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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 49,216 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Antipope Dioscorus is the 823rd most popular religious figure (down from 772nd in 2019), the 180th most popular biography from Egypt (down from 172nd in 2019) and the 25th 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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  • 1.79

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Antipope Dioscorus ranks 823 out of 2,238. Before him are Saint Malachy, Mammes of Caesarea, Haran, Rashid Rida, Eduardo Martínez Somalo, and Saint Maurus. After him are Yamamoto Tsunetomo, Apollinaris of Ravenna, Romano Guardini, Malik al-Ashtar, Jean Mabillon, and Hélder Câmara.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 500, Antipope Dioscorus ranks 13. Before him are Peroz I, Basiliscus, Nonnus, Yazdegerd II, Ambrosius Aurelianus, and Ildico. After him are Gundobad, Antipope Laurentius, Balash, Muqan Qaghan, Priscian, and Ernak. 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 180 out of 582. Before him are John Philoponus (490), Hussein Kamel of Egypt (1853), Neferirkare Kakai (-2483), Saadia Gaon (882), Cleopatra Thea (-164), and Al-Mutawakkil III (1500). After him are Tetisheri (-1600), Ahmose (-1504), Shepseskare (-2450), Tewfik Pasha (1852), Al-Aziz Uthman (1171), and Cosmas Indicopleustes (600).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Egypt

Among religious figures born in Egypt, Antipope Dioscorus ranks 25. Before him are Yusuf al-Qaradawi (1926), Djet (-3000), Al-Suyuti (1445), Maria al-Qibtiyya (600), Macarius of Egypt (300), and Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria (1923). After him are Basilides (117), Amun-her-khepeshef (-1300), Nahshon (null), Didymus the Blind (313), Pope Peter I of Alexandria (300), and Isidore of Pelusium (370).

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