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Orphanotrophos (Greek: ὀρφανοτρόφος) was a Byzantine title for the curator of an orphanage (ὀρφανοτροφεῖον, orphanotropheion).
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(ὀρφανοτρόφος), director of an orphanage. The term orphanotrophos is first mentioned in Leo I's novel of 469 as an office invented by the patrikios Zotikos.
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John the Orphanotrophos (Greek: Ἰωάννης ὁ Ὀρφανοτρόφος) was the chief court eunuch (parakoimomenos) during the reign of the Byzantine Emperor Romanos III (r ...
orphanotrophy (countable and uncountable, plural orphanotrophies) (uncountable) The act of supporting orphans.
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Orphanotrophos was a Byzantine title for the curator of an orphanage. The director of the most important orphanage, the imperial orphanage in Constantinople, established in the 4th century and lasting ... Wikipedia
There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun orphanotrophism. See 'Meaning & use' for definition, usage, and quotation evidence. See meaning & use ...
Feb 4, 2018 ˇ I start with John the Orphanotrophos (the Orphan Master), a eunuch who worked his way to great power, and kept control through terror.
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Mar 5, 2024 ˇ Byzantine orphanage curator title. In more languages. Spanish. Orfanotrofos. No description defined. Traditional Chinese. No label defined.
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orphanotrophos. The head of an orphanotropheion (orphanage). Orthodox. Term officially defined over the centuries by the Ecumenical Councils; also commonly ...
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Chief Court eunuch (1000-1043)
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While Pothos kept his provincial appointment as judge of the Armeniakoi, he was also appointed to the Constantinopolitan position of orphanotrophos.
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