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Egyptian gnostic theologian (c. 100–c. 165)
According to Tertullian, Valentinus was a candidate for bishop but started his own group when another was chosen. Valentinus produced a variety of writings
Valentinus_(Gnostic)
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up Valentinus in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Valentinus is a Roman masculine given name derived from the Latin word "valens" meaning "healthy
Valentinus
3rd-century Roman Christian saint
named Valentinus. In the Echternach recension of the Martyrologium Hieronymianum, there are mentions of a Valentinus martyred in Rome and a Valentinus martyred
Saint_Valentine
Gnostic Christian movement
exists that Valentinus was labeled a heretic during his lifetime. Irenaeus of Lyons, who was the first patristic source to describe Valentinus's teachings—though
Valentinianism
Pseudonymous German author
filosofía by Basilius Valentinus. Barcelona: Muñoz Moya y Montraveta, 1986. (Spanish) List of Catholic clergy scientists Valentinus, Basilius (1717). Chymische
Basil_Valentine
Roman criminal and rebel
Valentinus (fl. mid-4th century, died 369) was a Roman criminal and rebel put down after Count Theodosius's arrival in Britain in AD 369. Ammianus Marcellinus
Valentinus_(rebel)
Class of being in Gnosticism
and translated by the National Geographic Society, also mentions Aeons. Valentinus assumed, as the beginning of all things, the Primal Being or Bythos, who
Aeon_(Gnosticism)
German writer, mathematician and theologian (rosicrucian)
Johannes Valentinus Andreae (17 August 1586 – 27 June 1654), also known as Johannes Valentinus Andreä or Johann Valentin Andreae, was a German theologian
Johannes_Valentinus_Andreae
Early Christian and Jewish religious systems
Christianity. According to Clement of Alexandria, the disciples of Valentinus said that Valentinus was a student of a certain Theudas, who was a student of Paul
Gnosticism
Byzantine general and usurper (died 644 or 645)
such that in 654 or 655, Valentinus attempted to become augustus (emperor) and depose Constans. This failed, and Valentinus was lynched along with his
Valentinus_(usurper)
German mathematician and astronomer
Valentinus Otho (also Valentin Otto; born around 1545–46 possibly in Magdeburg – 8 April 1603 in Heidelberg) was a German mathematician and astronomer
Valentinus_Otho
Species of spider
Ischnocolus valentinus is a small, Old World tarantula. It is found in Spain, Sicily, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, and Western Sahara. It is the only
Ischnocolus_valentinus
Gnostic cosmology of eight heavens
early Christian era. The concept was further developed by the theologian Valentinus (ca. 160 AD). The number eight plays an important part in Gnostic systems
Ogdoad_(Gnosticism)
Name list
Valentina is a feminine given name. It is a feminine form of the Roman name Valentinus, which is derived from the Latin word "valens" meaning "healthy, strong"
Valentina_(given_name)
1st century Christian Gnostic thinker
memory rather than a purely symbolic lineage, then Valentinus could have encountered Theudas when Valentinus was a young adult (20–30 years old) and Theudas
Theudas (teacher of Valentinus)
Theudas_(teacher_of_Valentinus)
Species of flowering plant
Asteraceae. Anacyclus valentinus is native to Europe, with some found in Morocco and Algeria in Africa. The majority of Anacyclus valentinus is in Spain. Botanic
Anacyclus_valentinus
Name list
