RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Epiphanius of Salamis

315 - 403

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Epiphanius of Salamis (Ancient Greek: Ἐπιφάνιος; c. 310–320 – 403) was the bishop of Salamis, Cyprus, at the end of the 4th century. He is considered a saint and a Church Father by both the Eastern Orthodox and Catholic Churches. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Epiphanius of Salamis has received more than 457,998 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2019). Epiphanius of Salamis is the 704th most popular religious figure (down from 652nd in 2019), the 98th most popular biography from Israel (down from 85th in 2019) and the 42nd most popular Israeli Religious Figure.

Epiphanius of Salamis is most famous for his work in the early fourth century AD. He was a bishop and theologian who wrote the Panarion, which is a work that deals with heresies, or false beliefs.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Epiphanius of Salamis ranks 704 out of 3,187Before him are Lydia of Thyatira, Martin de Porres, Gertrude the Great, Antipas of Pergamum, Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, and Abdullah ibn Salam. After him are Thomas Wolsey, Émile Benveniste, Johann Tetzel, Gertrude of Nivelles, Athenagoras I of Constantinople, and John of God.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 315, Epiphanius of Salamis ranks 2Before him is Hilary of Poitiers. After him are Hannibalianus, and Licinius II. Among people deceased in 403, Epiphanius of Salamis ranks 1After him is Oribasius.

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In Israel

Among people born in Israel, Epiphanius of Salamis ranks 98 out of 466Before him are Cyril of Jerusalem (313), Isaac Luria (1534), Pontius Pilate's wife (6), Ahaziah of Judah (-900), Dan Shechtman (1941), and Antigonus II Mattathias (-100). After him are Tzipi Livni (1958), Aaron Ciechanover (1947), Uri Geller (1946), Berenice (28), Leila Khaled (1944), and Yigal Allon (1918).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Israel

Among religious figures born in Israel, Epiphanius of Salamis ranks 42Before him are Annas (-22), Canaan (null), Nicodemus (-50), Pope Theodore I (600), Isaac Luria (1534), and Pontius Pilate's wife (6). After him are Zephaniah (-701), Philip the Evangelist (100), Al-Tabarani (873), Mariam Baouardy (1846), Saint Petronilla (50), and Simeon of Jerusalem (100).