RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Jacob Baradaeus

505 - 578

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Jacob Baradaeus (; Greek: Ἰάκωβος Βαραδαῖος; Arabic: مار يعقوب البرادعي; Syriac: ܝܥܩܘܒ ܒܘܪܕܥܝܐ, romanized: Yaʿqub Burdʿoyo), also known as Jacob bar Addai or Jacob bar Theophilus, was the Bishop of Edessa from 543/544 until his death in 578. He is venerated as a saint in the Oriental Orthodox Churches and his feast day is 31 July. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jacob Baradaeus has received more than 112,789 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Jacob Baradaeus is the 1,074th most popular religious figure (up from 1,203rd in 2019), the 429th most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 573rd in 2019) and the 65th most popular Turkish Religious Figure.

Memorability Metrics

  • 110k

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  • 58.71

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.66

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.89

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Jacob Baradaeus ranks 1,074 out of 3,187. Before him are Al-Shadhili, Felix of Cantalice, Valentin Haüy, Shaykh Tusi, Diego de Landa, and Euthymius the Great. After him are Pope Sisinnius, Petar I Petrović-Njegoš, Anthony de Mello, Balak, Dazu Huike, and Felicitas of Rome.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 505, Jacob Baradaeus ranks 4. Before him are Belisarius, Pope Pelagius I, and Varāhamihira. After him are Germanus, and Hesychius of Miletus. Among people deceased in 578, Jacob Baradaeus ranks 5. Before him are Abd al-Muttalib, Justin II, John Malalas, and Hatim al-Tai. After him is Wuffa of East Anglia.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Jacob Baradaeus ranks 429 out of 1,347. Before him are Binali Yıldırım (1955), Hieronymus of Cardia (-390), Nubar Pasha (1825), Mustafa Reşid Pasha (1800), Euthymius the Great (377), and Heraclius the Elder (600). After him are Hezârfen Ahmed Çelebi (1609), Despina Khatun (1438), Theodore II Laskaris (1221), Manuel Chrysoloras (1355), Mark of Ephesus (1392), and John IV of Constantinople (600).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Türkiye

Among religious figures born in Türkiye, Jacob Baradaeus ranks 65. Before him are Mammes of Caesarea (259), Nicholas Mystikos (852), Ignatios of Constantinople (797), Pelagia (400), Paisios of Mount Athos (1924), and Euthymius the Great (377). After him are Mark of Ephesus (1392), John IV of Constantinople (600), Simeon Stylites the Younger (521), Eustathius of Antioch (300), Babylas of Antioch (238), and Daniel the Stylite (409).

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