RELIGIOUS FIGURE
Gregory the Illuminator
257 - 331
Gregory the Illuminator
Gregory the Illuminator (Classical Armenian: Գրիգոր Լուսաւորիչ, reformed spelling: Գրիգոր Լուսավորիչ, Grigor Lusavorich; c. 257 – c. 328) was the founder and first official head of the Armenian Apostolic Church. He converted Armenia from Zoroastrianism to Christianity in the early fourth century (traditionally dated to 301), making Armenia the first state to adopt Christianity as its official religion. He is venerated as a saint in the Armenian Apostolic Church and in some other churches. Gregory is said to have been the son of a Parthian nobleman, Anak, who assassinated the Arsacid king of Armenia Khosrov II. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gregory the Illuminator has received more than 518,135 page views. His biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 42 in 2019). Gregory the Illuminator is the 390th most popular religious figure (down from 376th in 2019), the 3rd most popular biography from Armenia and the most popular Armenian Religious Figure.
Gregory the Illuminator is most famous for being the first Christian missionary to preach in Armenia.
Memorability Metrics
520k
Page Views (PV)
69.61
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
43
Languages Editions (L)
8.20
Effective Languages (L*)
2.64
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES
Among religious figures, Gregory the Illuminator ranks 390 out of 3,187. Before him are Pope Hormisdas, Pope Boniface VI, Pope Benedict II, John Vianney, Pope Nicholas III, and Pope Benedict VI. After him are Pope Lando, Faustina Kowalska, Pope Paul I, Pope Nicholas IV, Pope Gregory II, and 'Abd al-Rahman ibn 'Awf.
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Go to all RankingsPope Hormisdas
450 - 523
HPI: 69.69
Rank: 384
Pope Boniface VI
800 - 896
HPI: 69.68
Rank: 385
Pope Benedict II
635 - 685
HPI: 69.68
Rank: 386
John Vianney
1786 - 1859
HPI: 69.66
Rank: 387
Pope Nicholas III
1215 - 1280
HPI: 69.65
Rank: 388
Pope Benedict VI
900 - 974
HPI: 69.64
Rank: 389
Gregory the Illuminator
257 - 331
HPI: 69.61
Rank: 390
Pope Lando
900 - 914
HPI: 69.61
Rank: 391
Faustina Kowalska
1905 - 1938
HPI: 69.60
Rank: 392
Pope Paul I
700 - 767
HPI: 69.59
Rank: 393
Pope Nicholas IV
1227 - 1292
HPI: 69.58
Rank: 394
Pope Gregory II
669 - 731
HPI: 69.57
Rank: 395
'Abd al-Rahman ibn 'Awf
580 - 654
HPI: 69.52
Rank: 396
Contemporaries
Among people born in 257, Gregory the Illuminator ranks 1. Among people deceased in 331, Gregory the Illuminator ranks 1. After him is Micheon of Goguryeo.
Others Born in 257
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Go to all RankingsGregory the Illuminator
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
257 - 331
HPI: 69.61
Rank: 1
Micheon of Goguryeo
POLITICIAN
250 - 331
HPI: 52.66
Rank: 2
In Armenia
Among people born in Armenia, Gregory the Illuminator ranks 3 out of 163. Before him are George Gurdjieff (1866), and Tigranes the Great (-140). After him are Leo V the Armenian (775), Anastas Mikoyan (1895), Najm ad-Din Ayyub (1100), Artem Mikoyan (1905), Shirkuh (1100), Hayk (410), Tiridates III of Armenia (255), Albert Azaryan (1929), and Khachatur Abovian (1805).
Others born in Armenia
Go to all RankingsGeorge Gurdjieff
PHILOSOPHER
1866 - 1949
HPI: 74.04
Rank: 1
Tigranes the Great
POLITICIAN
140 BC - 55 BC
HPI: 72.59
Rank: 2
Gregory the Illuminator
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
257 - 331
HPI: 69.61
Rank: 3
Leo V the Armenian
POLITICIAN
775 - 820
HPI: 67.83
Rank: 4
Anastas Mikoyan
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1978
HPI: 67.58
Rank: 5
Najm ad-Din Ayyub
POLITICIAN
1100 - 1173
HPI: 65.70
Rank: 6
Artem Mikoyan
ENGINEER
1905 - 1970
HPI: 65.40
Rank: 7
Shirkuh
POLITICIAN
1100 - 1169
HPI: 64.81
Rank: 8
Hayk
POLITICIAN
410 - 490
HPI: 63.81
Rank: 9
Tiridates III of Armenia
POLITICIAN
255 - 330
HPI: 63.42
Rank: 10
Albert Azaryan
POLITICIAN
1929 - 2023
HPI: 62.02
Rank: 11
Khachatur Abovian
WRITER
1805 - 1848
HPI: 61.84
Rank: 12
Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Armenia
Among religious figures born in Armenia, Gregory the Illuminator ranks 1. After him are Servatius of Tongeren (400), Sebeos (700), Karekin II (1951), and Eznik of Kolb (380).
Gregory the Illuminator
257 - 331
HPI: 69.61
Rank: 1
Servatius of Tongeren
400 - 384
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 2
Sebeos
700 - 700
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 3
Karekin II
1951 - Present
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 4
Eznik of Kolb
380 - 450
HPI: 52.66
Rank: 5