Theodosius (from the Greek "Θεοδόσιος", "Giver of God") is a name which might refer to one of several people:
- One of three emperors of ancient Rome and Byzantium:
- Theodosius I
Flavius Theodosius , also called Theodosius I and Theodosius the Great , was Roman Emperor from 379 to 395. Reuniting the eastern and western portions of the empire, Theodosius was the last emperor of both the Eastern and Western Roman Empire...
(347–395; "Theodosius the Great"), son of Count TheodosiusFlavius Theodosius or Theodosius the Elder was a senior military officer serving in the Western Roman Empire. He achieved the rank of Comes Britanniarum and as such, he is usually referred to as Comes Theodosius...
- Theodosius II
Flavius Theodosius , called the Calligrapher, known in English as Theodosius II, was a Eastern Roman Emperor . He is mostly known for promulgating the Theodosian law code as well for the Theodosian Walls of Constantinople...
(408–450)
- Theodosius III (715–717)
- One of three popes of the Coptic Orthodox Church
The Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria is the head of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria, which has about 16 million members worldwide, including about 12 million in Egypt...
- Pope Theodosius I of Alexandria
- Pope Theodosius II of Alexandria
Pope Theodosius II of Alexandria was the 45th Coptic Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark .Also known as Theodoros I in Coptic history....
- Pope Theodosius III of Alexandria
Pope Theodosios III of Alexandria was the 79th Coptic Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark .He was a monk at the Monastery of Saint Fana....
Others by the name are:
- Theodosius of Bithynia
Theodosius of Bithynia was a Greek astronomer and mathematician who wrote the Sphaerics, a book on the geometry of the sphere. Born in Tripolis, in Bithynia, Theodosius is cited by Vitruvius as having invented a sundial suitable for any place on Earth...
or Theodosius of Tripolis (c. 160 BC– c. 100 BC) was a Greek astronomer and mathematician.
- Theodosius the Cenobiarch
Theodosius the Cenobiarch was a monk, abbot, and saint.He was born in Cappadocia. When he was about thirty years old he left for Palestine, and formed a small community of monks near Bethlehem. The community grew rapidly, with monks of several cultures and languages, and became very well known for...
(c.
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Theodosius (from the Greek "Θεοδόσιος", "Giver of God") is a name which might refer to one of several people:
- One of three emperors of ancient Rome and Byzantium:
- Theodosius I
Flavius Theodosius , also called Theodosius I and Theodosius the Great , was Roman Emperor from 379 to 395. Reuniting the eastern and western portions of the empire, Theodosius was the last emperor of both the Eastern and Western Roman Empire...
(347–395; "Theodosius the Great"), son of Count TheodosiusFlavius Theodosius or Theodosius the Elder was a senior military officer serving in the Western Roman Empire. He achieved the rank of Comes Britanniarum and as such, he is usually referred to as Comes Theodosius...
- Theodosius II
Flavius Theodosius , called the Calligrapher, known in English as Theodosius II, was a Eastern Roman Emperor . He is mostly known for promulgating the Theodosian law code as well for the Theodosian Walls of Constantinople...
(408–450)
- Theodosius III (715–717)
- One of three popes of the Coptic Orthodox Church
The Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria is the head of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria, which has about 16 million members worldwide, including about 12 million in Egypt...
- Pope Theodosius I of Alexandria
- Pope Theodosius II of Alexandria
Pope Theodosius II of Alexandria was the 45th Coptic Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark .Also known as Theodoros I in Coptic history....
- Pope Theodosius III of Alexandria
Pope Theodosios III of Alexandria was the 79th Coptic Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark .He was a monk at the Monastery of Saint Fana....
Others by the name are:
- Theodosius of Bithynia
Theodosius of Bithynia was a Greek astronomer and mathematician who wrote the Sphaerics, a book on the geometry of the sphere. Born in Tripolis, in Bithynia, Theodosius is cited by Vitruvius as having invented a sundial suitable for any place on Earth...
or Theodosius of Tripolis (c. 160 BC– c. 100 BC) was a Greek astronomer and mathematician.
- Theodosius the Cenobiarch
Theodosius the Cenobiarch was a monk, abbot, and saint.He was born in Cappadocia. When he was about thirty years old he left for Palestine, and formed a small community of monks near Bethlehem. The community grew rapidly, with monks of several cultures and languages, and became very well known for...
(c. 423-529)
- Patriarch Theodosius I of Alexandria
Pope Theodosius I of Alexandria was the last Patriarch of Alexandria recognised by both Copts and Melchites.As successor to Timothy III , he was at first recognized by the Emperor Justinian I and the Eastern Orthodox Church...
(535–567)
- Theodosius the Deacon, an unknown 10th century Byzantine poet who wrote the poem "The Conquest of Crete"
- Patriarch Theodosius II of Alexandria
Theodosius II served as Greek Patriarch of Alexandria in the 12th century ....
(c. 12th century)
- Theodosius of Kiev
Theodosius of Kiev is an 11th century saint who brought Cenobitic Monasticism to Kievan Rus' and, together with St Anthony of Kiev, founded the Kiev Kiev Caves Lavra...
, 11th century Russian saint
- Theodosius, Metropolitan of Moscow
Theodosius - Metropolitan of Moscow in 1461-1464.In 1454, when Theodosius was still archimandrite of the Moscow Kremlin's Chudov Monastery, he was promoted to the office of Archbishop of Rostov...
(1461–1464)
- Metropolitan Theodosius (Lazor)
Metropolitan Theodosius was the primate of the Orthodox Church in America from 1977 until his retirement in 2002. On April 2, 2002, Metropolitan Theodosius submitted a petition to the Holy Synod of the OCA, requesting his retirement...
, former primate of the Orthodox Church in America (1933– )
- Theodosius Dobzhansky
Theodosius Grygorovych Dobzhansky, also known as T. G. Dobzhansky, and sometimes Anglicized to Theodore Dobzhansky was a noted geneticist and evolutionary biologist, and a central figure in the field of evolutionary biology for his work in shaping the unifying modern evolutionary...
, noted geneticistA geneticist is a scientist who studies genetics, the science of heredity and variation of organisms. A geneticist can be employed as a researcher or lecturer...
and evolutionary biologistEvolutionary biology is a sub-field of biology concerned with the origin of species from a common descent and descent of species, as well as their change, multiplication and diversity over time. Someone who studies evolutionary biology is known as an evolutionary biologist...