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RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Jacob of Nisibis

300 - 338

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Saint Jacob of Nisibis (Syriac: ܝܥܩܘܒ ܢܨܝܒܢܝܐ, Yaʿqôḇ Nṣîḇnāyâ; Greek: Ἅγιος Ἰάκωβος Ἐπίσκοπος Μυγδονίας; Armenian: Յակոբ Մծբնայ Yakob Mtsbnay), also known as Saint Jacob of Mygdonia, Saint Jacob the Great, and Saint James of Nisibis, was a hermit, a grazer and the Bishop of Nisibis until his death. He was lauded as the "Moses of Mesopotamia", and was the spiritual father of the renowned writer and theologian Saint Ephrem the Syrian. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jacob of Nisibis has received more than 149,496 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Jacob of Nisibis is the 1,888th most popular religious figure (down from 1,856th in 2019), the 858th most popular biography from Turkey (up from 884th in 2019) and the 120th most popular Turkish Religious Figure.

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  • 150k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.09

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.26

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.85

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Jacob of Nisibis ranks 1,888 out of 2,238. Before him are Antonios Naguib, Jean du Bellay, Charles Lwanga, Agnes Baden-Powell, Karl Lehmann, and Juan Benlloch i Vivó. After him are Luigi Poggi, Gedaliah, Sophronius IV of Alexandria, John of Biclaro, Isaac in Islam, and Emmanuel III Delly.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 300, Jacob of Nisibis ranks 62. Before him are Domitius Domitianus, Eudoxius of Antioch, Kartir, Nemesianus, Proculus, and Julia Cornelia Paula. After him are Austromoine, Vetranio, Hypatius of Gangra, Ammonius of Alexandria, Pope Achillas of Alexandria, and Pope Theonas of Alexandria. Among people deceased in 338, Jacob of Nisibis ranks 1. After him are Khosrov III the Small and Ablabius.

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In Turkey

Among people born in Turkey, Jacob of Nisibis ranks 858 out of 1,301. Before him are Raymond-Roupen (1199), Philopappos (100), Meral Akşener (1956), Mundus (450), Diphilus (-350), and Mehmet Fuat Köprülü (1890). After him are Sophronius IV of Alexandria (1798), Chariton (100), Charles Barbier de Meynard (1826), Ruben Sevak (1885), Arctinus of Miletus (-800), and Theodora Komnene, Queen of Jerusalem (1145).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Turkey

Among religious figures born in Turkey, Jacob of Nisibis ranks 120. Before him are Alexander of Jerusalem (200), Benjamin I of Constantinople (1871), Henri Langlois (1914), Eudoxius of Antioch (300), Dorotheus of Tyre (255), and Maximus V of Constantinople (1897). After him are Sophronius IV of Alexandria (1798), Victor and Corona (null), John XI of Constantinople (1225), Onesiphorus (50), Mkrtich Khrimian (1820), and Saint Telemachus (301).

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