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, Ioannes 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 569,290 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). John Cassian is the 669th most popular religious figure (down from 667th in 2019), the 46th most popular biography from Romania 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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  • 69.68

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 37

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.30

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.97

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, John Cassian ranks 669 out of 3,187. Before him are Olaus Magnus, Empress Meishō, Louis de Montfort, Pope Benedict V, Mattathias, and Justin Martyr. After him are Kinga of Poland, John of Capistrano, Muhammad al-Jawad, Saint Remigius, Victor of Aveyron, and Isaac Luria.

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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 844. Before him are Mihai Eminescu (1850), Milan I of Serbia (1854), Basarab I of Wallachia (1275), Radu cel Frumos (1438), János Bolyai (1802), and Bela Lugosi (1882). After him are Mircea I of Wallachia (1355), Alexandru Ioan Cuza (1820), Ilie Năstase (1946), Alexander Löhr (1885), Traian Băsescu (1951), and Valentin Ceaușescu (1948).

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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), Vilmos Apor (1892), Lőrinc Schlauch (1824), Solomon Schechter (1847), and Andreo Cseh (1895).

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