RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Anastasius of Persia

550 - 628

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Saint Anastasius of Persia, also known by his native name Magundat, was a Zoroastrian soldier in the Sasanian army who later became a convert to Christianity and was martyred in 628. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Anastasius of Persia has received more than 52,938 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Anastasius of Persia is the 791st most popular religious figure (up from 880th in 2019), the 129th most popular biography from Iran (up from 139th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Iranian Religious Figure.

Anastasius of Persia is most famous for being the first person to translate Aristotle's 'Metaphysics' from Greek to Syriac.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Anastasius of Persia ranks 791 out of 3,187. Before him are Robert de Sorbon, Francisco Jiménez de Cisneros, Ubayy ibn Ka'b, William Tyndale, Augustine of Canterbury, and Athenagoras of Athens. After him are Hippolytus of Rome, Nicholas of Flüe, Eutyches, Archduke Rudolf of Austria, Pietro Parolin, and Isidore the Laborer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 550, Anastasius of Persia ranks 8. Before him are Halimah bint Abi Dhuayb, Sumayyah bint Khabbat, Teia, Armah, Abdullah ibn Salam, and John the Merciful. After him are Saint Gall, Liuva I, Garibald I of Bavaria, Tardu, Cleph, and Arioald. Among people deceased in 628, Anastasius of Persia ranks 4. Before him are Khosrow II, Empress Suiko, and Kavad II. After him are Adaloald, and Umm Ruman.

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In Iran

Among people born in Iran, Anastasius of Persia ranks 129 out of 631. Before him are Abbas III (1732), Sasan (200), Vologases I of Parthia (1), Sultan Husayn (1668), Tahmasp II (1704), and Istakhri (850). After him are Artavasdes II of Armenia (-100), Mulla Sadra (1571), Sibawayh (760), Jahan Shah (1397), Piruz Nahavandi (700), and Safi-ad-din Ardabili (1252).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Iran

Among religious figures born in Iran, Anastasius of Persia ranks 12. Before him are Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj (817), Bahá'u'lláh (1817), Báb (1819), Ibn Majah (824), Mordecai (null), and Sasan (200). After him are Piruz Nahavandi (700), Safi-ad-din Ardabili (1252), `Abdu'l-Bahá (1844), Al-Juwayni (1028), Al-Bayhaqi (994), and Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni (864).

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