RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Melito of Sardis

140 - 180

Melito of Sardis

Melito of Sardis (Greek: Μελίτων Σάρδεων Melítōn Sárdeōn; died c. 180) was the bishop of Sardis near Smyrna in western Anatolia, and who held a foremost place among the early Christian bishops in Asia due to his personal influence and his literary works, most of which have been lost. What has been recovered, however, has provided a great insight into Christianity during the second century. Jerome, speaking of the Old Testament canon established by Melito, quotes Tertullian to the effect that he was esteemed as a prophet by many of the faithful. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Melito of Sardis has received more than 243,222 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Melito of Sardis is the 976th most popular religious figure (down from 975th in 2019), the 84th most popular biography from Turkey (up from 460th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Turkish Religious Figure.

Melito of Sardis is most famous for his homilies on the Old Testament, which he wrote during his exile from the Roman Empire.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Melito of Sardis ranks 976 out of 3,187. Before him are Saint Petronilla, Fatimah bint Musa, Gerhard Ludwig Müller, Nadezhda von Meck, Patriarch Tikhon of Moscow, and Pietro Gasparri. After him are Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi, Amun-her-khepeshef, Hashim ibn Abd Manaf, Ibn Shihab az-Zuhri, Henry of Latvia, and Elon.

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HPI: 59.71
Rank: 976
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HPI: 59.71
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Henry of Latvia
1187 - 1259
HPI: 59.68
Rank: 981
Elon
HPI: 59.68
Rank: 982

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Among people born in 140, Melito of Sardis ranks 2. Before him is Theophilus of Antioch. Among people deceased in 180, Melito of Sardis ranks 7. Before him are Marcus Aurelius, Pausanias, Gaius, Aulus Gellius, Tatian, and Polyaenus. After him is Hegesippus.