RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Evagrius Ponticus

345 - 399

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Evagrius Ponticus (Ancient Greek: Εὐάγριος ὁ Ποντικός), also called Evagrius the Solitary (345–399 AD), was a Christian monk and ascetic from Heraclea, a city on the coast of Bithynia in Asia Minor. One of the most influential theologians in the late fourth-century church, he was well known as a thinker, polished speaker, and gifted writer. He left a promising ecclesiastical career in Constantinople and traveled to Jerusalem, where in 383 AD he became a monk at the monastery of Rufinus and Melania the Elder. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Evagrius Ponticus has received more than 460,171 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Evagrius Ponticus is the 657th most popular religious figure (up from 733rd in 2019), the 237th most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 329th in 2019) and the 36th most popular Turkish Religious Figure.

Evagrius Ponticus is most famous for his "Praktikos," a work that is a guide to the spiritual life.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Evagrius Ponticus ranks 657 out of 3,187. Before him are Hans Küng, Saint Boniface, Basilios Bessarion, Francis Borgia, 4th Duke of Gandía, Pope Constantine, and Pope Benedict IV. After him are Menno Simons, Benkei, Romanos the Melodist, Je Tsongkhapa, Paulo Miki, and Olaus Magnus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 345, Evagrius Ponticus ranks 2. Before him is Jerome. After him are Eugenius, Gu Kaizhi, Tyrannius Rufinus, and Peter of Sebaste. Among people deceased in 399, Evagrius Ponticus ranks 2. Before him is Pope Siricius. After him are Emperor Nintoku, Bahram IV, Eutropius, and Saint Fabiola.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Evagrius Ponticus ranks 237 out of 1,347. Before him are Eumenes (-362), Julius Martov (1873), Komitas (1869), Calouste Gulbenkian (1869), Basilios Bessarion (1403), and Ismihan Sultan (1544). After him are Alexander of Aphrodisias (200), Socrates of Constantinople (380), Şehzade Abdullah (1776), Aratus (-315), Fatma Sultan (1605), and Vitiges (475).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Türkiye

Among religious figures born in Türkiye, Evagrius Ponticus ranks 36. Before him are Saint Timothy (17), Sabbas the Sanctified (439), Gregory Thaumaturgus (213), Michael I Cerularius (1005), Theophanes the Confessor (758), and Basilios Bessarion (1403). After him are Said Nursî (1877), Pancras of Rome (289), Lydia of Thyatira (100), Antipas of Pergamum (100), Euphemia (289), and Haran (null).

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