RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Antipope Dioscorus

500 - 530

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Dioscorus (died 14 October 530) was a deacon of the Alexandrian and the Roman church from 506. In a disputed election following the death of Pope Felix IV, the majority of electors picked him to be pope, in spite of Pope Felix's wishes that Boniface II should succeed him. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Antipope Dioscorus has received more than 58,144 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia. Antipope Dioscorus is the 1,599th most popular religious figure (down from 815th in 2019), the 348th most popular biography from Egypt (down from 179th in 2019) and the 45th most popular Egyptian Religious Figure.

Dioscorus was the Bishop of Alexandria in the third century. He was an antipope of the Roman Catholic Church, who claimed to be Pope, and was excommunicated by Pope Sylvester I.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Antipope Dioscorus ranks 1,599 out of 3,187. Before him are Kirill of Turov, Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje, Saint Alban, Mauro Piacenza, Huldah, and Reginald Lee. After him are Muhammad al-Sadr, Seyyed Hossein Borujerdi, Gregory III Laham, Ushpia, Hans Tausen, and Bernward of Hildesheim.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 500, Antipope Dioscorus ranks 37. Before him are Aedesia, Tato, Euphemia, Peter the Patrician, Agathangelos, and Kaleb of Axum. After him are Clotilde, Ælle of Sussex, Theodoric Strabo, Eutharic, Leontius, and Peter III of Alexandria. Among people deceased in 530, Antipope Dioscorus ranks 2. Before him is Pope Felix IV. After him is Drest III.

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Antipope Dioscorus ranks 348 out of 642. Before him are Mariamne (-100), Ahmad al-Tayyeb (1946), Neferkaure (-2150), Albert Cossery (1913), Nebettawy (-1250), and Hypsicles (-190). After him are Moshé Mizrahi (1931), Sotion (-250), Didymus Chalcenterus (-63), Ahmed Nazif (1952), Shawar (1100), and Sayed Darwish (1892).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Egypt

Among religious figures born in Egypt, Antipope Dioscorus ranks 45. Before him are Apollos (100), Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria (1952), Senebkay (-1700), Pope Cyril VI of Alexandria (1902), Shenoute (348), and Muhammad Siddiq Al-Minshawi (1920). After him are Moses the Black (332), Macarius of Alexandria (297), Peter III of Alexandria (500), Pishoy (320), Antonios Naguib (1935), and Pope Achillas of Alexandria (300).

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