Definition of Exarch. Meaning of Exarch. Synonyms of Exarch

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Definition of Exarch

Exarch
Exarch Ex"arch, n. [L. exarchus, Gr. ? ? commander; ?,?, out + ? to lead, rule: cf. F. exarque.] A viceroy; in Ravenna, the title of the viceroys of the Byzantine emperors; in the Eastern Church, the superior over several monasteries; in the modern Greek Church, a deputy of the patriarch, who visits the clergy, investigates ecclesiastical cases, etc.

Meaning of Exarch from wikipedia

- An exarch (/ˈɛksɑːrk/; from Ancient Gr**** ἔξαρχος exarchos) was the holder of any of various historical offices, some of them being political or military...
- John the Exarch (also transcribed Joan Ekzarh; Church Slavonic: Їѡаннъ Єѯархъ Bulgarian: Йоан Екзарх) was a medieval Bulgarian scholar, writer and translator...
- the 6th and 8th centuries, the territories under the jurisdiction of the exarch of Italy (exarchus Italiae) resident in Ravenna. The term is used in historiography...
- that encomp****ed its possessions on the Western Mediterranean. Ruled by an exarch (viceroy), it was established by the Emperor Maurice in 591 and survived...
- translit. Olúmpios; died 652) was Exarch of Ravenna from 649 until his death in 652. Prior to his term as exarch, Olympius was an imperial chamberlain...
- An exarch /ˈɛksɑːrk/ was a military governor within the Byzantine Empire and still is a high prelate in certain Christian churches. Look up exarch in...
- Eutychius (‹See Tfd›Gr****: Ευτύχιος, translit. Eutúkhios) was the last Exarch of Ravenna, heading the Exarchate from 726 or 727 until 751. The Exarchate...
- Theophylactus; ‹See Tfd›Gr****: Θεοφύλακτος, translit. Theophúlaktos) was Exarch of Ravenna from 701 or 702 to 709, succeeding John II Platinus. According...
- Leo III the Isaurian, serving as the strategos of Sicily, and then as the Exarch of Ravenna from 723 until his death. Paul is first mentioned in 717/18....
- Tfd›Gr****: Δέκιος, translit. Dékios) was Exarch of Ravenna from October 584 to 585. He is thought to have been the first exarch of Ravenna, although some believe...