Gheorghe Sion

Gheorghe Sion (May 22, 1822–October 1, 1892) was a Moldavian-born Romanian poet, playwright, translator and memoirist.

He was born in Mamornița to paharnic (royal cup-bearer) Ioniță Sion and his wife Eufrosina (née Schina), the daughter of Filiki Eteria member Gheorghe Schina. His uncles included Constantin Sion, author of a semi-fictitious noble genealogy (Arhondologia Moldovei); and spătar Antohi Sion, the rumored author of Izvodul lui Clănău, an outright forgery. After spending two years (1837-1839) at Saint Sava College in Bucharest, the capital of Wallachia, he returned to his native Moldavia. Entering the Iași-based provincial administration, he became a copyist at the Justice Department in 1842, followed by work as a clerk at the Interior Department. He became a wanted man for his participation in the 1848 revolution, and so fled to Austrian-ruled Transylvania. He returned to Iași in 1849, working as bureau chief at the Department of Church Property and Public Education. From 1855, he worked at the State Archives.

Sion

Sion may be a transliteration of Zion or may refer to:

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Sion (periodical)

Sion (in Armenian Սիոն) is a periodical of the Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem and its official organ. It started publication in Jerusalem in 1866 until 1877 when it ceased publication for 50 years.

It resumed publication in 1927 by the order of Patriarch Yeghishe Tourian and has continued with brief interruptions until today.

Sion has published extensive news of the Patriarchate and its activities in its territorial jurisdiction (Israel, Palestine and Jordan), asserting its special position in the Armenian Apostolic Church, its relation to the Mother Church in Armenia and relation to other churches, political authorities, organizations and individuals. It also publishes academic and scientific articles related to Armenian religion, history, arts and culture.

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Siôn

Siôn or Sion (Welsh pronunciation: [ʃoːn]) is a Welsh form of the given name John, pronounced in English identically to the Irish name Seán. Notable people with the name include:

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