RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Apollinaris of Laodicea

310 - 390

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Apollinaris the Younger, also known as Apollinaris of Laodicea and Apollinarius (Ancient Greek: Ἀπολλινάριος; died 382), was a bishop of Laodicea in Syria. He is best known as a noted opponent of Arianism. Apollinaris's eagerness to emphasize the deity of Jesus and the unity of his person led him to deny the existence of a rational human soul in Christ's human nature. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Apollinaris of Laodicea has received more than 157,523 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Apollinaris of Laodicea is the 811th most popular religious figure (up from 853rd in 2019), the 50th most popular biography from Syria (down from 49th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Syrian Religious Figure.

Apollinaris of Laodicea is most famous for his belief that Christ had a human body and a divine spirit.

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  • 2.33

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Apollinaris of Laodicea ranks 811 out of 3,187. Before him are Sen no Rikyū, Agnes of Bohemia, Odile of Alsace, Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir, Ibn Qutaybah, and Malik al-Ashtar. After him are Tryphon, Respicius, and Nympha, Nikephoros I of Constantinople, Tatiana of Rome, Stanislaus Kostka, Romano Guardini, and Piruz Nahavandi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 310, Apollinaris of Laodicea ranks 3. Before him are Pope Liberius, and Ausonius. After him are Egeria, Antipope Eulalius, Proclus of Constantinople, Pope Theophilus of Alexandria, Gaius Marius Victorinus, Jovinus, Maximus of Ephesus, Count Theodosius, and Pacian. Among people deceased in 390, Apollinaris of Laodicea ranks 2. Before him is Aurelius Victor. After him are Peter of Sebaste, Pacian, and Arshak III.

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In Syria

Among people born in Syria, Apollinaris of Laodicea ranks 50 out of 210. Before him are Levon Ter-Petrosyan (1945), Al-Dhahabi (1274), Tutush I (1066), Julia Soaemias (180), Andrew of Crete (660), and Nicolaus of Damascus (-64). After him are Damascius (480), Herodian (170), Tuman bay II (1474), Julia Maesa (165), Abdul Halim Khaddam (1932), and Farid al-Atrash (1910).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Syria

Among religious figures born in Syria, Apollinaris of Laodicea ranks 9. Before him are Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya (1292), John Climacus (579), Romanos the Melodist (490), Émile Benveniste (1902), Ananias of Damascus (100), and Maron (301). After him are Sophronius of Jerusalem (560), Ibn Asakir (1105), Gregory III Laham (1933), Hilarion Capucci (1922), John X of Antioch (1955), and Gregory Peter XX Ghabroyan (1934).

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