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RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Dorothea of Caesarea

279 - 311

Dorothea of Caesarea

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 217,610 page views. Her biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Dorothea of Caesarea is the 499th most popular religious figure (up from 514th in 2019), the 207th most popular biography from Turkey (up from 228th in 2019) and the 34th 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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220k
Page Views (PV)
67.10
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
24
Languages Editions (L)
10.78
Effective Languages (L*)
1.42
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Dorothea of Caesarea ranks 499 out of 2,238. Before her are Saint Rosalia, Saint Florian, Michael I Cerularius, Umm Salama, Laban, and Rashi. After her are Pope Soter, Jehoshaphat, Saint Spyridon, Halimah bint Abi Dhuayb, Haggai, and Antipope Clement VII.

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Dorothea of Caesarea
279 - 311
HPI: 67.10
Rank: 499
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Haggai
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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.