Serafim

"Variant of Seraphim. Burning ones, fiery angels"

♂ Männlich · Hebrew
angelic biblical mystical variant

📖 Über Serafim

Serafim ist die portugiesische und südslavische Variante des alten hebräischen Namens Seraphim (שְׂרָפִים), abgeleitet von der Wurzel 'saraph' mit der Bedeutung 'brennen', wodurch seine Träger zu 'den Brennenden' werden. In den hebräischen Schriften erscheinen die Seraphim in Jesaja 6:2–6 als sechsflügelige Himmelswesen um Gottes Thron. Der Name erlangte legendären Status durch den Heiligen Serafim von Sarow (1759–1833), einen der verehrungswürdigsten Mystiker des östlichen Christentums. In der portugiesischsprachigen Welt bleibt Serafim ein traditioneller Name, der mit tiefer Frömmigkeit verbunden ist, während er in slawischen Kulturen mystische Glut und Engelbilder heraufbeschwört.

📍 Details

  • HerkunftHebrew
  • Geschlecht♂ Männlich
  • BedeutungVariant of Seraphim. Burning ones, fiery angels

🔀 Varianten & Verwandte Namen

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⭐ Berühmte Persönlichkeiten

  • Seraphim of Sarov — Russian Orthodox monk and mystic (1759–1833), canonized as one of the most beloved saints in Eastern Christianity. Renowned for his teachings on spiritual joy and the acquisition of the Holy Spirit, he spent years in solitary prayer in the forests of Russia.
  • Serafim Rose — American-born Eastern Orthodox hieromonk and theologian (1934–1982), born Eugene Dennis Rose. A prolific writer on Orthodox spirituality, asceticism, and Christian life, he founded a monastic skete in northern California and remains widely read in Orthodox circles.
  • Serafim Todorov — Bulgarian-Georgian professional boxer (born 1969), who won a bronze medal at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics in the flyweight division and later competed as a professional, becoming a respected figure in European boxing.
  • Serafim Fernandes de Araújo — Brazilian Roman Catholic Cardinal and Archbishop emeritus of Belo Horizonte (1924–2019), elevated to the College of Cardinals by Pope John Paul II in 2001. A prominent voice for social justice and pastoral care in Latin America.
  • Serafim Batzoglou — Greek-American computational biologist and professor at Stanford University, widely recognized for his work in genome sequence alignment algorithms, including the AVID and LAGAN alignment tools that have advanced the field of comparative genomics.