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Greek theologian and scholar (1403–1472)
Bessarion (Greek: Βησσαρίων; 2 January 1403 – 18 November 1472) was a Byzantine Greek Renaissance humanist, theologian, Catholic cardinal and one of the
Bessarion
Georgian fashion designer
Bessarion (stylized as BEssARION) (Georgian: ბესარიონი; Ukrainian: Бессаріон) born Besik Razmadze is a Georgian fashion designer based in Ukraine. Bessarion
Bessarion_(designer)
Toronto subway station
Bessarion is a station on Line 4 Sheppard of the Toronto subway. Opened in 2002, it is the least-used station on the heavy-rail portion of the subway
Bessarion_station
Topics referred to by the same term
dictionary. Bessarion was a Byzantine Greek scholar who became a Roman Catholic cardinal and Latin Patriarch of Constantinople. Bessarion can also refer
Bessarion_(disambiguation)
Egyptian monk and Desert Father
Bessarion of Egypt, also known as Bessarion of Scetis or Bessarion the Great (4th century – 5th century) was an Egyptian Christian monk who lived around
Bessarion_of_Egypt
Former Prime Minister of Georgia
Besarion Gugushvili (Georgian: ბესარიონ გუგუშვილი; born 6 May 1945) is a Georgian and Chechen politician and type designer who served as Prime Minister
Besarion_Gugushvili
Georgian competitive figure skater
Besarion "Besa" Tsintsadze (Georgian: ბესო ცინცაძე, born January 15, 1969) is a Georgian former competitive figure skater. He is the 1993 Karl Schäfer
Besa_Tsintsadze
Library in Venice, Italy
city. The library was founded in 1468 when the humanist scholar Cardinal Bessarion, bishop of Tusculum and titular Latin patriarch of Constantinople, donated
Biblioteca_Marciana
Romanian Eastern Orthodox bishop
Visarion Puiu (Romanian pronunciation: [visariˈon ˈpuju]; sometimes Bessarion in French; born Victor Puiu on 27 February 1879 in Pașcani, Romania – 10
Visarion_Puiu
City in Turkey
Pachymeres, and to some extent Trapezuntines such as Lazaropoulos and Bessarion, regarded the Trebizond Empire as being no more than a Lazian border state
Trabzon
Rapid transit line in Toronto, Ontario
line, with most of the new developments being centred around Bayview and Bessarion stations. The Daniels Corporation built a six-tower condominium development
Line_4_Sheppard
Crater on the Moon
Bessarion is a lunar impact crater located near the southwest edge of Mare Imbrium, on the Oceanus Procellarum. Some distance to the east is the crater
Bessarion_(crater)
Bessarion II (Greek: Βησσαρίων Β΄, fl. 1489/90–1540) was a metropolitan bishop of Larissa and a saint of the Eastern Orthodox Church. He was born Vasileios
Bessarion_II_of_Larissa
already receiving votes. The early defeat of Greek Cardinal Basilios Bessarion—a potential compromise candidate between the Colonna and Orsini factions—is
1455_conclave
15th-century Greek philosopher
and compiled digests of many classical writers. His pupils included Bessarion and George Scholarius (later to become Patriarch of Constantinople and
Gemistos_Plethon
Final period of Byzantine literature, from 1204 to 1453
Neoplatonism and pagan Hellenism, influenced Renaissance Italy. His students, Bessarion and John Argyropoulos, defended Plato in Italy, while Gennadius Scholarius
Byzantine literature of the Laskaris and Palaiologos periods
Byzantine_literature_of_the_Laskaris_and_Palaiologos_periods
Serbian Orthodox Cleric
Angels, Epigrams and Enigmas: From Regiomontanus' Acrostic for Cardinal Bessarion to Piero Della Francesca's Flagellation of Christ. Steiner. 2007. ISBN 9783515090612
Visarion_Saraj
Painting by Piero della Francesca
Carlo Ginzburg, the painting would be in fact an invitation by Cardinal Bessarion to Federico da Montefeltro to take part in the crusade. The young man
Flagellation of Christ (Piero della Francesca)
Flagellation_of_Christ_(Piero_della_Francesca)
German mathematician and astronomer (1436–1476)
Basilios Bessarion came to Vienna on a diplomatic mission. Being a humanist scholar with a great interest in the mathematical sciences, Bessarion sought
Regiomontanus
Orthodox church in Bucharest, Romania
St. Bessarion Church (Romanian: Biserica Sfântul Visarion) is the name given to two Romanian Orthodox churches located at 14 Visarion Street in Bucharest
St._Bessarion_Church
