Callinicus

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Callinicus or Kallinikos (Greek: Καλλίνικος) is a surname or male given name; the feminine form is Kalliniki, Callinice or Callinica (Greek: Καλλινίκη). It is of Greek origin, meaning "beautiful victor".

People named Callinicus[]

Seleucid rulers[]

Kingdom of Commagene[]

  • King Mithridates I Callinicus, who married the daughter of Antiochus VIII Grypus
  • Callinicus (Prince of Commagene), a prince of Commagene who lived in the 1st century

Religious figures[]

  • Callinicus, the supposed father of the tannaic scholar Onkelos
  • , a 4th-century bishop, imprisoned by Saint Athanasius of Alexandria
  • Martyrs of the Eastern Church:
    • Saint Callinicus [el] (c. 2nd century), martyred together with and many others
    •  [el] (d. 251), martyred together with Leukios and Saint Thyrsus
    • Saint Callinica (or Callinicus), beheaded in Rome in 252
    •  [el] (c. 4th century), martyred in Gangra (modern Çankırı)
  • Patriarch Callinicus I of Constantinople (r. 693–705), a saint of the Eastern Orthodox Church
  • Patriarch Callinicus II of Constantinople (r. 1688, 1689–1693, 1694–1702)
  • Patriarch Callinicus III of Constantinople (r. 1726), died before being enthroned and sometimes not counted among the patriarchs
  • Patriarch Callinicus IV of Constantinople (or III) (r. 1757), numbered III when the previous patriarch is not counted
  • Patriarch Callinicus V of Constantinople (or IV) (r. 1801–1806, 1808–1809)
  • Serbian Patriarch Kalinik I (r. 1691–1710)
  • Serbian Patriarch Kalinik II (r. 1765–1766)
  • Patriarch Callinicus of Alexandria (r. 1858–1861)

Other historical figures[]

Modern individuals[]

  • Jannis Kallinikos (b. 1954), organization theorist at the London School of Economics
  • Alex Callinicos (b. 1950), political theorist at King's College London and trotskyist leader

Places[]

  • Callinicum, a city founded by Seleucus II Callinicus, now modern Raqqa, Syria
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