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RELIGIOUS FIGURE

John Cassian

360 - 435

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John Cassian, also known as John the Ascetic and John Cassian the Roman (Latin: Ioannes Eremita Cassianus, Ioannus Cassianus, or Ioannes Massiliensis; Greek: Ίωάννης Κασσιανός ό Ερημίτης; c. AD 360 – c. 435), was a Christian monk and theologian celebrated in both the Western and Eastern churches for his mystical writings. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Cassian has received more than 517,750 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). John Cassian is the 672nd most popular religious figure (down from 586th in 2019), the 46th most popular biography from Romania (down from 38th in 2019) and the most popular Romanian Religious Figure.

John Cassian is most famous for his writings on the monastic life. He is also credited with the idea of the "desert as a metaphor for the monastic life."

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  • 64.02

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 33

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.58

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.73

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, John Cassian ranks 672 out of 2,238. Before him are Giulia Farnese, Benkei, Zayd ibn Ali, Robert of Molesme, Tarcisio Bertone, and Zebedee. After him are Onuphrius, Malachi, Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyyah, Nachman of Breslov, Abu Dhar al-Ghifari, and Philemon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 360, John Cassian ranks 2. Before him is Pelagius. After him are Martianus Capella, Sulpicius Severus, and Ninian. Among people deceased in 435, John Cassian ranks 1. 

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In Romania

Among people born in Romania, John Cassian ranks 46 out of 665. Before him are Gabriel Bethlen (1580), Bela Lugosi (1882), Radu cel Frumos (1438), Dimitrie Cantemir (1673), Gheorghe Hagi (1965), and Milan I of Serbia (1854). After him are Sergiu Celibidache (1912), Alexandru Ioan Cuza (1820), Alexander Löhr (1885), Mircea I of Wallachia (1355), Basarab I of Wallachia (1275), and Ilie Năstase (1946).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Romania

Among religious figures born in Romania, John Cassian ranks 1. After him are Peter Mogila (1596), Stephen Pongracz (1582), Lucian Mureșan (1931), Sabbas the Goth (334), Iuliu Hossu (1885), Alexandru Todea (1912), and Solomon Schechter (1847).

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