Continuation of the Roman Empire (330–1453)
mass Greek to Latin translations. Authors such as Gemistos Plethon and Bessarion exemplified a new focus on human vices alongside the preservation of classical
Byzantine_Empire
Georgian footballer (born 1965)
Bessarion "Soso" Chedia (Georgian: ბესარიონ (სოსო) ჭედია; born 9 October 1965) is a Georgian professional football coach and former player. He made one
Soso_Chedia
European cultural period of the 14th to 17th centuries
was continued by a number of expatriate Greek scholars, from Basilios Bessarion to Leo Allatius. The unique political structures of Italy during the Late
Renaissance
10th-century manuscript
A. In 1468, Bessarion donated his library to the Republic of Venice, and the library was increased by further acquisitions from Bessarion until his death
Venetus_A
Greek scholar and theologian
Bessarion Makris (Greek: Βησσαρίων Μακρής, 1635- 1699) was a Greek scholar and theologian. He was born in Ioannina, northwestern Greece, center of the
Bessarion_Makris
Archbishop of Ephesus and Eastern Orthodox saint
as corrupted or a forgery. When considering Mark's opponent Bessarion, note Bessarion's rewards: Pope Eugene IV invested him with the rank of cardinal
Mark_of_Ephesus
1453 Ottoman conquest of the Byzantine capital
Father Isidore of Ruthenia, Cardinal, Written to the Most Reverend Lord Bessarion Bishop of Tusculum and Cardinal of Nicaea and Bologna]" (in Latin). Letter
Fall_of_Constantinople
Bosnian Franciscan theologian and philosopher
philosophically a Platonist. He readily entered into live controversies, defending Bessarion against charges of heresy, entering the Plato–Aristotle controversy, debating
Juraj_Dragišić
Name list
Висарион) is a Greek male name, which may refer to: Saint Bessarion of Egypt, also Bessarion the Great or Passarion, Egyptian anchorite, wonderworker and
Vissarion_(given_name)
Greek scribe
literature in Venice, Florence, Rome and other cities of Italy. He worked for Bessarion and is considered by some to be one of the most important Greek copyists
John_Rhosos
Spanish theologian, canonist, curialist and philosopher
the service of Cardinal Bessarion. References to Fernando are scarce in the following decade. He was certainly with Bessarion in Bologna in 1452 and presumably
Fernando_de_Córdoba
Moldavian diplomat during the late 15th century
Metropolitan of Kiev, and related to Gregory Tsamblak and, apparently, Cardinal Bessarion. Alexandru Simon, How to Finance a Greek Rite Athlete: Venice, Rome and
John_Tsamblak
volumes. Its historical nucleus is the private collection of Cardinal Bessarion, which was donated to the Republic of Venice in 1468. Some significant
Manuscripts in the Biblioteca Marciana
Manuscripts_in_the_Biblioteca_Marciana
Associations of Italian scholars
exile Basilios Bessarion, one of several meeting places for scholarly events and discussion, was known as an academia (academy). Bessarion's extensive library
Roman_academies
influence on the exegesis of the New Testament itself through Cardinal Bessarion's inspiration of Lorenzo Valla's biblical emendations of the Latin vulgate
Greek scholars in the Renaissance
Greek_scholars_in_the_Renaissance
Neapolitan-born humanist
Antonio Campano (27 February? 1429 – 15 July 1477), a protégé of Cardinal Bessarion, was a Neapolitan-born humanist at the court of Pope Pius II, whose funeral
Giovanni_Antonio_Campano
Toronto subway station
of the station the tracks continue through dual bored tunnels toward Bessarion station, while west of the station similar tunnels go to Sheppard–Yonge
Bayview_station_(Toronto)
Modern religion derived from ancient Greek pre-christian beliefs
students of Plethon include the historian Laonikos Chalkokondyles and Bessarion. Bessarion, educated in neoplatonism, was considered for the Catholic papacy
Hellenism_(modern_religion)
Byzantine Greek historian (c. 1430 – c. 1470)
intellectual circle in Byzantine Mystras, such as Georgios Gemistos Plethon and Bessarion. In the first half of the fifteenth century, Athens was under the rule
Laonikos_Chalkokondyles
Russian cult leader (born 1961)
leader. His adopted name is the Russian form of the Greek name Βησσαρίων (Bessarion or Vissarion), meaning "wooded valley" or "ravine", while "life-giving"