meaning "strong, healthy, power, rule". It comes from the Latin name Valentinus, as in Saint Valentin. Commonly found in Argentina, Bulgaria, France,
Valentin
Roman chronological and calendrical text
calendrical texts produced in 354 AD for a wealthy Roman Christian named Valentinus by the calligrapher and illustrator Furius Dionysius Filocalus. The original
Chronograph_of_354
Creation spirit in some schools of philosophy
and Ophite systems, which have many affinities with the doctrine of Valentinus, the making of the world is ascribed to a company of seven archons, whose
Demiurge
Polish physician and medical text editor
Valentinus Lublinus, also known as Walenty Lublin, was a 16th-century Polish physician and editor of medical texts. He was a student of Johannes Baptista
Valentinus_Lublinus
Head of the Catholic Church in 827
Pope Valentine (Latin: Valentinus; died 10 October 827) was the bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States for two months in 827. He was unusually close
Pope_Valentine
Indonesian politician
Dr. Raden Valentinus Sudjito Dwijoatmojo (13 October 1905 – 10 June 1958) was a politician from the Catholic Party. He chaired the legislature of Central
Valentinus_Sudjito
Byzantine emperor in 641
In August 641, Valentinus marched his troops to Chalcedon, to force Martina to elevate Constans II to co-emperor. While Valentinus was encamped across
Heraclonas
Head of the Catholic Church from 1492 to 1503
VI, Spanish: Alejandro VI; born Roderic Llançol y de Borja; epithet: Valentinus ("The Valencian"); c. 1431 – 18 August 1503) was head of the Catholic
Pope_Alexander_VI
Common Greek noun for knowledge
Noetic consciousness Noetics Prajñā (Buddhism) Prajna (Hinduism) Satori Valentinus Ramelli, Ilaria L. E. (2018). "Gnosis/Knowledge". In Hunter, David G.;
Gnosis
Abrahamic monotheistic religion
apostolic teaching and that all rivals had deviated from it. Meanwhile, Valentinus, an Alexandrian teacher, developed a Gnostic theology in which Christ
Christianity
German mathematician, astronomer, and astrologer (1523–1593)
Nabod) (13 February 1523 – 3 March 1593), known by the Latinized name Valentinus Nabodus, was a German mathematician, astronomer and astrologer. Valentin
Valentin_Naboth
Byzantine aristocrat and general
Flavius Mar. Petrus Theodorus Valentinus Rusticius Boraides Germanus Iustinus, simply and commonly known as Justin (Latin: Iustinus, Greek: Ἰουστῖνος;
Justin_(consul_540)
Feminine figure in Gnosticism
penetrated into the Pleroma itself. Sophia or Mētēr is in the doctrine of Valentinus the last, i.e. the thirtieth Aeon in the Pleroma, from which having fallen
Sophia_(Gnosticism)
Adaptation of the Greek philosophical concept
the ending -d in declension. Prominent early Christian gnostics like Valentinus taught that the Monad is the high source of the Pleroma, the region of
Monad_(Gnosticism)
Concept in classical philosophy
first. The correspondence of these "roots" with the first six Aeons that Valentinus derives from Bythos, is noted by Hippolytus. Simon says in his Apophasis
Nous
Roman British vase
gladiator battle of two men: Memnon, a secutor and Valentinus, a retiarius. The text identifies Valentinus as a member of the Legio XXX Ulpia Victrix, though
Colchester_Vase
Berry and plant
Tineo Rubus rusticanus Mercier Rubus segobricensis Pau Rubus siculus C.Presl Rubus sinusifolius Sennen Rubus × tridentinus Evers Rubus valentinus Pau
Rubus_ulmifolius
German Socinian theologian (1572–1622)
Valentinus Smalcius (German: Valentin Schmalz or Schmaltz; Polish: Walenty Smalc) (Gotha, 1572 – Raków, Kielce county 1622) was a German Socinian theologian
