RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Didymus the Blind

313 - 398

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Didymus the Blind (alternatively spelled Dedimus or Didymous) (c. 313 – 398) was a Christian theologian in the Church of Alexandria, where he taught for about half a century. He was a student of Origen, and, after the Second Council of Constantinople condemned Origen, Didymus's works were not copied. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Didymus the Blind has received more than 153,351 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 30 in 2019). Didymus the Blind is the 1,169th most popular religious figure (down from 1,080th in 2019), the 278th most popular biography from Egypt (down from 244th in 2019) and the 32nd most popular Egyptian Religious Figure.

Didymus the Blind was a scholar and theologian who was born in Alexandria, Egypt. He was blind from birth and had his education at home. He is most famous for his work on the gospels of Matthew and John.

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  • 29

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.57

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.95

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Didymus the Blind ranks 1,169 out of 3,187. Before him are Alexandre do Nascimento, Irinej, Serbian Patriarch, Lillian Asplund, Abo of Tiflis, Dawud al-Zahiri, and Hilarion. After him are Isaac of Armenia, Amandus, Gildas, Karekin II, Johannes Magnus, and Begga.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 313, Didymus the Blind ranks 3. Before him are Cyril of Jerusalem, and Balamber.  Among people deceased in 398, Didymus the Blind ranks 1. After him is Gildo.

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Didymus the Blind ranks 278 out of 642. Before him are Neferneferuaten Tasherit (-1400), Nefermaat (-2500), Wazner (-3500), Adel Emam (1940), Qakare Ibi (-2181), and Takelot I (-1000). After him are Khamudi (-1549), Ibn al-Farid (1181), Amr Moussa (1936), Henuttaneb (-1350), Pope Theophilus of Alexandria (310), and Amr Diab (1961).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Egypt

Among religious figures born in Egypt, Didymus the Blind ranks 32. Before him are Amun-her-khepeshef (-1300), Pope Peter I of Alexandria (300), Nahshon (null), Merytre-Hatshepsut (-1500), Pope Dioscorus I of Alexandria (444), and Isidore of Pelusium (370). After him are Pope Theophilus of Alexandria (310), Pope Anianus of Alexandria (100), Pope Avilius of Alexandria (100), Barsanuphius (401), Anatolius of Constantinople (301), and Carpocrates (100).

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