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Home         1. Mai          All Saints Day 21. Mai Konstantin & Eleni Ελένη, Ελενα, Ελεάννα, Ελεάνα, Λένα, Ελενιώ, Ελενίτσα, Λενίτσα, Λένγκω, Λενιώ, Ελεωνόρα, Ελεονόρα, Ελεονώρα, Νόρα, Μαριλένα, Κωνσταντίνος, Κωσταντίνος, Κων/νος, Κων/τίνος, Κώστας, Κωστής, Κώτσος, Κώτσαρης, Κωστάκης, Κωτσάκης, Κωστάρας, Κωστάλας, Νάντια, Κωνσταντίνα, Κωσταντίνα, Κωστούλα, Ντίνα, Τίνα En av de største navnedagen i året, Konstantin. Hvor mange "Kåstasser" kjenner du? Konstantin I (født 27. februar 272, død 22. mai 337), også kjent som Konstantin den store, var romersk keiser fra 25. juli 306 frem til sin død. Han er mest kjent som den første kristne keiseren i Romerriket, og som grunnlegger av byen Konstantinopel. www.wikipedia.no   One of the biggest name-days of the year. How many Kostas do you know? Kostas is a male Greek name, one of the most common names given to Greek men. It is the most common nickname deriving from the name Konstantinos (Constantine) and it comes from the Latin word “constans” meaning constant and steadfast. Name Kostas comes from the Roman emperor Caesar Flavius Valerius Aurelius Constantinus Augustus, mostly known as Constantine the Great. He was Emperor from 306, best known for supporting the Christian religion, although until the end of his life in 337 he, himself, was a pagan. It is not known whether he adopted the Christian religion earlier in his life, although the influence of his Christian Mother Eleni (Helen) was huge. Historians have evidence and reports showing that Constantine practically adopted Christianity when he was dying. Constantine is mostly known due to two main reasons: He was the first who moved the capital of the Byzantine Empire from Rome to Byzantine that was renamed to Constantinople and which remained the capital and hub of the Byzantine Empire for more than a thousand years. He was also the Emperor who reversed the decree issued by Emperor Diocletian who was a big persecutor of the new religion. Constantine, on the contrary, signed the famous Edict of Milan in 313 AD proclaiming religious toleration throughout the Empire. The Eastern Orthodox Church recognized the influence of Constantine and his mother Helen to the development and spreading of the Christian Religion and proclaimed both of them Saints. The Roman Catholic Church does not recognize Constantine the Great as a Saint, though, claiming other Constantines as Saints of the Latin Church. The Names’ Fairy reveals the meaning of the name Kostas Kostas is a stable character, very self aware and solid as a person, doing great at work due to his persistence. Although he looks social, he is mostly introverted. Kostas is usually subordinate (psychologically) to some woman, his mother or wife. http://www.greek-names.info/kostas/ The Roman Emperor Constantine the Great converted to Christianity following his victory at the Battle of Milvian Bridge in 312.[1] Under his rule, Christianity rose to become the dominant religion in the Roman Empire, and for his example of a "Christian monarch" Constantine is revered as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church and Oriental Orthodox Church. Not only the details of his adoption of Christianity make the religious beliefs of Constantine I interesting; theologians  and historians alike have argued about the question to which form of Christianity Constantine ultimately converted, with regard to the legitimation of religious persecution. Though Emperor Constantine I had been exposed to Christianity by his mother, Helena, there is scholarly controversy as to whether he adopted his mother's Christianity in his youth, or whether he adopted it gradually over the course of his life.[2] Whatever the case, Constantine's endorsement of the tradition was a turning point for Early Christianity. In 313, Constantine issued the Edict of Milan, legalizing Christian worship, and the emperor would be a great patron of the Church and set a precedent for the position of the Christian Emperor within the Church and the notion of orthodoxy that would be followed for centuries. Wikipedia Photo from the film Eleni, a film and a book I highly recommend. Elena is a rather common female name, one of the main nicknames that come from the name Eleni. Eleni is among the most popular names in Greece. Both Elena and Eleni are used in Greece and Cyprus, however, name Elena is found in other languages as well – although its origins still remain Greek.  http://www.greek-names.info/elena/  Helena (ca. 257–337) var keiser Constantius Chlorus' gemalinne. Hun var mor til Konstantin den store og fant ifølge legenden Kristi kors under en pilegrimsreise til Det hellige land. Hun avbildes med korset eller tre-fire korsnagler. Hennes festdag er 18. august. Øya Sankta Helena er oppkalt etter henne. www.wikipedia.no    Eleni is the 1985 film adaptation of the memoir Eleni by Greek-American journalist Nicholas Gage. Directed by Peter Yates, the film stars John Malkovich, Kate Nelligan, Linda Hunt and Glenne Headly. As with the book, the film is told in a flashback format with Gage, now living in the United States, returning to his native Greece to solve the mystery of his mother's death when he was child. The film looks back to the effect of the 1940s Greek Civil War on the remote Greek village of his upbringing, and he investigates what happened to his mother after Communist guerrillas invade the village. The main difference between the film and book was that the film focused more on the adult Gage and his investigation, while the book had more focus on Gage's impoverished small-town childhood. www.wikipedia.com    HostGator.com Web Hosting  ***** skopelitissa@live.no  Home         1. Mai          All Saints Day   All content © Skopelítissa.com  2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 & 2010