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Michaelion, the Glossary

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The Michaelion was one of the earliest and most famous sanctuaries dedicated to Saint Michael the Archangel in the Roman Empire.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 32 relations: Anaplous, Anastasius I Dicorus, Argonauts, Arius, İstinye, Basil I, Battle of Adrianople (324), Book of Revelation, Bosporus, Castel Sant'Angelo, Cathedral of Saint Michael, Constantine the Great, Constantinople, Eastern Christianity, Edict of Milan, Iconography, Istanbul, Jörg Rüpke, Lasthenes (Thrace), Licinius, Michael (archangel), Military saint, Raymond Janin, Roman Empire, Rumelihisarı, Saint Michael in the Catholic Church, Sozomen, St. Michael's Church, Strait, Vitalian (consul), Western Christianity, Zeus.

  2. 4th-century Christianity
  3. Christian organizations established in the 4th century

Anaplous

Anaplous or Promotou was a town of ancient Thrace on the Bosphorus, inhabited during Byzantine times.

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Anastasius I Dicorus

Anastasius I Dicorus (Anastásios; – 9 July 518) was Eastern Roman emperor from 491 to 518.

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Argonauts

The Argonauts were a band of heroes in Greek mythology, who in the years before the Trojan War (around 1300 BC) accompanied Jason to Colchis in his quest to find the Golden Fleece.

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Arius

Arius (Ἄρειος, Áreios; 250 or 256 – 336) was a Cyrenaic presbyter, ascetic, and priest.

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İstinye

İstinye is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Sarıyer, Istanbul Province, Turkey.

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Basil I

Basil I, nicknamed "the Macedonian" (Basíleios ō Makedṓn; 811 – 29 August 886), was Byzantine emperor from 867 to 886.

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Battle of Adrianople (324)

The Battle of Adrianople was fought in Thrace on July 3, 324, during a Roman civil war, the second to be waged between the two emperors Constantine I and Licinius.

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Book of Revelation

The Book of Revelation or Book of the Apocalypse is the final book of the New Testament (and therefore the final book of the Christian Bible).

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Bosporus

The Bosporus or Bosphorus Strait (Istanbul strait, colloquially Boğaz) is a natural strait and an internationally significant waterway located in Istanbul, Turkey.

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Castel Sant'Angelo

The Mausoleum of Hadrian, also known as Castel Sant'Angelo (English: Castle of the Holy Angel), is a towering rotunda (cylindrical building) in Parco Adriano, Rome, Italy. Michaelion and Castel Sant'Angelo are Michael (archangel).

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Cathedral of Saint Michael

Cathedral of Saint Michael, or St.

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Constantine the Great

Constantine I (27 February 22 May 337), also known as Constantine the Great, was a Roman emperor from AD 306 to 337 and the first Roman emperor to convert to Christianity.

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Constantinople

Constantinople (see other names) became the capital of the Roman Empire during the reign of Constantine the Great in 330.

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Eastern Christianity

Eastern Christianity comprises Christian traditions and church families that originally developed during classical and late antiquity in the Eastern Mediterranean region or locations further east, south or north.

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Edict of Milan

The Edict of Milan (Edictum Mediolanense; Διάταγμα τῶν Μεδιολάνων, Diatagma tōn Mediolanōn) was the February 313 AD agreement to treat Christians benevolently within the Roman Empire. Michaelion and Edict of Milan are 4th-century Christianity.

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Iconography

Iconography, as a branch of art history, studies the identification, description and interpretation of the content of images: the subjects depicted, the particular compositions and details used to do so, and other elements that are distinct from artistic style.

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Istanbul

Istanbul is the largest city in Turkey, straddling the Bosporus Strait, the boundary between Europe and Asia.

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Jörg Rüpke

Jörg Rüpke (born 27 December 1962 in Herford, West Germany) is a German scholar of comparative religion and classical philology, recipient of the Gay-Lussac Humboldt Prize in 2008, and of the Advanced Grant of the European Research Council in 2011.

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Lasthenes (Thrace)

Lasthenes (Λασθένης) or Leosthenion (Λεωσθένιον) or Sosthenion (Σωσθένιον) was a town of ancient Thrace, inhabited during Roman and Byzantine times.

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Licinius

Valerius Licinianus Licinius (Greek: Λικίνιος; c. 265 – 325) was Roman emperor from 308 to 324.

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Michael (archangel)

Michael, also called Saint Michael the Archangel, Archangel Michael and Saint Michael the Taxiarch is an archangel in Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and the Baha'i faith.

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Military saint

The military saints, warrior saints and soldier saints are patron saints, martyrs and other saints associated with the military.

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Raymond Janin

Raymond Janin, A.A. (31 August 1882 – 12 July 1972) was a French Byzantinist.

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Roman Empire

The Roman Empire was the state ruled by the Romans following Octavian's assumption of sole rule under the Principate in 27 BC, the post-Republican state of ancient Rome.

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Rumelihisarı

Rumelihisarı (also known as Rumelian Fortress and Roumeli Hissar Fortress) or Boğazkesen Fortress (literally 'strait-cutter fortress') is a medieval Ottoman fortress located in Istanbul, Turkey, on a series of hills on the European banks of the Bosphorus.

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Saint Michael in the Catholic Church

Saint Michael the Archangel is referenced in the Old Testament and has been part of Christian teachings since the earliest times. Michaelion and Saint Michael in the Catholic Church are Michael (archangel).

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Sozomen

Salamanes Hermias Sozomenos (Σαλαμάνης Ἑρμείας Σωζομενός; Sozomenus; c. 400 – c. 450 AD), also known as Sozomen, was a Roman lawyer and historian of the Christian Church.

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St. Michael's Church

St.

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Strait

A strait is a landform connecting two seas or two water basins.

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Vitalian (consul)

Vitalian (Vitalianus, Βιταλιανός; died 520) was a general of the Eastern Roman Empire.

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Western Christianity

Western Christianity is one of two subdivisions of Christianity (Eastern Christianity being the other).

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Zeus

Zeus is the sky and thunder god in ancient Greek religion and mythology, who rules as king of the gods on Mount Olympus.

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See also

4th-century Christianity

Christian organizations established in the 4th century

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michaelion