You Might Like

Xenodochy

- Noun

Reception of strangers; hospitality.


More related articles

  • Xenodochus

    Xenodochus as a genus name may refer to:

  • Xenodochus (fungus)

    Xenodochus (fungus)

    Xenodochus is a genus of rust fungus in the family Phragmidiaceae, containing the following species:

  • Xenodochus (beetles)

    Xenodochus is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:

  • Xenodochium

    In the early Middle Ages, a xenodochium or xenodoch(e)ion (from Ancient Greek ξενοδοχεῖον, ksenodokheion; place for strangers, inn, guesthouse) was either a hostel or hospital, usually specifically for foreigners or pilgrims, although the term could refer to charitable institutions in general. The xenodochium was a church institution that first appeared in the Byzantine world. Xenodochia were more common than institutions of a more specific nature, such as the gerocomium (a place for the old), nosocomium (for the sick) and orphanotrophium (for orphans). A hospital for victims of plague was called a xenodochium pestiferorum (guesthouse of the plague-carriers).

  • Enodoch

    Saint Enodoch, also known as Wenedoc, is a 6th-century Pre-congregational saint of South Wales.

  • Ellinoglosso Xenodocheio

    The Ellinoglosso Xenodocheio (Greek: Ελληνόγλωσσο Ξενοδοχείο, "Hellenophone Hotel", meaning "Greek-speaking Hotel"), was a secret organization established in Paris in 1814, whose purpose was to educate the Greeks and prepare the struggle against Ottoman rule over Greece. Two of its founders were the Macedonian Grigorios Zalykis and the Epirote Athanasios Tsakalov. The organization was a precursor of another organization, Filiki Eteria, of which Athanasios Tsakalov was a founding member and which succeeded in mobilizing Greeks against the Ottoman Empire culminating in the Greek War of Independence.

  • Gennadios Xenodochof

    Gennadios Xenodochof (Greek: Γεννάδιος Ξενοδόχοφ; born 30 May 1988) is a professional Greek footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Irodotos.

You Might Like