Valentinus_Smalcius
Name list
feminine given name, and a surname, derived from the Roman family name Valentinus, which was derived from the Latin word valens, which means "strong and
Valentine_(name)
Name list
Italian: [valenˈtiːno] Gender Male Origin Word/name Latin nomen Valentinus Meaning healthy, strong Other names Related names Valentinus, Valentin, Valentine
Valentino_(given_name)
2nd-century Greek bishop and Church Father
Heresies around 180 as a refutation of gnosticism, in particular that of Valentinus. To counter the doctrines of the gnostic sects claiming secret wisdom
Irenaeus
Belgian Roman Catholic priest (1828–1905)
Johannes Ludovicus Paquay (17 November 1828 – 1 January 1905), also known as Valentinus, was a Belgian Roman Catholic priest and a professed member from the Order
Johannes_Ludovicus_Paquay
Genus of spiders
Ischnocolus valentinus (Dufour, 1820) I. andalusiacus (Simon, 1873) = Ischnocolus valentinus (Dufour, 1820) I. cavicola (Simon, 1889) = Ischnocolus valentinus (Dufour
Ischnocolus
Early Christian theologian (c.85–c.160)
Heresies, 1, 27, 1). Also, according to them, Marcion and the Gnostic Valentinus were companions in Rome. In 394, Epiphanius claimed that after beginnings
Marcion_of_Sinope
Uprising against Roman rule of Britain (367-368)
restoration began. Theodosius also overcame and defeated the force of Valentinus, a Pannonian who had been exiled to Britain and joined the invaders. Considerable
Great_Conspiracy
Church in Hesse, Germany
Catholic parish church and Basilica minor Basilica of SS Dionysius and Valentinus in Kiedrich in the Rheingau, in Hesse, Germany. It was built at the end
St._Valentin,_Kiedrich
Species of flowering plant
Casas, M.Laínz & Muñoz Garm. Dianthus serrulatus subsp. barbatus (Boiss.) Greuter & Burdet Dianthus subbaeticus Fern.Casas Dianthus valentinus Willk.
Dianthus_broteri
Valentinus de Valentiuis was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Guardialfiera (1519–?). On 2 December 1519, Valentinus de Valentiuis was
Valentinus_de_Valentiuis
Belief the serpent mated with Eve
divinity in Against Heresies as a "Gnostic" heresy espoused by Valentinus (100–160). Valentinus did not, however, propose that there were children by Eve through
Serpent_seed
Roman emperor from 641 to 668
Later that same year, on or around 5 November, Heraclonas was deposed by Valentinus, one of Heraclius’ most trusted generals, and Constans II was left as
Constans_II
Species of gastropod
Reproduction occurs throughout the year. T. valentinus is predated actively upon by ostracods. Longevity among T. valentinus ranges from 17.8 to 22 months. "The
Theodoxus_valentinus
Gnostic religion of the 2nd and 3rd centuries
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Sethianism
States. 100 31 August 827 – 10 October 827 (40 days) Valentine VALENTINVS Valentinus Rome, Papal States Subject and later the sovereign of the Papal States
List_of_popes
1979 novel by Harold Bloom
taken from Earth to the planet Lucifer by Seth Valentinus, a reincarnation of the gnostic theologian Valentinus. Their guide is Olam, who is an Aeon, an emanation
The_Flight_to_Lucifer
Byzantine caesar from c. 639 to 641
of his partisans alleged that Martina poisoned him. One such partisan, Valentinus, led troops to Chalcedon, across the Bosporus strait from the imperial
Martinus_(son_of_Heraclius)
2nd century Greek Gnostic
Alexandria (Strom. 4.9) as the most esteemed (δοκιμώτατος) of the school of Valentinus; and, according to Origen (Comm. in S. Joann. t. ii. § 8, Opp. t. iv.
