WRITER

Andrew of Crete

660 - 740

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Andrew of Crete (Greek: Ἀνδρέας Κρήτης, c. 650 – July 4, 712 or 726 or 740), also known as Andrew of Jerusalem, was an 8th-century bishop, theologian, homilist, and hymnographer. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Andrew of Crete has received more than 89,249 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Andrew of Crete is the 951st most popular writer (up from 1,003rd in 2019), the 48th most popular biography from Syria and the 5th most popular Syrian Writer.

Andrew of Crete is most famous for his Hexameron, a work on six days of creation.

Memorability Metrics

  • 89k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 62.15

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 10.46

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.71

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Velikīĭ pokaęnnyĭ Kanōn
1996
The Great Canon
Religion
This is the classic canon of repentance, chanted in parts over the first four days of the Orthodox Lenten Fast and in its entirety on the Thursday of the fifth week. The full text of the life of our Holy Mother Mary of Egypt is also given, as read liturgically during Matins on the Thursday of the fifth week. Traditional English translation.
2005
Un Eloge de Jacques, le frère du Seigneur
Philosophy
1978
Graecorum codicum manuscriptorum qui Panormi in R. Bibliotheca asservantur specimen
1882

Page views of Andrew of Cretes by language

Over the past year Andrew of Crete has had the most page views in the with 16,828 views, followed by English (13,020), and Serbian (2,663). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Norwegian (Nynorsk) (95.82%), Persian (58.50%), and Georgian (47.50%)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Andrew of Crete ranks 951 out of 7,302. Before him are Joseph Freiherr von Eichendorff, Hans Sachs, L. Frank Baum, Alexandra David-Néel, Vātsyāyana, and Virginia Satir. After him are Johannes Tauler, Patrick White, Sin Saimdang, Alfred Kubin, George Steiner, and Panait Istrati.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 660, Andrew of Crete ranks 2. Before him is Empress Genmei. After him are Leontios, Adela of Pfalzel, Cunipert, and Alpaida. Among people deceased in 740, Andrew of Crete ranks 2. Before him is Zayd ibn Ali. After him are Meng Haoran, Wu Daozi, and Æthelheard of Wessex.

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In Syria

Among people born in Syria, Andrew of Crete ranks 48 out of 210. Before him are Heliodorus of Emesa (250), Nizar Qabbani (1923), Levon Ter-Petrosyan (1945), Al-Dhahabi (1274), Tutush I (1066), and Julia Soaemias (180). After him are Nicolaus of Damascus (-64), Apollinaris of Laodicea (310), Damascius (480), Herodian (170), Tuman bay II (1474), and Julia Maesa (165).

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Among WRITERS In Syria

Among writers born in Syria, Andrew of Crete ranks 5. Before him are Al-Maʿarri (973), Adunis (1930), Heliodorus of Emesa (250), and Nizar Qabbani (1923). After him are Herodian (170), Khaled al-Asaad (1932), Abu Tammam (788), Usama ibn Munqidh (1095), Jurji Zaydan (1861), Cassius Longinus (213), and Alciphron (200).

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