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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 225,309 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Melito of Sardis is the 983rd most popular religious figure (down from 890th in 2019), the 462nd most popular biography from Turkey (down from 419th in 2019) and the 68th 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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28
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6.78
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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Melito of Sardis ranks 983 out of 2,238. Before him are John of Rila, John of Matha, Clemens August Graf von Galen, Felicitas of Rome, 'Abd Allah ibn 'Amr ibn al-'As, and Abu Hudhayfa ibn Utba. After him are Pietro Parolin, Antipope Innocent III, Praxedes, Otto of Bamberg, Paula of Rome, and Ravi Shankar.

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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.