Stephanos
Stephanos (in the Latin form Stephanus ) is a male given name and a form of Stefan . The word originally meant Στέφανος “wreath” in ancient Greek; "Crown" ("the crowned one" or "the crowned one").
Various namesake are known from ancient Greece and the Byzantine period:
- Stephanos (Athenian) , politician from Athens
- Stephanos (poet)
- Stephanos (sculptor)
- Stephanos (architect)
- Stephanos (Mozazist)
- Stephanos (building contractor)
- Stephanos Protomartys , first Christian martyr
- Flavius Stephanus , Procurator of Flavia Domitilla
- Stephan I (Bishop of Rome) , Roman Bishop
- Stephanos of Byzantium , Greek grammarian
- Stephanos (lawyer)
- Stephanos (doctor) , 6./7. Century in Alexandria
- Stephen of Alexandria , also Stephanus Philosophus , Neoplatonist of the 6th / 7th centuries Century
- Stephanos (grammarian in the 7th century)
- Stephanos Melodos , Byzantine hymn poet
- Stephanos the Younger , Saint of the Orthodox Church
- Stephanos Diakonos (around 806), author of a saint's life on Stephanos the Younger
- Stephanos I (Constantinople) , Patriarch of Constantinople (886–893)
- Stephanos II. (Constantinople) , Patriarch of Constantinople (925–927)
- Stephanos Lakapenos (920–963), Byzantine fellow emperor
- Stephanos (grammarian in the 12th century)
- Stephanos (Makuria) , Nubian king
- Stephanos I. Sidarouss CM (1904–1987), Patriarch of Alexandria of the Coptic Catholic Church and Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church
In addition, Stephanos is the name:
- for the eastern church bishop's crown Stephanos (bishop's crown)
- for wreath and crown in the Greek language according to the Latin Corona , see Corona (ancient)
- for a constellation, see Stephanos (constellation)
See also:
