1724), Greek Patriarch of Antioch - Athanasius the AthoniteAthanasius the AthoniteAthanasius the Athonite , also called Athanasios of Trebizond , was a Byzantine monk who founded the monastic community on Mount Athos, which has since evolved into the greatest centre of Eastern Orthodox monasticism....
, 10th-century Byzantine monk - Athanasius, Metropolitan of MoscowAthanasius, Metropolitan of MoscowAthanasius was Metropolitan of Moscow and all Russia from March of 1564 to May of 1566, writer, and iconographer....
, 16th-century Russian cleric - Athanasius of Brest-LitovskAthanasius of Brest-LitovskThe holy hieromartyr Athanasius of Brest-Litovsk is a saint and martyr of the Russian Orthodox Church. He was killed by Catholics for opposition to the Union of Brest...
(died 1648), Lithuanian martyr of the Russian Orthodox Church - Athanasius of AttaliaAthanasius of AttaliaThe holy, glorious and right-victorious Neomartyr Athanasius of Attalia lived in Smyrna in the 17th century. His feast day is celebrated on January 7.-Martyrdom:...
(died 1700), Orthodox martyr of Smyrna
- Athanasios AngelopoulosAthanasios AngelopoulosAthanasios Angelopoulos is a Professor of Pastoral Theology at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki; founder and in-honour president of the Institute for National and Religious Studies .He has studied at the Theology School of the University of Athens as well as in University of Belgrade's...
(born 1939), Greek professor of Theology - Athanasios ChristopoulosAthanasios ChristopoulosAthanasios Christopoulos , Greek poet, was born at Kastoria in Macedonia.He studied at Buda and Padua, and became tutor to the children of Alexander Mourousis, Prince of Wallachia...
(1772–1847), Greek poet - Athanasios DiakosAthanasios DiakosAthanasios Diakos , a Greek military commander during the Greek War of Independence and a national hero, was born Athanasios Nikolaos Massavetas in the village of Ano Mousounitsa, Phocis.-Early life:...
(1788–1821), Greek military commander during the Greek War of Independence - Athanasios EftaxiasAthanasios EftaxiasAthanasios Eftaxias was a Greek politician. He was born in Amfikleia, Phthiotis, and was briefly Prime Minister of Greece from July to August 1926. He died in Athens.-References:...
(1849–1931), former Prime Minister of Greece - Thanassis GiannakopoulosThanassis GiannakopoulosThanassis Giannakopoulos is a Greek businessman. is a Greek businessman and pro sports club owner. He and his brother, Pavlos Giannakopoulos, are the co-owners of the pharmaceutical corporation Vianex, which was originally founded in 1924 by their father, Dimitrios Giannakopoulos...
, Greek businessman - Athanasios KafkalidesAthanasios KafkalidesDr. Athanassios Kafkalides was a Greek neuropsychiatrist. He was born in 1919 and he died in 1989 while in Athens. He graduated in medicine from the University of Athens and took post-graduate courses in neurology, experimental neurophysiology, neurosurgery and psychiatry at the Prince of Wales...
(1919–1989), Greek neuropsychiatrist - Thanos KallirisThanos KallirisThanos Kalliris is a Greek singer who was born in Athens. His father is a guitarist and composer, Titos Kalliris. In the 1980s, he was a part of the pop music band Bang alongside Vassilis Dertilis. In the 1990s he wrote and sung pop songs and ballads, making a successful solo career for himself....
(born 1962), Greek pop singer - Athanasios KanakarisAthanasios KanakarisAthanasios Kanakaris was a Greek politician. He was born in Patras in 1760. He fought in the Greek War of Independence against the Ottoman Empire. He was also a member of the Filiki Eteria....
(1760–1824), Greek politician - Athanasius KircherAthanasius KircherAthanasius Kircher was a 17th century German Jesuit scholar who published around 40 works, most notably in the fields of oriental studies, geology, and medicine...
(died 1680), German Jesuit - Thanasis KolitsidakisThanasis KolitsidakisAthanasios "Thanasis" Kolitsidakis is a former Greek football defender.Kolitsidakis played most of his career for Apollon Smyrnis, Panathinaikos FC and OFI Crete....
(born 1966), Greek footballer - Athanasios KostoulasAthanasios KostoulasAthanasios Kostoulas is a Greek football player, currently playing for Asteras Tripolis.A determined tackler with timing to match, Kostoulas prefers to operate as a defensive midfield player but has played in every position across the back line.Kostoulas stayed for a year at his first professional...
(born 1976), Greek footballer - Thanos LeivaditisThanos LeivaditisThanos Leivaditis was a Greek actor and screenwriter. He studied drawing at the School of Fine Arts of the Athens Polytechnic School ....
(1934–2005), Greek actor and screenwriter - Athanasios MiaoulisAthanasios MiaoulisAthanasios Miaoulis was a Prime Minister of Greece. Born in Hydra in 1815 the son of the famous Greek admiral Andreas Miaoulis, from whom he learned his navigation skills. Moreover, Athanasios learned much about naval affairs from reading the letters of Phillip Ioannou. He finished military school...
