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RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Gregory of Nyssa

335 - 395

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Gregory of Nyssa, also known as Gregory Nyssen (Greek: Γρηγόριος Νύσσης or Γρηγόριος Νυσσηνός; c. 335 – c. 395), was Bishop of Nyssa in Cappadocia from 372 to 376 and from 378 until his death in 395. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gregory of Nyssa has received more than 712,026 page views. His biography is available in 53 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 52 in 2019). Gregory of Nyssa is the 279th most popular religious figure (up from 323rd in 2019), the 107th most popular biography from Turkey (up from 129th in 2019) and the 13th most popular Turkish Religious Figure.

Gregory of Nyssa is most famous for his writings on the Trinity. He was a Christian theologian who was born in the fourth century and died in the early fifth century.

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  • 71.05

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  • 53

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 11.18

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.96

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Gregory of Nyssa ranks 279 out of 2,238. Before him are Sathya Sai Baba, Pope Sixtus I, Saint Pantaleon, Pope Celestine I, Pope Gelasius II, and Habakkuk. After him are Pope Martin IV, Ulfilas, Pope Sylvester III, Moses in Islam, Caiaphas, and Photios I of Constantinople.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 335, Gregory of Nyssa ranks 1. After him are Magnus Maximus, Samudragupta, Theon of Alexandria, Rufinus, Eunomius of Cyzicus, Nicetas of Remesiana, and Chromatius. Among people deceased in 395, Gregory of Nyssa ranks 2. Before him is Theodosius I. After him are Ammianus Marcellinus, Ausonius, Rufinus, and Macarius of Alexandria.

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In Turkey

Among people born in Turkey, Gregory of Nyssa ranks 107 out of 1,301. Before him are Michael VIII Palaiologos (1224), Hecataeus of Miletus (-550), Enver Pasha (1881), Cassius Dio (155), Artemisia I of Caria (-500), and Saint Pantaleon (275). After him are Ulfilas (311), Photios I of Constantinople (900), Nikephoros I (760), Julius Nepos (430), İsmet İnönü (1884), and Romanos IV Diogenes (1030).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Turkey

Among religious figures born in Turkey, Gregory of Nyssa ranks 13. Before him are Saint Blaise (300), Rachel (-3500), Ignatius of Antioch (35), Irenaeus (130), Bartholomew I of Constantinople (1940), and Saint Pantaleon (275). After him are Ulfilas (311), Photios I of Constantinople (900), Fethullah Gülen (1941), Marcion of Sinope (85), Sabbatai Zevi (1626), and Ephrem the Syrian (306).

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