Heracleon
Species of tarantula
after Ischnocolus valentinus. Despite being the only two species of tarantulas in Europe, Chaetopelma lymberakisi and Ischnocolus valentinus have significantly
Chaetopelma_lymberakisi
Italian cardinal deacon (1475–1507)
Valentino ("The Valencian"), derived from his father's papal epithet in Latin Valentinus ("The Valencian") indicating his birth in Xàtiva in the Kingdom of Valencia
Cesare_Borgia
Species of fish
Squalius valentinus, commonly known as the Eastern Iberian chub, Valencia chub and Levantine bagra, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging
Squalius_valentinus
Roman Catholic archdiocese in Spain
The Archdiocese of Valencia (Latin: Archidioecesis Valentinus) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church located in north-eastern Spain, in the
Archdiocese of Valencia in Spain
Archdiocese_of_Valencia_in_Spain
Work of Christian theology written in Greek by Irenaeus
incorrect interpretations of scripture on the part of Gnostics such as Valentinus. Irenaeus sought to present "what was understood as an authentic form
Against_Heresies
Refutation of Valentinianism by Tertullian
Though an enemy of Valentinus, Tertullian nevertheless spoke of him as a brilliant and eloquent man. Tertullian claims that Valentinus refused to submit
Adversus_Valentinianos
Indonesian footballer (born 2000)
bola.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 5 September 2025. Wisnumurti, Raden Valentinus Biaggi (1 October 2024). "Intip Perjalanan Sepak bola Eliano Reijnders:
Eliano_Reijnders
Name list
Bálint or Balint is a Hungarian surname derived from Valentinus. Alice Balint (born Alice Székely-Kovács) (1898–1939), Hungarian psychoanalyst András Bálint
Bálint
Topics referred to by the same term
Anglicization of Valentinian, Valentinus, and Valentinius Valentinianism, a Gnostic movement founded by Valentinus Valentinus (disambiguation) This disambiguation
Valentinian
High official and consul of the Eastern Roman Empire
Preceded by Mar. Petrus Theodorus Valentinus Rusticius Boraides Germanus Iustinus (alone) Roman consul 541 Succeeded by Justin II in 566
Anicius Faustus Albinus Basilius
Anicius_Faustus_Albinus_Basilius
listener incorrectly localizes a sound. It was found in 1960 by Nico Valentinus Franssen (1926–1979), a Dutch physicist and inventor. There are two classical
Franssen_effect
Builders of the physical realm that serve the demiurge
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Archon_(Gnosticism)
Doctrine in Christian theology
foreknowledge of individual merits, while others, like the Thomasines and Valentinus, developed systems of election or salvation according to one's innate
Predestination
Martinville (1555 – after 1610) Camilla Erculiani (died after 1584) Basilius Valentinus (Basil Valentine) (16/17th century) Andreas Libavius (1555–1616) François
List_of_alchemists
Roman army officer and father of emperor Theodosius I
Theodosius put down the Great Conspiracy (367–368) and the usurpation of Valentinus. After restoring order in Britain he returned to continental Europe and
Theodosius_the_Elder
Concept in Gnosticism
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Kenoma
Siege of Rome during the Gothic War
killed, except for Bishop Valentinus, who was interrogated by Totila in person, but once Totila ceased to believe Valentinus, he cut off his hands. The
Sack_of_Rome_(546)
Gnostic text
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Untitled_Text
work by Tertullian against the Gnostic Docetism of Marcion, Apelles, Valentinus and Alexander. It purports that the body of Christ was a real human body
De_Carne_Christi
2nd-century Syrian Gnostic
like Basilides and Saturninus, and taught at about the same time as Valentinus and Marcion. According to Irenaeus, he was a contemporary of the Roman
Cerdo_(Gnostic)
Christian Gnostic sect
philosophic systems. If, for instance, we compare this system with that of Valentinus, we discover at once so much agreement in essential features as to assure
Ophites
City in Kafr El Sheikh, Egypt
findings point out to Kom al-Khawaled 7 kilometers east of Sidi Salem. Valentinus, an early Gnostic Christian theologian and founder of the Valentinianism
Sidi_Salem
Concept of the personification of evil in Christianity
the Cathars and the Bogomils, as well as theologians like Marcion and Valentinus, have believed that the Devil was involved in creation. Today these views
Devil_in_Christianity
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Monoimus
