Barlaam may refer to: Barlaam, legendary teacher of Josaphat Barlaam of Antioch (died 304), Christian martyr Barlaam of Kiev (11th century), saint in the Russian Orthodox Church Barlaam of Khutyn (died 1192), Russian saint Barlaam of Seminara (c. 1290–1348), Italian scholar and theologian, notable as an opponent of Gregory Palamas Barlaam (14th century), namesake of the Monastery of Varlaam Barlaam (Shyshatsky) (1750–1820), defrocked Archbishop of Mogilev and Vitebsk See also Balaam (disambiguation), Varlaam (disambiguation), Orthodox version of the name, due to the Byzantine sound shift from /b/ to /v/ Varlam, variant of the above