Bessarion - Wikipedia
WEBBessarion (Greek: Βησσαρίων; 2 January 1403 – 18 November 1472) was a Byzantine Greek Renaissance humanist, theologian, Catholic cardinal and one of the famed Greek scholars who contributed to the so-called great revival of letters in the 15th century.
Bessarion | Neo-Platonist, Patriarch of Constantinople, Cardinal
WEBApr 17, 2024 · Bessarion (born Jan. 2, 1403, Trebizond, Trebizond empire [now Trabzon, Turkey]—died Nov. 18, 1472, Ravenna [Italy]) was a Byzantine humanist and theologian, later a Roman cardinal, and a major contributor to the revival of letters in the 15th century.
Basil [Cardinal] Bessarion - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
WEBAug 27, 2018 · Basil [Cardinal] Bessarion. First published Mon Aug 27, 2018; substantive revision Sat Sep 3, 2022. Basil Bessarion (d. 1472) was, before Marsilio Ficino (1433–1499), the not so grey eminence responsible for the return of …
Cardinal Bessarion - Renaissance and Reformation - Oxford …
WEBCardinal Bessarion (b. 1408–d. 1472) participated in this two-way exchange—indeed, contributed to it to an eminent degree. Chosen as one of the two main Greek spokesmen at the Council of Ferrara-Florence (1438–1439), he eventually became the leading proponent of union with the Roman Church among the Greeks and spent the rest of his life ...
Bessarion - Wikiwand
WEBBessarion ( Greek: Βησσαρίων; 2 January 1403 – 18 November 1472) was a Byzantine Greek Renaissance humanist, theologian, Catholic cardinal and one of the famed Greek scholars who contributed to the so-called great revival of letters in the 15th century.
Bessarion, Cardinal | SpringerLink
WEBOct 28, 2022 · Bessarion was a Byzantine scholar, theologian, philosopher, and cardinal of the Roman Church. He was born in Trebizond on the Black Sea and was brought to Constantinople where he received a literary and philosophical education. …
Bessarion, Cardinal | Encyclopedia.com
WEBBESSARION, CARDINAL. Fifteenth-century Greek bishop, theologian, and humanist; b. Trebizond, Jan. 2, 1403; d. Ravenna, Italy, Nov. 18, 1472. Originally of a modest family, Bessarion was apparently adopted by the Metropolitan Dositheus of Trebizond and educated in rhetoric, philosophy, and asceticism at Constantinople, where he had …
Bessarion - The Public's Library and Digital Archive
WEBBessarion always intended them to be directly relevent to contemporary issues. His translation of Demosthenes' "First Olynthiac Oration" is an excellent example. Demosthenes' speech, written in the fourth century B.C., calls upon the Athenians to take immediate military action against Philip of Macedon while they can still defend …
Basil Bessarion | SpringerLink
WEBJan 1, 2020 · Abstract. Basil Bessarion (c. 1400/1408–1472) was an eminent scholar and philosopher of late Byzantium, engaged in the theological and philosophical controversies of his time, such as those regarding the union of the churches, the procession of the Holy Spirit, and the question of how the philosophies of Plato and Aristotle compare.
Bessarion | Encyclopedia.com
WEBBessarion (bĕsâr´ēən), 1395?–1472, Byzantine humanist, cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He was a leading figure at the Council of Ferrara-Florence, which he attended as metropolitan of Nicaea. He favored ending the schism between East and West, and when the Orthodox Church refused, he joined the Roman Catholic Church and remained in Italy.
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