85 - 160
Marcion of Sinope (; Ancient Greek: Μαρκίων Σινώπης; c. 85 – c. 160) was a theologian in early Christianity. Marcion preached that God had sent Jesus Christ, who was distinct from the "vengeful" God (Demiurge) who had created the world. He considered himself a follower of Paul the Apostle, whom he believed to have been the only true apostle of Jesus Christ; his doctrine is called Marcionism. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Marcion of Sinope has received more than 835,935 page views. His biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia. Marcion of Sinope is the 325th most popular religious figure (down from 279th in 2019), the 121st most popular biography from Turkey (down from 112th in 2019) and the 17th most popular Turkish Religious Figure.
The most famous Marcion of Sinope is most famous for his radical rejection of the Old Testament. Marcion of Sinope believed that the God of the Old Testament was a different god than the God of the New Testament. He believed that the God of the Old Testament was a vengeful, wrathful, and jealous god while the God of the New Testament was a loving, merciful, and forgiving god.
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Among religious figures, Marcion of Sinope ranks 325 out of 2,238. Before him are Pope Felix III, Pope Alexander IV, Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr, Idris, Bahá'u'lláh, and Pope Marinus I. After him are Pope Pelagius II, Pope Anacletus, Abu Hurairah, Alcuin, Pope John XXI, and Pope John I.
440 - 492
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Rank: 319
1200 - 1261
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Rank: 320
624 - 692
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3500 BC - Present
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Rank: 322
1817 - 1892
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Rank: 323
830 - 884
HPI: 70.07
Rank: 324
85 - 160
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Rank: 325
520 - 590
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Rank: 326
1 - 92
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600 - 676
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Rank: 328
735 - 804
HPI: 69.88
Rank: 329
1215 - 1277
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Rank: 330
470 - 526
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Rank: 331
Among people born in 85, Marcion of Sinope ranks 1. After him is Favorinus. Among people deceased in 160, Marcion of Sinope ranks 1. After him are Shimon bar Yochai, Marcus Cornelius Fronto, Valentinus, and Quintus Lollius Urbicus.
85 - 160
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1 - 160
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100 - 160
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100 - 160
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150 - 160
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Among people born in Turkey, Marcion of Sinope ranks 121 out of 1,301. Before him are Stefan Dušan (1308), Eudoxus of Cnidus (-408), Polycarp (69), Manuel II Palaiologos (1350), Kara Mustafa Pasha (1634), and Fethullah Gülen (1941). After him are Michael III (840), Şah Sultan (1509), Andronikos II Palaiologos (1259), Antinous (111), Basil II (958), and Henri Fayol (1841).
1308 - 1355
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408 BC - 355 BC
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69 - 155
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1350 - 1425
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1634 - 1683
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1941 - Present
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Rank: 120
85 - 160
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840 - 867
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1509 - 1572
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1259 - 1332
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111 - 130
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958 - 1025
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1841 - 1925
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Among religious figures born in Turkey, Marcion of Sinope ranks 17. Before him are Bartholomew I of Constantinople (1940), Saint Pantaleon (275), Gregory of Nyssa (335), Ulfilas (311), Photios I of Constantinople (900), and Fethullah Gülen (1941). After him are Sabbatai Zevi (1626), Ephrem the Syrian (306), Simeon Stylites (389), Pope Vitalian (600), Saint Nino (296), and Saint Timothy (17).
1940 - Present
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275 - 303
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335 - 395
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311 - 383
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900 - 896
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1941 - Present
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85 - 160
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1626 - 1676
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306 - 373
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389 - 459
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600 - 672
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296 - 335
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17 - 97
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