Candidus

Candidus may refer to:

People

• Tiberius Claudius Candidus, Roman general who fought against Emperor Pescennius Niger in 193
• Candidus (theologian) (fl. 196), Christian writer
• Saint Candidus (died c.287), Egyptian commander of the Theban Legion
• Cyrion and Candidus (died 320), ethnic Armenian saints
• Candidus Isaurus, historian of the 5th century whose work is in the Patrologia Graeca
• Saint Candidus of Foligno, bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Foligno, 590–602
• Candidus of Fulda, ninth-century Benedictine scholar of the Carolingian Renaissance
• Candidus (floruit 793–802), Anglo-Saxon named Wizo, scholar for Alcuin of York in Gaul
• Candidus, a disciple of Clement of Ireland (c.750–818), teacher and saint
• Hugh of Remiremont, called Candidus (c. 1020–c. 1099), French Benedictine cardinal
• Hugh Candidus (c. 1095–c. 1160), Benedictine historian of Peterborough Abbey, England
• Pantaleon Candidus (1540–1608), Austrian theologian and author
• Daniel Candidus (1568–1637), German Lutheran theologian and writer
• Candidus, a pen name of American statesman Samuel Adams (1722–1803)
• William Candidus (1840–1910), American opera singer

Other

• Candidus (Celtic spirit), a "candid spirit" in Lusitanian and Celtic polytheism (Gaul).
• Candidus (cognomen), a third name of a citizen of ancient Rome
• Candidus, charismatic character heard on BBC's Radio Londra in Italy during World War II
• Saint Candidus (Ayne Bru), a painting by Ayne Bru, created 1502–1507

See also

• Alfred I, Prince of Windisch-Grätz (Alfred Candidus Ferdinand)
• Candidiasis, a fungal infection
• George Candidius, (1597–1647), Dutch missionary to Dutch Formosa
• Candida (disambiguation)
• Candide (disambiguation)
• Candido (disambiguation)