Athanasius (given name)

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Related names Athanasios, Athanassios, Atanasio, Athanase, Atanas, Afanasy, Thanasis, Athan, Athos

Athanasius or Athanasios (Greek: Αθανάσιος) is a Greek male name which means immortal. In modern Greek everyday use, it is commonly shortened to Thanasis (Θανάσης), Thanos (Θάνος), Sakis (Σάκης), Nasos (Νάσος), Athan (Αθαν) or Athos (Aθως).

Notable people with this name include:

Religious figures

Pope Athanasius of Alexandria (ca. 296/298–373), Christian saint, Coptic pope, theologian

Pope Athanasius II of Alexandria (died 496), Coptic pope from 490 to 496

Athanasius I Gammolo (died 631), Patriarch of Antioch, and head of the Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch from 595 until his death

Athanasius II Baldoyo (died 686), Patriarch of Antioch, and head of the Syriac Orthodox Church from 683 until his death

Athanasius Sandalaya, Patriarch of Antioch, and head of the Syriac Orthodox Church from 756 until 758

Athanasius I (bishop of Naples) (died 872), Italian bishop

Athanasius of Naples (died 898), bishop and Duke of Naples

Athanasius IV of Salh (died 1002), Patriarch of Antioch, and head of the Syriac Orthodox Church from 986 until his death

Athanasius the Athonite (c. 920–c. 1003), Byzantine monk and saint who founded the monastic community on Mount Athos

Athanasius VI bar Khamoro (died 1129), Patriarch of Antioch, and head of the Syriac Orthodox Church from 1091 until his death

Pope Athanasius III of Alexandria, Coptic pope from 1250 to 1261

Athanasius I of Constantinople (1230–1310), Greek Patriarch of Constantinople, Eastern Orthodox saint

Patriarch Athanasius III of Alexandria, Greek Patriarch of Alexandria between 1276 and 1316

Patriarch Athanasius IV of Alexandria, Greek Patriarch of Alexandria between 1417 and 1425

Athanasius II of Constantinople, last Greek Patriarch (1450-1453) of an independent Constantinople

Athanasius, Metropolitan of Moscow (died in the 1570s), Metropolitan of Moscow and all Russia from 1566 to 1568, writer and icon painter

Athanasius II Dabbas (died 1619), Greek Patriarch of Antioch from 1611 to his death

Athanasius of Brest-Litovsk (died 1648), Lithuanian martyr of the Russian Orthodox Church

Athanasius III of Constantinople (1597-1654), Patriarch of Constantinople in 1634, 1635 and 1652

Athanasius III Dabbas (1647–1724), Greek Patriarch of Antioch and Archbishop of Cyprus

Athanasius IV of Constantinople, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople in 1679

Athanasius of Attalia (died 1700), Orthodox martyr of Smyrna

Athanasius V of Constantinople, Greek Patriarch of Constantinople from 1709 to 1711

Athanasios Parios (1722-1813), Greek hieromonk, theologian, philosopher, educator and hymnographer

Athanasius V Matar, Patriarch of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church for a few months in 1813

Athanasius Schneider (born 1961), Roman Catholic bishop

Academics

Athanasios Angelopoulos (born 1939), Greek professor of theology

Athanasios Asimakopulos (1930-1190), Canadian economist

Athanasios Kafkalides (1919–1989), Greek neuropsychiatrist

Athanasius Kircher (1602-1680), German Jesuit scholar and polymath

Athanasios Moulakis (1945-2015), Greek Professor of Government

Athanasios Rousopoulos (1823–1898), professor

Athanasios Psalidas (1767–1829), author, scholar and one of the most renowned figures of the modern Greek Enlightenment

Athanasios Stageiritis (fl. 19th century), professor of Greek language at the Imperial Academy in Vienna

Athanasios Tsakalidis (born 1950), Greek computer scientist

Soldiers, revolutionaries and politicians

Athanasios Diakos (1788–1821), Greek military commander during the Greek War of Independence

Athanasios Eftaxias (1849–1931), former Prime Minister of Greece

Athanasios Exadaktylos (1869-1936), Greek Army general

Athanasios Frangou (1864–1923), Greek Army officer

Athanasios Kanakaris (1760–1824), Greek revolutionary and politician

Athanasios Kanakaris-Roufos (1830–1902), politician, mayor of the city of Patras

Athanasios Kanellopoulos (1923–1994), Greek politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Greece (1990-1992)

Athanasios Klaras (1905–1945), military leader of ELAS (nom de guerre Aris Velouchiotis)

Athanasios Miaoulis (1815–1867), former Prime Minister of Greece

Athanasios N. Miaoulis (1865–1936), former Mayor of Piraeustu

Thanos Mikroutsikos (born 1947), Greek songwriter and politician

Athanasios Pipis (died 1821), revolutionary in the Greek War of Independence

Thanos Plevris (born 1977), Greek politician

Athanasios Roussopoulos (1903-1983), Greek politician

Athanasios Tsakalov (died 1851), Greek revolutionary against Ottoman rule, co-founder of the Filiki Eteria secret revolutionary organization

Athanasios Tsaldaris (1921–1997), Greek politician, Speaker of the Hellenic Parliament at various times from 1989-1993

Artists and entertainers

Athanasios Christopoulos (1772–1847), Greek poet

Thanos Kalliris (born 1962), Greek pop singer

Thanos Mikroutsikos (born 1947), Greek songwriter and politician

Thanos Petrelis (born 1975), Greek pop singer

Athletes

Athanasios Kostoulas (born 1976), Greek footballer

Athanasios Mantzouranis (born 1982), Greek cyclist

Athanasios Michalopoulos (born 1973), Greek beach volleyball player

Athanasios Nanopoulos, Greek fencer

Athanasios Skaltsogiannis (born 1873), Greek hurdler and long jumper

Athanasios Skourtopoulos (born 1965), Greek basketball player

Athanasios Stoikos (born 1988), Greek footballer

Athanasios Tsigas (born 1982), Greek footballer

Athanasios Tsiridis (born 1982), Greek weightlifter

Athanasios Vouros, Greek fencer

Other

Athanasios of Emesa, 6th-century Byzantine jurist

Athanasius (praetorian prefect), 6th-century Byzantine official

Athanasios Lefkaditis (1872-1944), founder of Greek Scouting

Athanasios Papoulis (1921–2002), Greek-American engineer

Athanasios Polychronopoulos (born 1984), Greek-American professional poker player

References

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