RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Frumentius

400 - 383

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Frumentius (Ge'ez: ፍሬምናጦስ; died c. 383) was a Phoenician Christian missionary and the first bishop of Axum who brought Christianity to the Kingdom of Aksum. He is sometimes known by other names, such as Abuna ("Our Father") and Aba Salama ("Father of Peace").He was ethnically a Phoenician, according to Rufinus, born in Tyre, modern day Lebanon. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Frumentius has received more than 232,581 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Frumentius is the 1,028th most popular religious figure (down from 885th in 2019), the 34th most popular biography from Lebanon (down from 22nd in 2019) and the 7th most popular Lebanese Religious Figure.

Memorability Metrics

  • 230k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 59.19

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 32

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.01

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.35

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Frumentiuses by language

Over the past year Frumentius has had the most page views in the with 41,729 views, followed by French (4,141), and Russian (3,061). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Italian (1,636.04%), Simple English (219.48%), and Basque (134.55%)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Frumentius ranks 1,028 out of 3,187. Before him are Sebeos, Antipope Gregory VI, Pelagia, Aristides of Athens, Jerzy Popiełuszko, and Anastasius Bibliothecarius. After him are Paisios of Mount Athos, Hugh of Cluny, Saint Afra, Reginald Pole, Joseph Franklin Rutherford, and Antipope Victor IV.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 400, Frumentius ranks 24. Before him are Antipope Ursicinus, Shapur III, Uldin, Servatius of Tongeren, Priscus Attalus, and Pelagia. After him are Gunther, Radagaisus, Maximus of Hispania, Vincent of Lérins, Meletius of Antioch, and Quintus Smyrnaeus. Among people deceased in 383, Frumentius ranks 5. Before him are Gratian, Saint Ursula, Ulfilas, and Ardashir II. After him is Flavia Maxima Constantia.

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In Lebanon

Among people born in Lebanon, Frumentius ranks 34 out of 145. Before him are Michel Suleiman (1948), Antipater of Sidon (-200), Tammam Salam (1945), Kamal Jumblatt (1917), Abbas al-Musawi (1952), and Delphine Seyrig (1932). After him are Sabah (1927), Zeno of Sidon (-150), Mia Khalifa (1993), Maria of Montferrat (1192), Pope Sisinnius (650), and Camille Chamoun (1900).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Lebanon

Among religious figures born in Lebanon, Frumentius ranks 7. Before him are Charbel Makhlouf (1828), Christina of Bolsena (210), Pope Constantine (664), Eusebius of Nicomedia (280), Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir (1073), and Rashid Rida (1865). After him are Pope Sisinnius (650), Pamphilus of Caesarea (240), Abd al-Rahman al-Awza'i (707), Nimatullah Kassab (1808), Bechara Boutros al-Rahi (1940), and Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir (1920).

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