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RELIGIOUS FIGURE

John of Patmos

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John of Patmos (also called John the Revelator, John the Divine, John the Theologian; Ancient Greek: Ἰωάννης, romanized: Iōannēs) is the name traditionally given to the author of the Book of Revelation. Revelation 1:9 states that John was on Patmos, a Greek island where, according to most biblical historians, he was exiled as a result of anti-Christian persecution under the Roman emperor Domitian. Christian tradition has considered the Book of Revelation's writer to be John the Apostle, purported author of the Gospel of John. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John of Patmos has received more than 1,777,117 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). John of Patmos is the 1,463rd most popular religious figure (down from 1,258th in 2019), the 173rd most popular biography from Israel and the 56th most popular Israeli Religious Figure.

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  • 18

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  • 2.86

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  • 2.99

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, John of Patmos ranks 1,463 out of 2,238Before him are Barsanuphius, Pinedjem II, Thaddeus of Edessa, Ibn Khuzayma, Count Palatine Francis Louis of Neuburg, and John Gualbert. After him are Saint Meinhard, Gustav Trolle, Abdurreshid Ibrahim, Hōjō Ujimasa, Sheikh Said, and John Berchmans.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 50, John of Patmos ranks 26Before him are Domitilla the Elder, Cestius Gallus, Tiberius Claudius Narcissus, Junia, Phoebe, and Antiochus IV of Commagene. After him are Gautamiputra Satakarni, Yajnavalkya, Giru of Baekje, Cartimandua, Evodius, and Prasutagus. Among people deceased in 100, John of Patmos ranks 59Before him are Phoebe, Epaphras, Antiochus IV of Commagene, Mucianus, Lucilius Junior, and Justus of Tiberias. After him are Aristarchus of Thessalonica, Dares Phrygius, Plautia Urgulanilla, Aelia Paetina, Gessius Florus, and Tiridates III of Parthia.

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In Israel

Among people born in Israel, John of Patmos ranks 173 out of 430Before him are Khalil al-Wazir (1935), Eliahu Inbal (1936), Taqi al-Din al-Nabhani (1909), Daliah Lavi (1942), Justus of Tiberias (35), and Uzi Narkiss (1925). After him are Assi Dayan (1945), Ron Huldai (1944), Meir Amit (1921), Eliyahu M. Goldratt (1947), Ghil'ad Zuckermann (1971), and Eutocius of Ascalon (480).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Israel

Among religious figures born in Israel, John of Patmos ranks 56Before him are Al-Tabarani (873), Saint Petronilla (50), Shoghi Effendi (1897), Angelus of Jerusalem (1185), Moses ben Jacob Cordovero (1522), and Procopius of Scythopolis (250). After him are Michel Sabbah (1933) and Marie-Alphonsine Danil Ghattas (1843).