Theodosius
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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 (347–395; "Theodosius the Great"), son of Count Theodosius
- Theodosius II (408–450)
- Theodosius III (715–717)
- One of three popes of the Coptic Orthodox Church
- One of three Patriarchs of Alexandria
- Patriarch Theodosius I of Alexandria (535–567)
- Patriarch Theodosius II of Alexandria (12th century)
- One of three Dukes of Braganza
- Theodosius I (1510-1563), 5th Duke of Braganza
- Theodosius II (1558-1630), 7th Duke of Braganza
- Theodosius III (1634-1653), 9th Duke of Braganza and 1st Prince of Brazil
Others by the name are:
- Theodosius of Bithynia or Theodosius of Tripolis (c. 160 BC– c. 100 BC) was a Greek astronomer and mathematician.
- Theodosius the Cenobiarch (c. 423-529)
- Theodosius the Deacon, an unknown 10th century Byzantine poet who wrote the poem "The Conquest of Crete"
- Theodosius of Kiev, 11th century Russian saint
- Theodosius, Metropolitan of Moscow (1461–1464)
- Metropolitan Theodosius (Lazor), former primate of the Orthodox Church in America (1933– )
- Theodosius Dobzhansky, noted geneticist and evolutionary biologist
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