Diakonissa is a Greek title of honor that is used to refer to a deacon's wife. It is derived from diakonos—the Greek word for deacon (literally, "server")...
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and leadership functions than purely charitable work. The Greek word diakónissa (διακόνισσα), meaning deaconess, is not found in the Bible. However, one...
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Reverend Hierodeacon [insert name], Father [insert name] Deacon's Wife Diakonissa Mary (Greek), or the same titles as a priest's wife Abbot The Right Reverend...
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The Reverend (Rev.) Hierodeacon John, Father (Fr.) John Deacon's Wife: Diakonissa Mary (Greek), or the same titles as a priest's wife Abbot: The Right Reverend...
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literally means "a woman who does good"); Popadya ("priest's wife") Diakonissa Episcopa Theodora This article incorporates text from Presbytera at OrthodoxWiki...
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Persian Executive Appointed Divisional (dathabam of 10 soldiers) Deacon or Diakonissa Greek Administrative Appointed Institutional (local church) Dean (religion)...
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played an important role in the church in Nyssa, where she was called diakonissa, the deaconess or wife of a deacon. Gregory Nazianzen wrote a letter of...
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(Pope Paschal I) interred the bodies of the venerable Zeno and others…" Diakonissa Presbytera "Women". Archived from the original on 2007-08-19. Retrieved...
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Hubert von Tiele-Winckler; de, industrialist Eva von Tiele-Winckler; de, diakonissa Walter Winkler, soccer player Witelo ca.1230-ca.1300, physicist Paul Wittich...
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reposed in exile in 1379. His tomb at the Monastery of Akatalyptos Maria Diakonissa (Theotokos Kyriotissa) became a place of many miracles. Robert F. Taft...
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