RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Justin Martyr

100 - 165

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Justin, known posthumously as Justin Martyr (Greek: Ἰουστῖνος ὁ μάρτυς, romanized: Ioustinos ho martys; c. AD 100 – c. AD 165), also known as Justin the Philosopher, was an early Christian apologist and philosopher. Most of his works are lost, but two apologies and a dialogue did survive. The First Apology, his most well-known text, passionately defends the morality of the Christian life, and provides various ethical and philosophical arguments to convince the Roman emperor, Antoninus, to abandon the persecution of the Church. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Justin Martyr has received more than 1,762,395 page views. His biography is available in 56 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 54 in 2019). Justin Martyr is the 668th most popular religious figure (down from 576th in 2019).

Justin martyr is most famous for being the first Christian martyr. He was killed in 165 A.D. for refusing to renounce his faith.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.8M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 64.65

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 56

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.83

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.35

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Justin Martyrs by language

Over the past year Justin Martyr has had the most page views in the with 267,358 views, followed by Spanish (55,999), and Portuguese (23,023). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Azerbaijani (272.61%), Pashto (100.41%), and Simple English (51.53%)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Justin Martyr ranks 668 out of 3,187. Before him are Paulo Miki, Olaus Magnus, Empress Meishō, Louis de Montfort, Pope Benedict V, and Mattathias. After him are John Cassian, Kinga of Poland, John of Capistrano, Muhammad al-Jawad, Saint Remigius, and Victor of Aveyron.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 100, Justin Martyr ranks 13. Before him are James the Less, Longinus, Saint Sarah, Pope Victor I, Pope Telesphorus, and Pope Hyginus. After him are Lydia of Thyatira, Antipas of Pergamum, Ananias of Damascus, Philemon, Cornelius the Centurion, and Mary the Jewess. Among people deceased in 165, Justin Martyr ranks 2. Before him is Appian. After him are Felicitas of Rome, Taejodae of Goguryeo, and Chadae of Goguryeo.

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