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Geronimo's chief, Mangas Coloradas (Spanish for "red sleeves"), sent him to Cochise's band for help in his revenge against the Mexicans. [25] It was during this incident that the name Geronimo came about. This appellation stemmed from a battle in which, ignoring a deadly hail of bullets, he repeatedly attacked Mexican soldiers with a knife.
Melito of Sardis (Greek: Μελίτων Σάρδεων Melítōn Sárdeōn; died c. 180) was the bishop of Sardis near Smyrna in western Anatolia, and who held a foremost place among the early Christian bishops in Asia due to his personal influence and his literary works, most of which have been lost.
Meliton or Melitón is a given name. Notable people with the name include: Melitón Carvajal (1847–1935), Peruvian military and political figure; Melitón Manzanas (1906–1968), high-ranking police officer in Francoist Spain killed by ETA paramilitaries; Meliton Balanchivadze (1862–1937), Georgian composer of classical music
There’s also a legend that Geronimo himself came up with the battle cry, yelling his own name as he leapt down a nearly vertical cliff on horseback to escape American troops at Fort Sill, Oklahoma.
Geronimo: An American Legend is a 1993 historical Western film starring Wes Studi, Jason Patric, Gene Hackman, Robert Duvall, and Matt Damon in an early role. The film, which was directed by Walter Hill , is based on a screenplay by John Milius .
Meliton (born Sotirios Hatzis) (1913 – 27 December 1989), was a prelate of the Eastern Orthodox Church who served as the Metropolitan of Chalcedon from 1966 until his death in 1989. Born in Istanbul and educated at the Halki Theological Seminary , he was appointed Secretary of the Holy Synod by Patriarch Benjamin I in 1937 and in 1948 ...
William of Melitona, Meliton or Middleton (died 1257) [1] was a Catholic theologian. By 1248, he was a master in theology, [ 2 ] teaching at the University of Cambridge [ 3 ] and as the Franciscan chair of theology at the University of Paris .
Melito's canon is found in Eusebius EH4.26.13–14: [1]. Accordingly when I went East and came to the place where these things were preached and done, I learned accurately the books of the Old Testament, and send them to thee as written below.