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RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Anthony the Great

251 - 356

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Anthony the Great (Greek: Ἀντώνιος Antṓnios; Arabic: القديس أنطونيوس الكبير; Latin: Antonius; Coptic: Ⲁⲃⲃⲁ Ⲁⲛⲧⲱⲛⲓ; c. 12 January 251 – 17 January 356) was a Christian monk from Egypt, revered since his death as a saint. He is distinguished from other saints named Anthony, such as Anthony of Padua, by various epithets: Anthony of Egypt, Anthony the Abbot, Anthony of the Desert, Anthony the Anchorite, Anthony the Hermit, and Anthony of Thebes. For his importance among the Desert Fathers and to all later Christian monasticism, he is also known as the Father of All Monks. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Anthony the Great has received more than 1,843,754 page views. His biography is available in 65 different languages on Wikipedia. Anthony the Great is the 56th most popular religious figure (up from 68th in 2019), the 15th most popular biography from Egypt (up from 18th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Egyptian Religious Figure.

Anthony the Great is famous for his teachings on how to live a life of virtue. He is also known for his teachings on the nature of God, the soul, and the devil.

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  • 1.8M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 79.25

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 65

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 13.10

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.64

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Anthony the Great ranks 56 out of 2,238. Before him are Mary Magdalene, Pope Gregory I, Job, Pope Pius XII, Bartholomew the Apostle, and Jerome. After him are Anthony of Padua, Pope Clement VII, Luke the Evangelist, Benedict of Nursia, Abu Hanifa, and Hildegard of Bingen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 251, Anthony the Great ranks 1.  Among people deceased in 356, Anthony the Great ranks 1. After him is Vetranio.

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Anthony the Great ranks 15 out of 582. Before him are Yasser Arafat (1929), Hatshepsut (-1507), Catherine of Alexandria (287), Joshua (-1355), Amenhotep III (-1403), and Origen (185). After him are Imhotep (-2800), Plotinus (203), Rudolf Hess (1894), Hosni Mubarak (1928), Anwar Sadat (1918), and Gamal Abdel Nasser (1918).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Egypt

Among religious figures born in Egypt, Anthony the Great ranks 5. Before him are Moses (-1393), Tutankhamun (-1341), Catherine of Alexandria (287), and Joshua (-1355). After him are Hagar (-1800), Seti I (-1323), Miriam (-1400), Moses in Islam (-1392), Tiye (-1398), Saint Apollonia (110), and Meritaten (-1400).

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