Vissarion
Baloglou, "The Former Metropolitan of Nicaea Cardinal Bessarion and contemporary Greek bishops", in Bessarion from Trebizond of Pontos, ed. I. A. Glarenis et
Methodios_Fouyias
Grand Princess of Moscow from 1472 to 1503
to a famous Greek humanist, theologian and scholar, Cardinal Basilios Bessarion. The Cardinal's surviving correspondence shows that the Pope took an interest
Sophia_Palaiologina
Prince of the Palaiologos dynasty
children moved to Rome, where they were initially taken care of by Cardinal Bessarion and were provided with money and housing by the papacy. The money provided
Manuel_Palaiologos
Character in Plato's dialogues; purported ancient Greek philosopher
the World and the Soul in a manuscript in the possession of Cardinal Bessarion. Venice, Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana, Gr. 517, fol. 4r (fifteenth century)
Timaeus_of_Locri
2006 drama film about the 1458 Papal election
Piccolomini James Faulkner as Guillaume d'Estouteville Rolf Kanies as Basilios Bessarion Holger Kunkel as Alain de Coëtivy Peter Guinness as Latino Orsini Nicholas
The_Conclave
Development in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
site is located between Sheppard Avenue, Leslie Street, Highway 401, and Bessarion Road, and creates a south extension of the Bayview Village neighbourhood
Concord_Park_Place
Italian bishop and humanist (1417–1475)
He also heaped praise on Cusanus and Bessarion and used his dedicatory preface to Apuleius to laud Bessarion's Defensio Platonis. He also incorporated
Giovanni_Andrea_Bussi
Italian dessert wine
Vin Santo was allegedly born. Another 15th-century story involves John Bessarion, a patriarch of the Greek Orthodox Church. According to legend, at the
Vin_Santo
Ethnic group
Panaretos George Amiroutzes Gregory Choniades George of Trebizond Basilios Bessarion Ioannis Amanatidis (footballer) George Andreadis (novelist) Peter Andrikidis
Pontic_Greeks
Title of nobility
Byzantine nobles as late as 1465, such as in the letters of Cardinal Bessarion concerning the children of Thomas Paleologus. Effendi (Egyptian Arabic
Effendi
4th-century Greek poet
manuscript of his poem was discovered at Otranto in Calabria by Cardinal Bessarion, in 1450. His familiar name was first given him by his editor Lorenz Rhodomann
Quintus_Smyrnaeus
Italian Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal
elected Pope Paul II. In August 1465, Eroli, along with Cardinals Basilios Bessarion and Juan Carvajal was part of a commission sent to the Kingdom of Bohemia
Berardo_Eroli
Byzantine emperor from 1425 to 1448
Bonne of Bohemia. His third marriage, arranged by the future cardinal, Bessarion, was to Maria of Trebizond in 1427. She was a daughter of Alexios IV of
John_VIII_Palaiologos
and then metropolitan bishop of Larissa in 1550–68. He was a nephew of Bessarion II, Metropolitan of Larissa in 1526/7–40. His parents were wealthy, but
Neophytus_II_of_Larissa
Revival in the study of Classical antiquity
the resources to amass important libraries. Such was Cardinal Basilios Bessarion, a convert to the Catholic Church from Greek Orthodoxy, who was considered
Renaissance_humanism
the creations of Paul II). As in the immediately previous conclaves, Bessarion emerged as an early favorite, with six votes on the second day, those
1471_conclave
Greek novel by Heliodorus
Folio from a MS. of the Aethiopica in the library of Bessarion (Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana, Gr. 410)
Aethiopica
Georgian saint
Zedazeni and one of the Thirteen Assyrian Fathers. He is mentioned in Bessarion's The Saints of Georgia. His feast day is celebrated on September 15. "Patron
Joseph_of_Alaverdi
Renaissance building in Urbino, Italy
Seneca window Aquinas Homer window Duns Scotus Virgil South wall Sixtus IV Albertus Magnus Bessarion Pius II Bartolus Solon Vittorino da Feltre Euclid
Ducal_Palace,_Urbino
Story of Christian/catholic doctrine on purgatory
full communion with Rome. At the council itself, the Greek Metropolitan Bessarion argued against the existence of real purgatorial fire. In effecting full
History_of_purgatory
are regarded as saints in the church in Georgia, and are mentioned in Bessarion's The Saints of Georgia and the Menologium der Orthodox-Katholischen Kirche
