WRITER

Gregory of Narek

951 - 1003

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Grigor Narekatsi (Armenian: Գրիգոր Նարեկացի; anglicized as Gregory of Narek; c. 950 – 1003/1011) was an Armenian mystical and lyrical poet, monk, and theologian. He is venerated as a saint in the Armenian Apostolic and Catholic Churches and was declared a Doctor of the Church by Pope Francis in 2015. The son of a bishop, Gregory was educated, ordained, and later stationed at Narekavank on the southern shores of Lake Van (modern Turkey). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gregory of Narek has received more than 341,723 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). Gregory of Narek is the 770th most popular writer (up from 799th in 2019), the 44th most popular biography from Turkey (up from 328th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Turkish Writer.

Gregory of Narek is most famous for his book of prayers, The Book of Lamentations.

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  • 340k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 68.74

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 33

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.98

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.13

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Gregory of Narek ranks 770 out of 7,302. Before him are Thomas Harris, Gregory Skovoroda, Katherine Mansfield, Neal Cassady, Aelia Eudocia, and Masaru Emoto. After him are Antoine Galland, Alfred, Lord Tennyson, Arrigo Boito, William McMaster Murdoch, Valerius Maximus, and Alexander Blok.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 951, Gregory of Narek ranks 2. Before him is Henry II, Duke of Bavaria. After him are Romuald, and Arnulf, Count of Holland. Among people deceased in 1003, Gregory of Narek ranks 4. Before him are Erik the Red, Pope Sylvester II, and Pope John XVII. After him are Athanasius the Athonite, Rozala of Italy, At-Ta'i, Herman II, Duke of Swabia, Vladivoj, Duke of Bohemia, and Beatrice of France.

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In Turkey

Among people born in Turkey, Gregory of Narek ranks 44 out of 169. Before him are Tiberius III (700), Seleucus IV Philopator (-217), Eumenes II (-221), Chryseis (null), Zosimus (460), and Candaules (-800). After him are Philemon (100), Fritigern (400), Abgar V (-1), Telipinu (-1600), Megasthenes (-350), and Deiphobus (null).

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Among WRITERS In Turkey

Among writers born in Turkey, Gregory of Narek ranks 2. Before him are Zosimus (460). After him are Marcellinus Comes (450), Paul the Silentiary (520), Polemon I of Pontus (-65), Kekaumenos (1020), Dares Phrygius (450), and Diphilus (-350).

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