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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 138,036 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Didymus the Blind is the 1,089th most popular religious figure (down from 877th in 2019), the 245th most popular biography from Egypt (down from 199th in 2019) and the 29th 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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  • 57.77

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  • 30

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.93

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.84

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Didymus the Blind ranks 1,089 out of 2,238. Before him are Accursius, Felix of Valois, Pelagia, Justo Gallego Martínez, Leopold Mandić, and Hilarion. After him are Eusebius of Vercelli, Matthew III Csák, Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah, Rose of Viterbo, Pietro I Orseolo, and Nagasena.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 313, Didymus the Blind ranks 2. Before him is Cyril of Jerusalem. After him is Balamber. Among people deceased in 398, Didymus the Blind ranks 1. 

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Didymus the Blind ranks 245 out of 582. Before him are Khendjer (-1800), Solamish (1272), Nahshon (null), Amyrtaeus (-450), Khamudi (-1549), and Nefermaat (-2500). After him are Jehan Sadat (1933), Suzanne Mubarak (1941), Al-Mustansir Billah (1029), Al-Muazzam Turanshah (1250), Mohammed Badie (1943), and An-Nasir Muhammad (1285).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Egypt

Among religious figures born in Egypt, Didymus the Blind ranks 29. Before him are Macarius of Egypt (300), Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria (1923), Antipope Dioscorus (500), Basilides (117), Amun-her-khepeshef (-1300), and Nahshon (null). After him are Pope Peter I of Alexandria (300), Isidore of Pelusium (370), Moses the Black (332), Apollos (100), Pope Theophilus of Alexandria (310), and Pope Dioscorus I of Alexandria (444).

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