RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Mary of Egypt

344 - 421

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Mary of Egypt (Greek: Μαρία η Αιγυπτία ; Coptic: Ϯⲁⲅⲓⲁ Ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ Ⲛⲣⲉⲙⲛ̀ⲭⲏⲙⲓ ; Egyptian Arabic: مريم المصرية/ماريا المصرية; Amharic/Geez: ቅድስት ማርያም ግብፃዊት) was an Egyptian grazer saint dwelling in Palestine during Late antiquity or the Early Middle Ages. She is highly venerated as a Desert Mother in the Eastern Orthodox and Coptic Churches. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mary of Egypt has received more than 552,597 page views. Her biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). Mary of Egypt is the 533rd most popular religious figure (down from 522nd in 2019), the 98th most popular biography from Egypt (down from 94th in 2019) and the 18th most popular Egyptian Religious Figure.

Mary of Egypt is most famous for being a prostitute who converted to Christianity and became a saint.

Memorability Metrics

  • 550k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 67.14

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 35

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.12

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.55

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Mary of Egypt ranks 533 out of 3,187. Before her are Ibn Hazm, Pope Miltiades, James, brother of Jesus, Vincent Ferrer, Kane Tanaka, and Gregory Palamas. After her are Pope Agapetus I, Pope Stephen VI, Peter the Hermit, Thích Nhất Hạnh, Luigi Lucheni, and Djet.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 344, Mary of Egypt ranks 1. After her is Wang Xianzhi. Among people deceased in 421, Mary of Egypt ranks 1. After her are Constantius III, Yazdegerd I, and Emperor Gong of Jin.

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Mary of Egypt ranks 98 out of 642. Before her are Athenaeus (200), Saint Menas (285), Userkaf (-2600), Adly Mansour (1945), Cleopatra III of Egypt (-161), and Pappus of Alexandria (290). After her are Ctesibius (-284), Djet (-3000), Mohamed ElBaradei (1942), Ramesses VI (-1175), Mohamed Hussein Tantawi (1935), and Meritaten (-1400).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Egypt

Among religious figures born in Egypt, Mary of Egypt ranks 18. Before her are Saint Maurice (250), Yusuf al-Qaradawi (1926), Maria al-Qibtiyya (600), Paul of Thebes (227), Saint Sarah (100), and Saint Menas (285). After her are Djet (-3000), Meritaten (-1400), Al-Suyuti (1445), Macarius of Egypt (300), Pope Alexander I of Alexandria (250), and Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria (1923).

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