▁The ▁Spanish ▁is ▁D ion is io . ▁The ▁Italian ▁is ▁D ion igi ▁and ▁last ▁name , ▁D ion isi . ▁Like ▁Ca esar ▁in ▁sec ular ▁context s , ▁D ion ys ius ▁sometimes ▁became ▁a ▁title ▁in ▁religious ▁context s ; ▁for ▁example , ▁D ion ys ius ▁was ▁the ▁epis cop al ▁title ▁of ▁the ▁prim ates ▁of ▁Mal ank ara ▁Church ▁( f ounded ▁by ▁Apost le ▁Thomas ▁in ▁India ) ▁from ▁ 1 7 6 5 ▁until ▁the ▁am alg am ation ▁of ▁that ▁title ▁with ▁C athol icos ▁of ▁the ▁East ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 4 . ▁ ▁People ▁named ▁D ion ys ius ▁ ▁Sec ular ▁classical ▁context s ▁ ▁Athletics ▁▁ ▁D ion ys ius ▁of ▁Alexand ria ▁( ath lete ), ▁f . ▁ 1 2 9 ▁AD , ▁last ▁winner ▁of ▁the ▁stad ion ▁race ▁at ▁the ▁Olympic ▁Games ▁of ▁the ▁times ▁ ▁Science ▁and ▁philosophy ▁▁ ▁D ion ys ius ▁of ▁Chal ced on , ▁fl . ▁ 3 2 0 ▁BC , ▁phil os opher ▁of ▁Meg arian ▁school ▁ ▁D ion ys ius ▁of ▁Cy rene , ▁Sto ic ▁phil os opher ▁and ▁math ematic ian , ▁c . ▁ 1 5 0 ▁BC ▁ ▁D ion ys ius ▁of ▁Lam pt rai , ▁ 3 rd ▁century ▁BC , ▁an ▁Ep ic ure an ▁phil os opher ▁and ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁" G arden " ▁ ▁D ion ys ius ▁Per ie get es , ▁Greek ▁ge