(1815–1867), former Prime Minister of Greece - Athanasios N. MiaoulisAthanasios N. MiaoulisAthanasios N. Miaoulis was a Greek naval officer and politician, serving several times as Navy Minister and briefly as the Mayor of Piraeus. He was a relative of the naval leader of the from the Hydriot family .-Biography:...
(1865–1936), former Mayor of Piraeus - Athanasios MichalopoulosAthanasios MichalopoulosAthanasios Michalopoulos is an Olympic beach volleyball player from Greece. He competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics.In 2004, Michalopoulos and his partner Pavlos Beligratis were eliminated in the first round of the Olympic beach volleyball tournament....
(born 1973), Greek beach volleyball player - Thanos MikroutsikosThanos MikroutsikosAthanasios Mikroutsikos was born in Patras, Greece and is one of the leading composers of popular and classical music in his home country. He studied music theory and piano at the Patras Philharmonic Society and at the Greek Conservatory and continued under Yiannis A. Papaioannou...
(born 1947), Greek songwriter and politician - Athanasios MoulakisAthanasios MoulakisAthanasios Moulakis is the current Provost of the American University of Iraq - Sulaimani and a former Professor and Acting President and Chief Academic Officer, Professor of Government at the American University of Afghanistan.-Life:...
, Greek Professor of Government - Thanasis PafilisThanasis PafilisThanasis Pafilis is a Greek politician and former Member of the European Parliament for the Communist Party of Greece from 2004 to 2009; part of the European United Left–Nordic Green Left. Since 2009 he has been a member of the Greek parliament.He was born in Pitsio, Phthiotis.-References:...
(born 1954), Greek politician and Member of the European Parliament - Thanasis PaleologosThanasis PaleologosThanasis Paleologos is a professional football defender currently playing for Panetolikos in the Superleague.-References:*...
(born 1977), Greek footballer - Thanassis PapakonstantinouThanassis PapakonstantinouAthanasios Papakonstantinou is a Greek singer-songwriter.-Short biography:He is married, with two children. Papakonstantinou studied Mechanical Engineering in Thessaloniki, which he practices as well as being a musician...
(born 1959), Greek singer and songwriter - Athanasios PapazoglouAthanasios PapazoglouAthanasios Papazoglou is a young, tall Greek football striker. He currently plays for PAOK FC.-Aris FC:Papazoglou had signed his first contract with Aris much earlier than he actually debuted in the Greek Superleague .His goals and quick second team developments soon sent him into the orbit of...
(born 1988), Greek footballer - Athanasios PapoulisAthanasios PapoulisAthanasios Papoulis was a Greek-American engineer and applied mathematician.-Life:Papoulis was born in Athens, Greece in 1921 and graduated from National Technical University of Athens...
(1921–2002), Greek-American engineer - Athanasius PariosAthanasius PariosFather Athanasios Parios was a Greek hieromonk who was a great and eminent theologian, philosopher, educator, and hymnographer of his time, and one of the "Teachers of the Nation" during the Modern Greek Enlightenment. He was the second leader of the Kollyvades movement, succeeding Neophytos...
(died 1813), Greek religious leader - Thanos PetrelisThanos PetrelisAthanasios Petrelis is a popular singer. He has released four albums and several singles.-Fame Story:...
(born 1975), Greek pop singer - Thanasis PouliadisThanasis PouliadisThanasis Pouliadis was an entrepreneur and founder of the Pouliadis Associates Corporation, which was once one of the largest information technology firms in Greece.The son of a physician, he attended the Harvard Business School's MBA program...
(1940–2011), Greek entrepreneur - Thanasis SentementesThanasis SentementesThanasis Sentementes is a Greek footballer currently signed to Kerkyra F.C..-References:...
(born 1975), Greek footballer - Athanasios SkaltsogiannisAthanasios SkaltsogiannisAthanasios Skaltsogiannis was a Greek athlete. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens.He was born in Aitolikon.Skaltsogiannis competed in the 110 metres hurdles. His time and place in the preliminary heat is not recorded, but it is known that he finished third or fourth and did not...
(born 1873), Greek hurdler and long jumper - Thanassis SkordalosThanassis SkordalosThanassis Skordalos was a musician from Crete, noted for playing the lyra, the bowed string instrument of Crete and most popular surviving form of the medieval Byzantine lyra....
(1920–1998), Greek Cretan lira musician - Athanasios TsakalidisAthanasios TsakalidisAthanasios K. Tsakalidis is a Greek computer scientist, from Katerini in northern Greece.Although his first studies were in mathematics at the Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki, he earned a second degree in Informatics at the University of Saarland, Germany...
(born 1950), Greek computer scientist - Athanasios TsigasAthanasios TsigasThanasis Tsigas is a Greek footballer who plays for Kerkyra FC.He is a professional since 2001 and he played for Paniliakos, Kallithea, PAOK, Panathinaikos and Atromitos. He was the first striker that Larissa signed in for 2008-2009 season...
(born 1982), Greek footballer - Thanasis Veggos (1927–2011), Greek actor and film director
- Athanasios VourosAthanasios VourosAthanasios Vouros was a Greek fencer. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens.Vouros competed in the foil event. He placed second of four in his preliminary group after winning his match against Georgios Balakakis, losing to Eugène-Henri Gravelotte, and winning by forfeit against...
, Greek fencer