Varlaam
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Varlaam is a variant of Barlaam
Barlaam
Barlaam may refer to:*Barlaam of Seminara, Italian scholar and theologian , also known as Barlaam of Calabria, whose name as a layman was Bernardo Massari, brought an accusation of heresy against Gregory Palamas for the latter's defence of Hesychasm *Saint Barlaam, eventual companion of St...

. It may refer to:

Places:
  • Greece:
    • Varlaam, Greece, a village in the southern Ioannina
      Ioannina Prefecture
      Ioannina is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the Epirus region. Its capital is the city of Ioannina. It is the largest regional unit in Epirus, and one of the largest regional units of Greece.-Geography:...

       in Epirus
  • Romania:
    • Varlaam
      Gura Teghii
      Gura Teghii is a commune in Buzău County, Romania, located in the north-westernmost part of the county in its mountain region, near the limit of Covasna and Vrancea counties, in the Curvature Carpathians...

      , a village in Gura Teghii
      Gura Teghii
      Gura Teghii is a commune in Buzău County, Romania, located in the north-westernmost part of the county in its mountain region, near the limit of Covasna and Vrancea counties, in the Curvature Carpathians...

       Commune, Buzău County
      Buzau County
      Buzău is a county of Romania, in the historical region Muntenia, with the capital city at Buzău.-Demographics:In 2002, it had a population of 496,214 and the population density was 81/km².*Romanians – 97%*Roma – under 3% declared, and others....

    • Varlaam
      Adunatii-Copaceni
      Adunaţii-Copăceni is a commune located in Giurgiu County, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Adunaţii-Copăceni, Dărăşti-Vlaşca, Mogoşeşti and Varlaam....

      , a village in Adunaţii-Copăceni
      Adunatii-Copaceni
      Adunaţii-Copăceni is a commune located in Giurgiu County, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Adunaţii-Copăceni, Dărăşti-Vlaşca, Mogoşeşti and Varlaam....

       Commune, Giurgiu County
      Giurgiu County
      Giurgiu is a county of Romania, in Muntenia, with the capital city at Giurgiu.- Demographics :In 2002, it had a population of 297,859 and the population density was 84/km².* Romanians – over 96%* Roma – 3.5%, and others.- Geography :...



People:
  • Varlaam, Metropolitan of Moscow
    Varlaam, Metropolitan of Moscow
    Varlaam was Metropolitan of Moscow and All Rus' from 1511 to 1521. From 1506 he was archimandrite of the Simonov Monastery in Moscow.He was selected by Grand Prince Vasily III on July 27, 1511 and consecrated Metropolitan on August 3, 1511. He was said to be austere, never sycophantic to the...

  • Grigory Shyshatsky
    Grigory Shyshatsky
    Grigory Shyshatsky was an Orthodox clergyman and the Archbishop of Mogilev. During the French invasion of Russia he was accused of taking a loyalty oath to Napoleon, forcing junior clergymen to do the same, celebrating Napoleon's birthday and saying prayers for Napoleon instead of the tsar's family...

    , aka Varlaam, Archbishop of Mogilev
  • Varlaam of Chikoy
    Varlaam of Chikoy
    Varlaam of Chikoy ) , was an Russian Orthodox Church hermit and celibate priest famous for his missionary activities in Transbaikal, the founder of John the Precursor's secluded monastery in the Chikoy Mounts. He is venerated as a local saint.-References:*...

  • Varlaam (character), a character in Alexander Pushkin's drama Boris Godunov, and, later, Modest Mussorgsky
    Modest Mussorgsky
    Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky was a Russian composer, one of the group known as 'The Five'. He was an innovator of Russian music in the romantic period...

    's opera of the same name
    Boris Godunov (opera)
    Boris Godunov is an opera by Modest Mussorgsky . The work was composed between 1868 and 1873 in Saint Petersburg, Russia. It is Mussorgsky's only completed opera and is considered his masterpiece. Its subjects are the Russian ruler Boris Godunov, who reigned as Tsar during the Time of Troubles,...

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