Nicodemus (disambiguation)
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Nicodemus
was a Pharisee who showed favor to Jesus. The name derives from Greek and it means victory of the people. Nicodemus may refer to one of the following:
Fictional
Nicodemus
Saint Nicodemus was a Pharisee and a member of the Sanhedrin, who, according to the Gospel of John, showed favour to Jesus...
was a Pharisee who showed favor to Jesus. The name derives from Greek and it means victory of the people. Nicodemus may refer to one of the following:
People
- Nicodemus (musician)Nicodemus (musician)Cecil Wellington , better known as Nicodemus, was a Jamaican reggae deejay who released a string of albums in the 1980s and 1990s.-Biography:...
(1957–1996), Jamiacan danchall deejay - Nicodemus of MammolaNicodemus of Mammola-External links:* * * * * , digilander.libero.it/ortodossia...
(900—990 AD), Italian hermit and saint - Nicodemus of PalermoNicodemus of PalermoSt. Nicodemus of Palermo was a Sicilian Orthodox bishop. In 1072, he celebrated the entry of Roger I of Sicily to Palermo and the end of the Muslim rule over the city. Because of its fidelity to the Orthodox Church, he left Palermo. The new political power installed a Roman Catholic bishop in the...
, bishop (died in 1083) - Saint Nikodim ISaint Nikodim INikodim I of Peć was the 10th Metropolitan of Peć and Archbishop of Serbs from 1316 to 1324, he died in the year 1325. He is a Serbian saint and the Orthodox Church celebrates his feast day on May 11/24.-Life:...
, Patriarch of Serbia, 1316–1324 - Nicodème AudetNicodème AudetNicodème Audet was a merchant and political figure in Quebec. He represented Dorchester in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1878 to 1886 as a Conservative...
, Canadian merchant and politician, 1822–1905 - Philipp Nicodemus Frischlin, German scholar, 1547–1590
- Nicodemus the Hagiorite, saint, 1749–1809
- Nikodim KondakovNikodim KondakovNikodim Pavlovich Kondakov , 1844, village of Khalan, Kursk Governorate, Russian Empire–February 17, 1925, Prague, Czechoslovakia), was a Russian historian, specialist in history of Byzantine art. Attended Moscow University under Fedor Buslaev in 1861–1865. Taught in the Moscow Art School...
, Russian historian - Metropolitan Nikodim (Rotov) of LeningradMetropolitan Nikodim (Rotov) of LeningradMetropolitan Nikodim of Leningrad , was metropolitan of Leningrad and Minsk from 1963 until his death.He was born in Frolovo in southwest Russia....
, 1928–1978 - Nikodimos PapavasiliouNikodimos PapavasiliouNikodimos Papavasiliou is a Cypriot manager and former football midfielder. He is the only Cypriot to ever play in the FA Premier League. He was the manager for APEP Pitsilia, Olympiakos Nicosia and OFI Crete. He last managed Doxa Katokopia...
, Cypriot manager and former footballer, 1970- - Nicodemo ScarfoNicodemo ScarfoNicodemo "Little Nicky" Domenico Scarfo is a member of the American Mafia who eventually became the Boss of the Philadelphia crime family after the death of Angelo Bruno and Phil Testa...
, Italian American mafioso, 1929- - Nicodemus TessinNicodemus Tessin the YoungerCount Nicodemus Tessin the Younger was a Swedish Baroque architect, city planner, and administrator.The son of Nicodemus Tessin the Elder and the father of Carl Gustaf Tessin, Tessin the Younger was the middle-most generation of the brief Tessin dynasty, which have had a lasting influence on...
, Swedish architect and city planner, 1654–1728 - Nicodemus TessinNicodemus Tessin the ElderNicodemus Tessin the Elder was an important Swedish architect.-Biography:Nicodemus Tessin was born in Stralsund in Pomerania and came to Sweden as a young man. There he met and worked with the architect Simon de la Vallée...
