Porfiry
Encyclopedia
Porfiry is a given name
and can refer to:
People
Literature
Given name
A given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name...
and can refer to:
People
- Porfiry IvanovPorfiry IvanovPorfiry Korneyevich Ivanov was a Russian mystic whose beliefs have attained a cult status, with followers estimated in the tens of thousands. He was a self-proclaimed doctor, although he had no formal certification...
(1898 – 1983), Russian mystic - Porfiry Krylov (painter) (1902-?), a Soviet painter and graphic artist
- Porfiry Krylov (botanist) (1850–1931), a Soviet botanist
- Archbishop Porfiry Uspensky, rediscoverer of the Miroslav Gospels
Literature
- Porfiry Petrovich Rostnikov, a detective in Crime and PunishmentCrime and PunishmentCrime and Punishment is a novel by the Russian author Fyodor Dostoyevsky. It was first published in the literary journal The Russian Messenger in twelve monthly installments during 1866. It was later published in a single volume. This is the second of Dostoyevsky's full-length novels following his...