their leader Colarbasus, a disciple of Valentinus. Colarbasus, along with Marcus, another disciple of Valentinus, was said to maintain the whole plenitude
Colarbasians
Gnostic text
manuscripto coptico Londinensi [Pistis Sophia: a gnostic work awarded to Valentinus from a Coptic manuscript codex in London] (in Latin). Translated by Schwartze
Pistis_Sophia
Name list
Val Origin Word/name Latin nomen Valentinus or Valerius, Old Norse Valdr or Vald Region of origin Italy, Sweden
Val_(given_name)
16th-century Hungarian poet, writer, soldier
Baron Valentinus Balassa de Kékkő et Gyarmat (Hungarian: Gyarmati és kékkői báró Balassi Bálint, Slovak: Valentín Balaša (Valaša) barón z Ďarmôt a Modrého
Bálint_Balassi
Christian Gnostic sect
Marcosians Naassenes Nicolaism Ophites Perates Saturninus Sethianism Valentinus Valentinianism Pseudo-Christian Gnosticism Paulicianism Catharism Thomasines
Borborites
Lost text of New Testament apocrypha
the testimony of which he claimed to have been invoked by the heretics Valentinus, Marcion, and Basilides. According to Philosophoumena, VII.20, Basilides
Gospel_of_Matthias
Malevolent creator in Gnosticism
Archived from the original on 2024-09-29. Bousset, Wilhelm (1911). "Valentinus and the Valentinians" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 27 (11th ed.). pp
Yaldabaoth
Calendar year
the choice of the people of Deira, splits the Kingdom of Northumbria. Valentinus, Byzantine general, attempts to usurp the throne of his son-in-law Constans
644
Christian non-canonical gospel
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Gospel_of_Philip
Medieval southern European Christian dualist movement
Marcosians Naassenes Nicolaism Ophites Perates Saturninus Sethianism Valentinus Valentinianism Pseudo-Christian Gnosticism Paulicianism Catharism Thomasines
Catharism
Collection of Gnostic and Christian texts
original on June 8, 2007. Retrieved April 15, 2022. But the followers of Valentinus, putting away all fear, bring forward their own compositions and boast
Nag_Hammadi_library
Christological position
Variations of dyophysite Christology steadily emerged in the teachings of Valentinus, Paul of Samosata, Diodore of Tarsus, Theodore of Mopsuestia, and others
Dyophysitism
Christian bishop of Smyrna (69–155)
was of much greater weight, and a more steadfast witness of truth, than Valentinus, and Marcion, and the rest of the heretics." Polycarp lived in an age
Polycarp
Gnostic text from the New Testament apocrypha
of the works of the disciples of "Valentinus", and the similarity of the work to others thought to be by Valentinus and his followers has made many scholars
Gospel_of_Truth
Genus of flies
Afrohybos is a genus of flies in the family Hybotidae. Afrohybos valentinus Smith, 1969 Smith, Kenneth G. V. (1969). "The Empididae of southern Africa
Afrohybos
Head of the Catholic Church from c. 138 to c. 142
Pontificalis, Hyginus was a Greek by birth. Irenaeus says that the gnostic Valentinus came to Rome in Hyginus' time, remaining there until Anicetus became pontiff
Pope_Hyginus
Church in Los Angeles, United States
Marcosians Naassenes Nicolaism Ophites Perates Saturninus Sethianism Valentinus Valentinianism Pseudo-Christian Gnosticism Paulicianism Catharism Thomasines
Ecclesia_Gnostica
2nd century Christian Gnostic religious teacher
that of Valentinus, it has been remoulded in a Greek spirit, but much more completely. Ancient writers usually name Basilides before Valentinus; but there
Basilides
Theological concept about the portion of God that resides within each human being
Marcosians Naassenes Nicolaism Ophites Perates Saturninus Sethianism Valentinus Valentinianism Pseudo-Christian Gnosticism Paulicianism Catharism Thomasines
Divine_spark
Marcosians Naassenes Nicolaism Ophites Perates Saturninus Sethianism Valentinus Valentinianism Pseudo-Christian Gnosticism Paulicianism Catharism Thomasines
Simon Magus in popular culture
Simon_Magus_in_popular_culture
Mars
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Sabaoth_(Gnosticism)
1543 Latin manuscript by Nicolaus Copernicus
university. Eventually, in 1554, he found himself in Kraków. Around 1569, Valentinus Otho, a student of Johannes Praetorius, joined Rheticus as his collaborator
Autograph of Nicolaus Copernicus' De revolutionibus
Autograph_of_Nicolaus_Copernicus'_De_revolutionibus
Planetary alias in gnosticism for Venus
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Astaphaios
Gnostic mystical word with many meanings
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Abraxas
VALENTINUS
VALENTINUS
Male
German
German form of Latin Valentinus, VELTEN means "healthy, strong."
