Serapion

Serapion/səˈreɪpiən/is a given name, a variant ofSeraphin.

People called Serapion:

• Serapion (3rd-century), neoplatonic philosopher and one of thedisciples of Plotinus
• Serapion (4th century), author of theSacramentary of Serapion of Thmuis
• Serapion of Alexandria(3rd century BC), Greek physician
• Serapion of Algiers(1179–1240), Mercedarian saint
• Serapion of Antioch(c. 200 AD), Patriarch of Antioch
• Serapion (Coptic bishop of Los Angeles)(b. 1951)
• Serapion of Macedonia(d. 195), Martyr
• Serapion of Novgorod(d. 1516), Russian archbishop
• Serapion the Sindonite,4th century Egyptian monk
• Serapion (strategos),probably negotiated in 48 BC for Caesar with Achillas, strategos of Cyprus in 43 BC, executed in 41 BC
• Serapion of Vladimir(13th century), bishop of Vladimir
• Serapion the Younger(c. 12th century), physician who wroteThe Book of Simple Medicine(in Arabic)
• Mara bar Serapion,Syrian stoic
• Yahya ibn Sarafyun(9th century), also known as Serapion the Elder or Johannes Serapion, Christian physician who wrote two medical compilations in Syriac

See also

• Sarapion(Serapion), ancient port city in present-day south-central Somalia
• Saint Serapion(Zurbarán),an oil on canvas painting by the Spanish artistFrancisco de Zurbarán.
• Serapion Brothers,a literary movement in the early Soviet Union