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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 104,771 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Jacob Baradaeus is the 1,212th most popular religious figure (up from 1,379th in 2019), the 575th most popular biography from Turkey (up from 692nd in 2019) and the 85th most popular Turkish Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Jacob Baradaeus ranks 1,212 out of 2,238Before him are Isaac of Armenia, Eisai, Agathius, Regino of Prüm, Gerasimus of the Jordan, and Saichō. After him are Rimbert, Stachys the Apostle, Pope Dioscorus I of Alexandria, Prince Georg of Bavaria, Abu Bakr ibn al-Arabi, and Jean-Marie Villot.

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Contemporaries

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

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In Turkey

Among people born in Turkey, Jacob Baradaeus ranks 575 out of 1,301Before him are Agathius (300), Gerasimus of the Jordan (500), Euthydemus I (-300), Hrant Dink (1954), Sultan Kösen (1982), and Dani Rodrik (1957). After him are Rhesus of Thrace (null), Adamantios Korais (1748), Leo II, King of Armenia (1236), Namık Kemal (1840), Stachys the Apostle (20), and Yousuf Karsh (1908).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Turkey

Among religious figures born in Turkey, Jacob Baradaeus ranks 85Before him are Saint Mercurius (224), John IV of Constantinople (600), George Hamartolos (900), Isaac of Armenia (338), Agathius (300), and Gerasimus of the Jordan (500). After him are Stachys the Apostle (20), Eustathius of Antioch (300), Daniel the Stylite (409), Severus of Antioch (456), Archippus (50), and Paisios of Mount Athos (1924).