RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Macarius of Alexandria

297 - 395

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Saint Macarius of Alexandria (Greek: Μακάριος; died 395) was a monk in the Nitrian Desert. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Macarius of Alexandria has received more than 57,874 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Macarius of Alexandria is the 1,793rd most popular religious figure (down from 1,521st in 2019), the 376th most popular biography from Egypt (down from 332nd in 2019) and the 47th most popular Egyptian Religious Figure.

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  • 53.66

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  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.82

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.89

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Macarius of Alexandria ranks 1,793 out of 3,187Before him are Theodore Romzha, Don Alden Adams, Diodorus of Tarsus, Fructuosus of Braga, Sedecion of Byzantium, and Anselmo Lorenzo. After him are Matsyendranatha, Émilie de Villeneuve, John Tong Hon, Dashi-Dorzho Itigilov, Hripsime, and Theophan the Recluse.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 297, Macarius of Alexandria ranks 1 Among people deceased in 395, Macarius of Alexandria ranks 6Before him are Theodosius I, Gregory of Nyssa, Ammianus Marcellinus, Ausonius, and Rufinus.

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Macarius of Alexandria ranks 376 out of 642Before him are Ali ibn Ridwan (988), Hind Rostom (1929), Olympiodorus of Thebes (301), Moses the Black (332), Ekmeleddin İhsanoğlu (1943), and Sherif Ismail (1955). After him are Merneferre Ay (-1650), Antiphilus (-400), Peter III of Alexandria (500), Pope Heraclas of Alexandria (180), Zubaida Tharwat (1940), and Autobiography of Harkhuf (-2300).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Egypt

Among religious figures born in Egypt, Macarius of Alexandria ranks 47Before him are Senebkay (-1700), Pope Cyril VI of Alexandria (1902), Shenoute (348), Muhammad Siddiq Al-Minshawi (1920), Antipope Dioscorus (500), and Moses the Black (332). After him are Peter III of Alexandria (500), Pishoy (320), Antonios Naguib (1935), Pope Achillas of Alexandria (300), Anatolius of Laodicea (201), and Pope Theonas of Alexandria (300).