RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Dorothea of Caesarea

279 - 311

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Dorothea of Caesarea (also known as Saint Dorothy, Greek: Δωροθέα; died ca. 311 AD) is a 4th-century virgin martyr who was executed at Caesarea Mazaca. Evidence for her actual historical existence or acta is very sparse. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dorothea of Caesarea has received more than 233,067 page views. Her biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Dorothea of Caesarea is the 496th most popular religious figure (down from 494th in 2019), the 182nd most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 207th in 2019) and the 27th most popular Turkish Religious Figure.

Dorothea of Caesarea is most famous for her work as a Christian martyr. She was tortured and killed in the 3rd century for refusing to renounce her faith.

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  • 230k

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  • 67.66

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 11.05

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.43

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Dorothea of Caesarea ranks 496 out of 3,187. Before her are Christina of Bolsena, Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya, Hannah, Baal Shem Tov, Yusuf al-Qaradawi, and Devadatta. After her are Hasan al-Askari, Saint Eustace, Ramla bint Abi Sufyan, Ibn Majah, Bruno of Cologne, and Mus‘ab ibn 'Umair.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 279, Dorothea of Caesarea ranks 1.  Among people deceased in 311, Dorothea of Caesarea ranks 3. Before her are Diocletian, and Galerius. After her are Pope Peter I of Alexandria, and Methodius of Olympus.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Dorothea of Caesarea ranks 182 out of 1,347. Before her are Constantine X Doukas (1006), Turgut Özal (1927), Alexios I of Trebizond (1182), Ammianus Marcellinus (330), Alexios IV Angelos (1182), and Anthemius (420). After her are Theodore I Laskaris (1174), Michael II (770), Pulcheria (399), Constantine VIII (960), Dragut (1485), and Hippodamus of Miletus (-498).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Türkiye

Among religious figures born in Türkiye, Dorothea of Caesarea ranks 27. Before her are Saint Nino (296), Thecla (100), Marcion of Sinope (85), Pope John V (635), Pope John VI (655), and Laban (-1900). After her are Theodore of Amasea (300), Gregory Palamas (1296), Saint Timothy (17), Sabbas the Sanctified (439), Gregory Thaumaturgus (213), and Michael I Cerularius (1005).

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