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John Climacus

579 - 649

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John Climacus (Ancient Greek: Ἰωάννης τῆς Κλίμακος; Latin: Ioannes Climacus; Arabic: يوحنا السلمي, romanized: Yuḥana al-Sêlmi), also known as John of the Ladder, John Scholasticus and John Sinaites, was a 6th–7th century Christian monk at the monastery on Mount Sinai. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Climacus has received more than 291,568 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia. John Climacus is the 525th most popular religious figure (down from 484th in 2019), the 21st most popular biography from Syria (down from 18th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Syrian Religious Figure.

John Climacus is most famous for his work The Ladder of Divine Ascent. It is a spiritual guidebook for people who want to live a life that is pleasing to God.

Memorability Metrics

  • 290k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 67.21

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 35

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 10.36

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.26

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, John Climacus ranks 525 out of 3,187. Before him are Suger, Desmond Tutu, Theodore of Amasea, Saint Rosalia, Ibrahim ibn Muhammad, and Pope Zephyrinus. After him are Ja'far ibn Abi Talib, Ibn Hazm, Pope Miltiades, James, brother of Jesus, Vincent Ferrer, and Kane Tanaka.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 579, John Climacus ranks 1.  Among people deceased in 649, John Climacus ranks 2. Before him is Emperor Taizong of Tang. After him are Pope Theodore I, and Ubayy ibn Ka'b.

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In Syria

Among people born in Syria, John Climacus ranks 21 out of 210. Before him are Marwan II (688), Julia Domna (160), Al-Nawawi (1233), Al-Maʿarri (973), Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya (1292), and Izz ad-Din al-Qassam (1882). After him are Iamblichus (245), Aemilius Papinianus (142), Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik (691), Al-Adil I (1145), Ibn al-Nafis (1212), and Antiochus II Theos (-286).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Syria

Among religious figures born in Syria, John Climacus ranks 4. Before him are Pope Gregory III (700), Pope Anicetus (70), and Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya (1292). After him are Romanos the Melodist (490), Émile Benveniste (1902), Ananias of Damascus (100), Maron (301), Apollinaris of Laodicea (310), Sophronius of Jerusalem (560), Ibn Asakir (1105), and Gregory III Laham (1933).

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