RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Athenagoras I of Constantinople

1886 - 1972

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Athenagoras I (Greek: Αθηναγόρας Αʹ), born Aristocles Matthaiou ("son of Matthew", a patronymic) Spyrou (Greek: Αριστοκλής Ματθαίου Σπύρου; 6 April [O.S. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Athenagoras I of Constantinople has received more than 150,270 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Athenagoras I of Constantinople is the 709th most popular religious figure (down from 645th in 2019), the 180th most popular biography from Greece (down from 166th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Greek Religious Figure.

Athenagoras I of Constantinople is most famous for his letter to emperor Hadrian, in which he defended Christianity against accusations of atheism.

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  • 32

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 10.86

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.06

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Athenagoras I of Constantinople ranks 709 out of 3,187. Before him are Abdullah ibn Salam, Epiphanius of Salamis, Thomas Wolsey, Émile Benveniste, Johann Tetzel, and Gertrude of Nivelles. After him are John of God, Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria, Hillel the Elder, Lucile Randon, Atiśa, and Angelo Sodano.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1886, Athenagoras I of Constantinople ranks 30. Before him are Zhu De, Robert Robinson, Edward Rydz-Śmigły, Sergo Ordzhonikidze, Erich Hoepner, and Hugo Ball. After him are Kurt Koffka, Archibald Hill, Gerda Wegener, Jun'ichirō Tanizaki, Michael Curtiz, and Garegin Nzhdeh. Among people deceased in 1972, Athenagoras I of Constantinople ranks 28. Before him are Dino Buzzati, Erich von dem Bach-Zelewski, Andrei Tupolev, Paul-Henri Spaak, Heinrich Lübke, and Max Theiler. After him are Ghassan Kanafani, Georg von Békésy, Emil Maurice, Henri Coandă, Margaret Rutherford, and Ludwig von Bertalanffy.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Athenagoras I of Constantinople ranks 180 out of 1,024. Before him are Agathias (536), Longus (110), Brasidas (-500), Cleomenes I (-600), Konstantinos Karamanlis (1907), and Princess Cecilie of Greece and Denmark (1911). After him are Helen of Greece and Denmark (1896), Admetus (null), Aelia Eudocia (401), Theophano (941), Demetrius Vikelas (1835), and Thrasybulus (-440).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Greece

Among religious figures born in Greece, Athenagoras I of Constantinople ranks 12. Before him are Saint Titus (13), Philomena (291), Antipope Alexander V (1339), Pope Hyginus (100), Pope Eleutherius (171), and Saint Giles (640). After him are Athenagoras of Athens (133), Theodore Stratelates (281), Saturnin (300), Cyril Lucaris (1572), Nicholas Kabasilas (1322), and Aristides of Athens (150).

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