RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Maximus the Confessor

580 - 662

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Maximus the Confessor (Greek: Μάξιμος ὁ Ὁμολογητής, romanized: Maximos ho Homologētēs), also spelled Maximos, otherwise known as Maximus the Theologian and Maximus of Constantinople (c. 580 – 13 August 662), was a Christian monk, theologian, and scholar. In his early life, Maximus was a civil servant, and an aide to the Byzantine Emperor Heraclius. He gave up this life in the political sphere to enter the monastic life. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Maximus the Confessor has received more than 589,823 page views. His biography is available in 46 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 45 in 2019). Maximus the Confessor is the 400th most popular religious figure (up from 420th in 2019).

Maximus the Confessor is most famous for his doctrine of the two energies of God. This doctrine states that there are two energies in God. The first energy is the divine energy that is the source of all goodness and life. The second energy is the energy of the devil, which is the source of all evil and death.

Memorability Metrics

  • 590k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 69.45

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 46

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.43

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.95

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Maximus the Confessors by language

Over the past year Maximus the Confessor has had the most page views in the with 90,426 views, followed by Russian (25,096), and Greek (19,877). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Croatian (226.92%), Malagasy (64.66%), and Simple English (62.69%)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Maximus the Confessor ranks 400 out of 3,187. Before him are Pope Nicholas IV, Pope Gregory II, 'Abd al-Rahman ibn 'Awf, Pope Symmachus, Fethullah Gülen, and Zacchaeus. After him are Pope Zosimus, Pope Agapetus II, Pope John IX, Pope John XVII, Dionysius the Areopagite, and Pope Celestine II.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 580, Maximus the Confessor ranks 4. Before him are Bilal ibn Rabah, Abu Sufyan ibn Harb, and 'Abd al-Rahman ibn 'Awf. After him are Amr ibn al-As, Theophylact Simocatta, Abd-Allah ibn Jahsh, Wei Zheng, Abu Darda, George of Pisidia, Saʽd ibn ʽUbadah, and Unknown Archon. Among people deceased in 662, Maximus the Confessor ranks 1. After him are Childebert the Adopted, Ansegisel, Ka'b ibn Zuhayr, and Godepert.

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