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    Στρελίτζας; 1490–1559), also known as Theophanes the Cretan (Θεοφάνης ὁ Κρής, pronounced Theophanes O Krees) or Theophanes Bathas (Θεοφάνης Μπαθᾶς) was a Greek...
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  • homiletic writer. Theophanes the Greek (ca. 1340-1410) Byzantine icon painter that worked in Russia Theophanes the Cretan (active 1527-48) Cretan icon painter...
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    the most famous Cretan artists during the century were Theophanis Strelitzas (Θεοφάνης Στρελίτζας), known as Theophanes the Cretan, Michael Damaskenos...
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    fresco by Theophanes the Cretan Bacchiacca Peter Paul Rubens, c. 1617 Guercino, 1657 Nicolò Grassi, 1720 Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo Christ at the Column,...
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    include the Apostolic Benediction made by the Pope and his delegates, and the "last blessing" of the dying. The Anglican Church retained the principle...
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    the most important fasting season of the church year within many denominations of Eastern Christianity. It is intended to prepare Christians for the greatest...
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    The First Apology was an early work of Christian apologetics addressed by Justin Martyr to the Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius. In addition to arguing against...
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    within one of the southern chapels of the multidenominational Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a site said to have been recognized by the Roman empress Helena...
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  • Ioannis Apakas Georgios Klontzas Markos Bathas Thomas Bathas Onufri Theophanes the Cretan Elias Moskos Ioannis Moskos Leos Moskos Franghias Kavertzas Emmanuel...
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    Nikephoros II Phokas (category Burials at the Church of the Holy Apostles)
    contributed to the resurgence of the Byzantine Empire during the 10th century. In the east, Nikephoros completed the conquest of Cilicia and retook the islands...
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    Supper, 1498 Judas reaches for the food; Theophanes the Cretan, 16th century Protestant version by Lucas Cranach the Elder, 1547, central panel of altarpiece...
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    Stavronikita (category Christian monasteries established in the 16th century)
    the famous icon-painter Theophanes of Crete and his son Symeon. The monastery's refectory is located on the upper floor at the southern side of the complex...
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    Justin the Philosopher, was an early Christian apologist and philosopher. Most of his works are lost, but two apologies and a dialogue did survive. The First...
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    The Passion (from Latin patior, "to suffer, bear, endure") is the short final period before the death of Jesus, described in the four canonical gospels...
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    Frangos Katelanos (category Cretan Renaissance painters)
    His work resembles the Byzantine style of painting with attributes of the Cretan School. His work coincided with Theophanes the Cretan geographically and...
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    Andreas Ritzos (category Cretan Renaissance painters)
    Georgios Klontzas, Nikolaos Tzafouris, Theophanes the Cretan, Michael Damaskinos and El Greco. According to the Institute for Neohellenic Research, sixty...
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    Methodist churches, the Service of the Great Three Hours' Agony is held from noon until 3 p.m.—the hours the Bible records darkness covering the land until Jesus'...
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    Tree of Jesse (Victor) (category Cretan Renaissance paintings)
    Abraham as the root of the tree. Cretan painters began to adopt the theme, Theophanes the Cretan finished his Tree of Jesse for the Agia Trapeza in the middle...
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    difference between the two historical biblical figures. Other Cretan painters followed his style Theophanes the Cretan depicted the reversed figure in...
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    Christian culture (category Articles incorporating a citation from the 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia with Wikisource reference)
    able to switch between Italian and Greek styles. Even the traditionalist Theophanes the Cretan, working mainly on Mount Athos, nevertheless shows unmistakable...
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    is considered one of the forefathers of the Cretan Renaissance. Crucifixion Emmanuel Lambardos Crucifixion Theophanes the Cretan Crucifixion Ioannis Moskos...
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  • (1535-1608) icon painter Theophanes the Cretan (?-1559) icon painter El Greco (1541–1614) painter, icon painter, sculptor, and architect of the Spanish Renaissance...
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    Angelos Akotantos (category Cretan Renaissance painters)
    and his style influenced later artists such as Georgios Klontzas, Theophanes the Cretan, Michael Damaskinos and El Greco. Angelos's brother Ioannis was...
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    styles. Even the traditionalist Theophanes the Cretan, working mainly on Mount Athos, nevertheless shows unmistakable Western influence. The Catholic theological...
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  • of the three German pioneers of the denial of the existence of a historical Jesus. Drews emphatically argues that no independent evidence for the historical...
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    Euphrosynos (category Cretan Renaissance painters)
    in the Dionysiou Monastery. They decorate the iconostasis. Fragkos Katelanos and Theophanes the Cretan were also working at Mount Athos around the same...
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    several versions. The subject was very common in the Cretan School. Angelos Pitzamanos and Theophanes the Cretan also incorporated the subject matter into...
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  • Timeline of Eastern Orthodoxy in Greece (1453–1821) (category Wikipedia articles incorporating a citation from the New International Encyclopedia)
    under the direction of Ioannes Zygomalas, being the forerunner of the later Great School of the Nation. 1559 Death of Icon painter Theophanes the Cretan (Theophanes...
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    all over Greece were Fragkos Katelanos, Theophanes the Cretan, and Frangos Kontaris. Markou was also one of the few prominent painters to have painted...
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    Battle of Thasos (category Naval battles of the Arab–Byzantine wars)
    victory: Theophanes Continuatus records that almost the entire imperial fleet was lost. This success opened up the Aegean to the Saracens' raids. The Cyclades...
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