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RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Basilides

117 - 140

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Basilides (Greek: Βασιλείδης) was an early Christian Gnostic religious teacher in Alexandria, Egypt who taught from 117 to 138 AD, and claimed to have inherited his teachings from the apostle Saint Matthias. He was a pupil of either the Simonian teacher Menander, or a supposed disciple of Peter named Glaucias. The Acts of the Disputation with Manes state that for a time he taught among the Persians. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Basilides has received more than 304,120 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Basilides is the 873rd most popular religious figure (down from 769th in 2019), the 197th most popular biography from Egypt (down from 168th in 2019) and the 26th most popular Egyptian Religious Figure.

Basilides was a Gnostic Christian teacher who lived in Alexandria, Egypt. Basilides is most famous for teaching that Jesus was not the son of God, but rather a spirit sent by the Father to teach the world.

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  • 300k

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  • 60.32

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.16

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.27

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Basilides ranks 873 out of 2,238. Before him are Agnes of Bohemia, Odilo of Cluny, Juan Diego, Abdullah ibn Muhammad, Lucian of Antioch, and John of Ávila. After him are Antipope Clement VIII, Sophronius of Jerusalem, Cyriacus, Jael, Abiathar, and Saint Emeric of Hungary.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 117, Basilides ranks 1. After him is Aelius Aristides. Among people deceased in 140, Basilides ranks 3. Before him are Faustina the Elder and Menelaus of Alexandria. After him is Mithridates V of Parthia.

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Basilides ranks 197 out of 582. Before him are Senakhtenre Ahmose (-1600), Ahmes (-1680), Merit-Ptah (-2700), Ahmed Zewail (1946), Intef III (-2050), and Mary the Jewess (100). After him are Amenhotep, son of Hapu (-1420), Dionysius Thrax (-170), Berenice III of Egypt (-120), Robert II, Count of Artois (1250), Herihor (-1200), and Farida of Egypt (1921).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Egypt

Among religious figures born in Egypt, Basilides ranks 26. Before him are Djet (-3000), Al-Suyuti (1445), Maria al-Qibtiyya (600), Macarius of Egypt (300), Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria (1923), and Antipope Dioscorus (500). After him are Amun-her-khepeshef (-1300), Nahshon (null), Didymus the Blind (313), Pope Peter I of Alexandria (300), Isidore of Pelusium (370), and Moses the Black (332).

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