, Swedish architect, 1615–1681 - Nikodim TsarkniasNikodim TsarkniasNikodim Tsarknias is an ethnic Macedonian Orthodox Christian monk and self-declared Archimandrite who originates from the Greek region of Macedonia. In 1973 he was an ordained as a member of the Greek Orthodox Church, but was expelled for misconduct in 1991....
, Macedonian monk - Fred Nicodemus, a physicist, author of the bidirectional reflectance distribution functionBidirectional reflectance distribution functionThe bidirectional reflectance distribution function is a four-dimensional function that defines how light is reflected at an opaque surface...
- Nicodemus Abel, Indian Scientist, 1969-
Fictional
- Nicodemus, a wise rat who helps the title character in the book Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMHMrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMHMrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH is a 1971 children's book by Robert C. O'Brien. Illustrated by Zena Bernstein, it won the 1972 Newbery Medal. A film adaptation, The Secret of NIMH, was released in 1982....
and in the 1982 animated film adaptation The Secret of NIMHThe Secret of NIMHThe Secret of NIMH is a 1982 animated film directed by Don Bluth in his directorial debut. It is an adaptation of Robert C. O'Brien's 1971 children's novel Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH. The film was produced by Aurora Pictures and released by United Artists. While released to critical acclaim,...
. - The 15th episode of the first seasonSmallville (season 1)Season one of Smallville, an American television series developed by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, began airing on October 16, 2001, on The WB television network. The series recounts the early adventures of Kryptonian Clark Kent as he adjusts to his developing superpowers in the fictional town of...
of SmallvilleSmallville (TV series)Smallville is an American television series developed by writers/producers Alfred Gough and Miles Millar based on the DC Comics character Superman, originally created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. The television series was initially broadcast by The WB Television Network , premiering on October... - Nicodemus, Robin WilliamsRobin WilliamsRobin McLaurin Williams is an American actor and comedian. Rising to fame with his role as the alien Mork in the TV series Mork and Mindy, and later stand-up comedy work, Williams has performed in many feature films since 1980. He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance...
dog in the License to WedLicense to WedLicense to Wed is a 2007 romantic comedy film starring Robin Williams, Mandy Moore, and John Krasinski and directed by Ken Kwapis. The film was released in theaters on July 3, 2007.-Plot:... - A villainVillainA villain is an "evil" character in a story, whether a historical narrative or, especially, a work of fiction. The villain usually is the antagonist, the character who tends to have a negative effect on other characters...
in BatmanBatman (comic book)Batman is an ongoing comic book series featuring the DC Comics hero of the same name. The character first appeared in Detective Comics #27, published in May 1939. Batman proved to be so popular that a self-titled ongoing comic book series began publication in the spring of 1940... - A villainVillainA villain is an "evil" character in a story, whether a historical narrative or, especially, a work of fiction. The villain usually is the antagonist, the character who tends to have a negative effect on other characters...
in the Dresden Files - Nicodemus Legend the protagonist in the television series "LegendLegend (TV series)Legend was a science fiction Western television show that ran on UPN from April 18, 1995 until August 22, 1995, with one final re-airing of the pilot on July 3, 1996. It was Richard Dean Anderson's first major role after the successful MacGyver series, and also starred John de Lancie, best known...
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Places
United States- Nicodemus, KansasNicodemus, KansasNicodemus is a small unincorporated community in Graham County in North Central Kansas, located 2000 ft above sea level in the middle of the Great Plains region of the United States. The community was founded in 1877 and is named for an African American who escaped enslavement...
- Nicodemus National Historic SiteNicodemus National Historic SiteNicodemus National Historic Site, located in Nicodemus, Kansas, United States, preserves, protects and interprets the only remaining western town established by African Americans during the Reconstruction Period following the American Civil War...
, commemorating the founding of Nicodemus, Kansas, by African Americans after the American Civil War
- Nicodemus National Historic Site