Damaskinos Explained

Damaskinos or Damaskenos (el|Δαμασκηνός|link=no, "from Damascus"), is a Greek name, found both as a first name and as a surname. It can refer to:

• Nikolaos Damaskenos (1st century BC), Greek historian and philosopher
• John of Damascus (c. 676–749), named Ioannes Damaskenos in Greek
• Michael Damaskinos (c. 1530–1593), post-Byzantine painter from Crete
• Damaskinos Stouditis (d. 1577), Greek Orthodox bishop
• Archbishop Damaskinos of Athens (1891–1949), Greek Orthodox Archbishop of Athens and Regent of Greece
• Archbishop Damaskinos of Jaffa (b. 1952), Greek Orthodox bishop
• Eli Damaskinos (d. 2002), Vampire Overlord from Blade II