Anthimus

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Anthimus, also spelled Anthimos, Anthinos or Anthinus, is a Greek name for males. In Italian and Spanish, the name is rendered as Antimo. The name may refer to: *Anthimus of Nicomedia, bishop and martyr who died during a persecution in the early 4th century *Anthimus of Rome (died 303), saint, priest and martyr who died during the persecutions of Diocletian *Anthimus of Tyana, bishop in AD 372; at times an opponent of Basil of Caesarea *Anthimus (physician), Greek doctor at the court of Theodoric the Great and author of De observatione ciborum ("On the Observance of Foods") *Anthimos Gazis (1758–1828), a hero of the Greek War of Independence *Anthimus of Naples, Anthimus or Anthemus, the Duke of Naples from 801 until around 818 Anthimus is the name of seven Patriarchs of Constantinople: *Patriarch Anthimus I of Constantinople, a Miaphysite patriarch of Constantinople in 535–536 *Patriarch Anthimus II of Constantinople (died 1628), reigned a few months in 1623 *Patriarch Anthimus III of Constantinople, reigned between 1822 and 1824 *Patriarch Anthimus IV of Constantinople (1785–1878), reigned between 1840 and 1841, and between 1848 and 1852 *Patriarch Anthimus V of Constantinople, reigned between 1841 and 1842 *Patriarch Anthimus VI of Constantinople (1790–1878), reigned three times: 1845–1848, 1853–1855, and 1871–1873 *Patriarch Anthimus VII of Constantinople (1835–1913), reign…

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1. date of death: 1758 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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