Abiathar_and_Sidonia
Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church
Administrator of Taranto 1440–1444 Succeeded by Mario Orsini Preceded by Louis de Luxembourg Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati 1444 Succeeded by Bessarion Basilios
Julian_Cesarini
Byzantine Greek prelate (1385–1463)
Term ended 27 April 1463 Predecessor Gregory Mammas Successor Basilios Bessarion Other post Cardinal-bishop of Sabina Previous posts Metropolitan of Kiev
Isidore_of_Kiev
Toronto subway station
tunnel. West of the station, the subway continues through its tunnels into Bessarion station. Nearby landmarks include the East Don River, IKEA North York
Leslie_station
Canadian stand-up comedian and writer
Just for Laughs. In 2013, he hosted Finding Bessarion, a short comedic documentary film about Bessarion station, the least-used subway station on the
Jeremy_Woodcock
Prince of the Palaiologos dynasty
they were put in the care of Cardinal Bessarion, who had also fled the Byzantine Empire many years ago. Bessarion was one of the few Byzantine clerics
Andreas_Palaiologos
Day in the Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar
Scetis, disciples of Saint Anthony the Great (4th century) Venerable Bessarion the Great, Wonderworker of Egypt (4th-5th century) (see also: February
June 17 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
June_17_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)
Academic book series
and Prose Medieval Latin 52 Two Works on Trebizond: Michael Panaretos, Bessarion Byzantine Greek 51 Medieval Latin Lives of Muhammad Medieval Latin 50
Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library
Dumbarton_Oaks_Medieval_Library
"Venerable Bessarion, Wonderworker of Egypt". www.oca.org. Archived from the original on 3 June 2025. Retrieved 14 August 2024. "Venerable Bessarion Sarai
List of Eastern Orthodox saints (A–G)
List_of_Eastern_Orthodox_saints_(A–G)
Italian humanist
was an Italian humanist, a longtime member of the familia of Cardinal Bessarion who moved in the same circle as Nicolas Cusanus, whom he served with his
Pietro_Balbi
the Byzantine-born cardinal Bessarion, the most important patron of Greek learning in 15th-century Italy. In 1468 Bessarion donated his library—over a
Venetus_B
Compendium of Greek myths and heroic legends
surviving in one now-incomplete manuscript, which was copied for Cardinal Bessarion in the 15th century. Any surviving manuscripts of the Bibliotheca are
Bibliotheca_(Apollodorus)
Italian scholar and poet (1304–1374)
bequest as its founding, although it was in fact founded by Cardinal Bessarion in 1468. Petrarch is best known for his Italian poetry, notably the Rerum
Petrarch
Institution of higher learning
intellectuals. At the head of this movement for renewal in Rome was Cardinal Bessarion, whose house from the mid-century was the centre of a flourishing academy
Academy
Georgian politician; Prime Minister of Georgia (1934–2020)
Political offices Preceded by Bessarion Gugushvili Prime Minister of Georgia 1992–1993 Succeeded by Eduard Shevardnadze
Tengiz_Sigua
Byzantine rump state (1204–1461)
Trebizond did pride themselves on their Laz origins to some degree. Bessarion's history of Trebizond during the sixth century only works if you identify
Empire_of_Trebizond
Day in the Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar
the Theophany Monastery in Kostroma (15th century) Saints Bessarion I (1490-1499) and Bessarion II (1527-1540), Metropolitans of Larissa. Saint Joseph the
September 15 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
September_15_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)
Head of the Armenian Catholic Church from 1866 to 1881
Eastern Catholic Churches raised to the College of Cardinals since Cardinal Bessarion in 1439. Note: His name is variously rendered as Hasoun, or Hasounean
Andon_Bedros_IX_Hassoun
Eastern Catholic church
Churches) include: George Acropolites, historian George Metochites, deacon Bessarion, Cardinal Isidore of Kiev, Cardinal Theodorus Gaza, scholar Gregory III
Greek Byzantine Catholic Church
Greek_Byzantine_Catholic_Church
Simplicius's commentary on Aristotle's On the Heavens, 14th century manuscript signed by owner, Bessarion.
