John the Faster — • Patriarch of Constantinople (John IV, 582 595), famous chiefly through his assumption of the title ecumenical patriarch ; d. 2 September, 595 Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. John the Faster … Catholic encyclopedia
John (XVI) — ▪ antipope [997 998] original name Giovanni Filagato , Latin Johannes Philagathus born , Rossano, Calabria died Aug. 26, 1001 antipope from 997 to 998. A monk of Greek descent whom the Holy Roman emperor Otto II named abbot of the… … Universalium
John Clanvowe — Sir John Clanvowe (1341–1391) was an English poet. Clanvowe was born to a Herefordshire family, was a diplomat and soldier, and was a personal friend of Geoffrey Chaucer.[1] He was a Lollard knight at the court of Richard II of England.[2] In… … Wikipedia
Constantinople — • Capital, formerly of the Byzantine, now of the Ottoman, Empire (As of 1908, when the article was written.) Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Constantinople Constantinople … Catholic encyclopedia
John of Cappadocia — John or Joannes II, surnamed Cappadox or Cappadocia, less commonly known as John the Cappadocian, Patriarch of Constantinople, (518 520), was appointed by Anastasius after an enforced condemnation of the Council of Chalcedon. His short… … Wikipedia
John Beccus — John Beccus † Catholic Encyclopedia ► John Beccus Patriarch of Constantinople in the second half of the thirteenth century, one of the few Greek ecclesiastics who were sincerely in favour of reunion with the Church of Rome. He was… … Catholic encyclopedia
John of Brienne — (c. 1170 – 27 March, 1237) was a French nobleman who became King of Jerusalem by marriage, and was later invited to become Latin Emperor of Constantinople.He was the second son of Erard II, count of Brienne, in Champagne, and of Agnes de… … Wikipedia
John of Ephesus — (or of Asia) (c. 507 c. 586) was a leader of the Orthodox non Chalcedonian Syriac speaking Church in the sixth century, and one of the earliest and most important of historians who wrote in Syriac.LifeBorn at Amida (modern Diyarbakır in southern… … Wikipedia
John Scholasticus — • Patriarch of Constantinople, the author of an important collection of ecclesiastical laws; b. at Sirimis near Antioch; d. 577 Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. John Scholasticus John Scholasticus … Catholic encyclopedia
John Talaia — • Orthodox Patriarch of Alexandria (481 482) at the time of the Monophysite troubles Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. John Talaia John Talaia … Catholic encyclopedia
