RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Basilios Bessarion

1403 - 1472

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Bessarion (Greek: Βησσαρίων; 2 January 1403 – 18 November 1472) was a Byzantine Greek Renaissance humanist, theologian, Catholic cardinal and one of the famed Greek scholars who contributed to the so-called great revival of letters in the 15th century.He was educated by Gemistus Pletho in Neoplatonic philosophy and later served as the titular Latin Patriarch of Constantinople. He eventually was named a cardinal and was twice considered for the papacy.His baptismal name was Basil (Greek: Βασίλειος, Basileios or Basilios). The name Bessarion he took when entering the monastery. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Basilios Bessarion has received more than 116,000 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia. Basilios Bessarion is the 653rd most popular religious figure (up from 659th in 2019), the 235th most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 267th in 2019) and the 35th most popular Religious Figure.

Basilios Bessarion was a Greek scholar, diplomat, and cardinal. He is most famous for his efforts to reunite the Eastern Orthodox Church with the Roman Catholic Church.

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  • 120k

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  • 64.99

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  • 35

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.11

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.33

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Over the past year Basilios Bessarion has had the most page views in the with 10,920 views, followed by Greek (8,126), and English (7,363). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Croatian (41.90%), Alemannic (38.14%), and Finnish (34.85%)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Basilios Bessarion ranks 653 out of 3,187. Before him are Maudgalyayana, Angelus Silesius, Billy Graham, Saint Walpurga, Hans Küng, and Saint Boniface. After him are Francis Borgia, 4th Duke of Gandía, Pope Constantine, Pope Benedict IV, Evagrius Ponticus, Menno Simons, and Benkei.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1403, Basilios Bessarion ranks 2. Before him is Charles VII of France. After him are John IV of Trebizond, Louis III of Anjou, Ali Qushji, Maria of Aragon, Queen of Castile, Giovanni di Paolo, Fernando I, Duke of Braganza, and Louis VIII, Duke of Bavaria. Among people deceased in 1472, Basilios Bessarion ranks 3. Before him are Leon Battista Alberti, and Michelozzo. After him are Amadeus IX, Duke of Savoy, Nezahualcoyotl, Charles of Valois, Duke of Berry, Gaston IV, Count of Foix, Jacquetta of Luxembourg, Janus Pannonius, George of Trebizond, and John Vitéz.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Basilios Bessarion ranks 235 out of 1,347. Before him are Fatih Terim (1953), Kenan Evren (1917), Eumenes (-362), Julius Martov (1873), Komitas (1869), and Calouste Gulbenkian (1869). After him are Ismihan Sultan (1544), Evagrius Ponticus (345), Alexander of Aphrodisias (200), Socrates of Constantinople (380), Şehzade Abdullah (1776), and Aratus (-315).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Türkiye

Among religious figures born in Türkiye, Basilios Bessarion ranks 35. Before him are Gregory Palamas (1296), Saint Timothy (17), Sabbas the Sanctified (439), Gregory Thaumaturgus (213), Michael I Cerularius (1005), and Theophanes the Confessor (758). After him are Evagrius Ponticus (345), Said Nursî (1877), Pancras of Rome (289), Lydia of Thyatira (100), Antipas of Pergamum (100), and Euphemia (289).

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