Commentaries_on_Aristotle
Mathematician and astronomer (1473–1543)
expanding his studies of antiquity, begun at Bologna, to the writings of Bessarion, Lorenzo Valla, and others. There also seems to be evidence that it was
Nicolaus_Copernicus
non-European born cardinal since the 1471 papal conclave that featured Cardinal Bessarion of Trebizond. Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria asserted the right claimed
1903_conclave
Catholic basilica, a landmark of Rome, Italy
chapel of Cardinal Bessarion. Antoniazzo Romano completed the decoration in 1467. It contained a 15th-century Madonna donated by Bessarion, now relocated
Santi_Apostoli,_Rome
Byzantine Greek scholar
Constantinople in 1453, Kallistos went to Italy where he joined Basilios Bessarion. He taught in Bologna (1464), Rome (1469), Florence, Paris and London
Andronikos_Kallistos
Italian humanist
to Rome when he moved there. He was a secretary of Cardinal Basilius Bessarion in 1447, and wrote a biography of him in 1472. From 1451 to 1453 he taught
Niccolò_Perotti
Herzegovina 14.65 PB 14 3 B 8 Benjamin Salnitro Malta 14.98 PB 13 4 A 7 Bessarion Ilariani Georgia 15.14 SB 12 5 A 4 Milen Caco Albania 15.17 PB 11 6
2025 European Athletics Team Championships Third Division
2025_European_Athletics_Team_Championships_Third_Division
Greek philosopher and theologian
School [el] in Ioannina (a.k.a. Gioumeios or Gioumas School), succeeding Bessarion Makris. There, he taught natural sciences, mathematics and Aristotelian
Georgios_Sougdouris
several of his works to his friend and fellow Greek scholar Cardinal Bessarion. His sacred compositions for the Orthodox church use a discantus technique
Janus_Plousiadenos
Region in the eastern Black Sea region of Turkey
theologian Evagrius Ponticus (345–399 AD), Greek theologian and monk Basilios Bessarion (1403–1472), Greek scholar, Roman Catholic cardinal and titular Latin
Pontus_(region)
Genocide campaign in the Ottoman Empire
and Renaissance scholars George of Trebizond (1395–1472) and Basilios Bessarion (1403–1472). Thus, when the Turkic peoples began their late medieval conquest
Greek_genocide
Saints to whom the ability to fly or levitate has been attributed
according to her hagiographer, the hermit Zosimas of Palestine Saint Bessarion of Egypt (died c. 466), is said to have walked across the waters of the
Levitation_of_saints
15th-century French archbishop and cardinal
became the Dean of the College of Cardinals after the death of Cardinal Bessarion on 18 November 1472. He took part in the Conclave of 27/28–30 August 1464
Guillaume_d'Estouteville
Bilateral relations
valuable ancient manuscripts and their knowledge. These scholars (such as Bessarion and John Argyropoulos) made a significant contribution to the Renaissance
Greece–Italy_relations
Capital and largest city of Epirus, Greece
worked several notable personalities of the Greek Enlightenment, such as Bessarion Makris, the priests Georgios Sougdouris (1685/7–1725) and Anastasios Papavasileiou
Ioannina
The Saints of Georgia is a book of hagiography published by Bessarion. It is a primary source of biographies of saints, including the following: Abiathar
The_Saints_of_Georgia
by Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani, alongside works by David Guramishvili and Bessarion Gabashvili. Themes of a suffering homeland and grief resonated during
Georgian_literature
Caucasian ethnic group
by Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani, alongside works by David Guramishvili and Bessarion Gabashvili. In the 19th century, Romanticism dominated Georgian literature
Georgians
patches of coloured tile giving it a surreal look called trompe-l'œil Bessarion Passing Sylvie Bélanger Friezes representing the station's users, depicting
Toronto_subway_public_art
Castilian royal secretary and scholar (1423–1492)
Palencia traveled to Florence where he entered the service of Cardinal Bessarion, with whom he remained until 1453. He also became acquainted with Vespasiano
Alfonso_de_Palencia
Area of geometry, about angles and lengths
copy of the Almagest, by the Byzantine Greek scholar cardinal Basilios Bessarion with whom he lived for several years. At the same time, another translation
Trigonometry
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