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Ignatius of Antioch

35 - 108

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Ignatius of Antioch (; Ancient Greek: Ἰγνάτιος Ἀντιοχείας, romanized: Ignátios Antiokheías; died c. 108/140 ), also known as Ignatius Theophorus (Ἰγνάτιος ὁ Θεοφόρος, Ignátios ho Theophóros, 'the God-bearing'), was an early Christian writer and Patriarch of Antioch. While en route to Rome, where he met his martyrdom, Ignatius wrote a series of letters. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ignatius of Antioch has received more than 2,346,231 page views. His biography is available in 62 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 60 in 2019). Ignatius of Antioch is the 297th most popular religious figure (down from 240th in 2019), the 95th most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 92nd in 2019) and the 12th most popular Turkish Religious Figure.

Ignatius of Antioch was a Christian bishop and martyr. He was one of the Apostolic Fathers, the first generation of Christian bishops.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Ignatius of Antioch ranks 297 out of 3,187. Before him are Francis de Sales, Pope Eugene I, Pope Evaristus, Pope Alexander III, Pope Marinus I, and Ephrem the Syrian. After him are Pope Eugene II, Pope Gregory III, Tiye, Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr, Habakkuk, and Pope John XXI.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 35, Ignatius of Antioch ranks 2. Before him is Quintilian. After him are Statilia Messalina, Justus of Tiberias, and Arulenus Rusticus. Among people deceased in 108, Ignatius of Antioch ranks 1. After him is Lucius Licinius Sura.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Ignatius of Antioch ranks 95 out of 1,347. Before him are Manuel I Komnenos (1118), Şehzade Cihangir (1531), Romanos IV Diogenes (1030), Leo III the Isaurian (675), Nestorius (381), and Ephrem the Syrian (306). After him are Mustafa IV (1779), Pedanius Dioscorides (40), Enver Pasha (1881), Irenaeus (130), Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca (1853), and İsmet İnönü (1884).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Türkiye

Among religious figures born in Türkiye, Ignatius of Antioch ranks 12. Before him are John Chrysostom (349), Rachel (-3500), Margaret the Virgin (292), Saint Blaise (300), Saint Pantaleon (275), and Ephrem the Syrian (306). After him are Irenaeus (130), Bartholomew I of Constantinople (1940), Gregory of Nyssa (335), Photios I of Constantinople (900), Sabbatai Zevi (1626), and Parascheva of the Balkans (1000).

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