Boy/Male
Finnish, French, German
Strong; Healthy
Male
Welsh
Welsh form of Latin Valentinus, FOLANT means "healthy, strong."
Male
Italian
Italian form of Latin Valentinus, VALENTINO means "healthy, strong."
Boy/Male
American, British, English, Latin
Strong; Variant of Valentinus; The Name of More than 50 Saints and Three Roman Emperors
Male
French
 French form of Latin Valentinus, VALENTIN means "healthy, strong." Compare with other forms of Valentin.
Boy/Male
German, Italian, Latin, Portuguese
Strong; Healthy; Variant of Valentinus
Male
Scottish
Scottish Gaelic form of Latin Valentinus, VALAN means "healthy, strong."
Male
Spanish
Spanish form of Latin Valentinus, VALENTÃN means "healthy, strong."
Male
Swedish
 Swedish form of Latin Valentinus, VALENTIN means "healthy, strong." Compare with other forms of Valentin.
Male
German
 German form of Latin Valentinus, VALENTIN means "healthy, strong." Compare with other forms of Valentin.
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : from a medieval personal name, Latin Valentinus, a derivative of Valens (see Valente), which was never common in England, but is occasionally found from the end of the 12th century, probably as the result of French influence. The name was borne by a 3rd-century saint and martyr, whose chief claim to fame is that his feast falls on February 14, the date of a traditional celebration of spring going back to the Roman fertility festival of Juno Februata. A 5th-century missionary bishop of Rhaetia of this name was venerated especially in southern Germany, being invoked as a patron against gout and epilepsy.
Boy/Male
American, British, English, Latin
Strong; Variant of Valentinus; The Name of More than 50 Saints and Three Roman Emperors
Male
Scottish
Scottish Gaelic form of Latin Valentinus, VAILEAN means "healthy, strong."
Male
Polish
Polish form of Roman Latin Valentinus, WALENTY means "healthy, strong."
Male
Portuguese
Portuguese form of Latin Valentinus, VALENTIM means "healthy, strong."
Male
Hungarian
Hungarian form of Latin Valentinus, BÃLINT means "healthy, strong."
Male
English
English form of Latin Valentinus, VALENTINE means "healthy, strong." Compare with feminine Valentine.
VALENTINUS
VALENTINUS
Female
Dutch
, father of joy.
Girl/Female
Indian
Durga
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Lord Buddha; From the Medieval Name Gawain; Little Falcon; White Falcon
Boy/Male
Hindu
Battle maiden
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Reputation
Male
Egyptian
, a chief librarian of the royal palace at Thebes.
Girl/Female
Assamese, Celebrity, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya, Punjabi, Sikh, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu
Merit; Full Moon Night (Poornima)
Girl/Female
Muslim
Plant known for its greenness
Boy/Male
English Scandinavian Norse Swedish
Strong counselor. Ancient personal name.
Biblical
one cut out, The surname for all Roman emperors described in the New Testament.
VALENTINUS
VALENTINUS
VALENTINUS
VALENTINUS
VALENTINUS
n.
One of a school of Judaizing Gnostics in the second century; -- so called from Valentinus, the founder.