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Antonio is a masculine given name of Etruscan origin deriving from the root name Antonius. It is a common name among Romance language –speaking populations as well as the Balkans and Lusophone Africa. [1] It has been among the top 400 most popular male baby names in the United States since the late 19th century and has been among the top 200 ...
Anthony of Padua, OFM, (Portuguese: António/Antônio de Pádua; Italian: Antonio di/da Padova; Latin: Antonius Patavinus) or Anthony of Lisbon (Portuguese: António/Antônio de Lisboa; Italian: Antonio da/di Lisbona; Latin: Antonius Olisiponensis; born Fernando Martins de Bulhões; 15 August 1195 – 13 June 1231) [1] [2] was a Portuguese Catholic priest and member of the Order of Friars Minor.
Saint. Anthony the Great. Saint Anthony the Great by Michael Damaskinos 16th century. Venerable and God-bearing Father of Monasticism Father of All Monks. Born. 12 January 251 Koma, Province of Egypt, Roman Empire. Died. 17 January 356 (356-01-17) (aged 105) Mount Colzim, Province of Egypt, Roman Empire. Venerated in.
Ecce Homo, Caravaggio, 1605. Ecce homo (/ ˈ ɛ k s i ˈ h oʊ m oʊ /, Ecclesiastical Latin: [ˈettʃe ˈomo], Classical Latin: [ˈɛkkɛ ˈhɔmoː]; "behold the man") are the Latin words used by Pontius Pilate in the Vulgate translation of the Gospel of John, when he presents a scourged Jesus, bound and crowned with thorns, to a hostile crowd shortly before His crucifixion (John 19:5).
Anthony. Anthony, also spelled Antony, is a masculine given name derived from the Antonii, a gens (Roman family name) to which Mark Antony (Marcus Antonius) belonged. According to Plutarch, the Antonii gens were Heracleidae, being descendants of Anton, a son of Heracles. [2] Anthony is an English name that is in use in many countries. [3]
Antonia Fortress. The Antonia Fortress (Aramaic: קצטרא דאנטוניה) [a] was a citadel built by Herod the Great and named for Herod's patron Mark Antony, as a fortress whose chief function was to protect the Second Temple. It was built in Jerusalem at the eastern end of the Second Wall, at the north-western corner of the Temple Mount ...
Anthony of Kiev (983–1073), also known as Anthony of the Caves. Anthony of Rome (died 1147), also known as Antony Rimlyanin. Anthony of Padua (1195–1231), Doctor of the Church, also known as Saint Anthony of Lisbon. Antoninus of Florence (1389–1459), also known as Anthony of Florence. Anthony of Siya (1479–1556), founder of the ...
Antiochus IV Epiphanes[ note 1 ] (c. 215 BC–November/December 164 BC) [ 1 ] was a Greek Hellenistic King who ruled the Seleucid Empire from 175 BC until his death in 164 BC. He was a son of King Antiochus III the Great. Originally named Mithradates (alternative form Mithridates), he assumed the name Antiochus after he ascended the throne. [ 2 ]