Barlaam

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Barlaam
Gender Male
Language(s) Aramaic
Origin
Meaning son of Laam
Other names
See also Varlaam

Barlaam may refer to:

  • Barlaam of Seminara, Italian scholar and theologian (c.1290–1348), also known as Barlaam of Calabria, whose name as a layman was Bernardo Massari, brought an accusation of heresy against Gregory Palamas for the latter's defence of Hesychasm (the Eastern Orthodox Church's mystical teaching on prayer)
  • Saint Barlaam, eventual companion of St. Josaphat of India
  • Barlaam of Khutyn
  • Barlaam of Kiev, saint in the Russian Orthodox Church
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