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RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Moses the Black

332 - 407

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Moses the Black (Greek: Μωϋσῆς ὁ Αἰθίοψ, romanized: Mōüsês ho Aithíops, Arabic: موسى, Coptic: Ⲙⲟⲥⲉⲥ; 330 – 405), also known as Moses the Strong, Moses the Robber, and Moses the Ethiopian, was an ascetic monk and priest in Egypt in the fourth century AD, and a Desert Father. He is highly venerated in the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Oriental Orthodox Church. According to stories about him, he converted from a life of crime to one of asceticism. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Moses the Black has received more than 537,567 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Moses the Black is the 1,156th most popular religious figure (down from 1,032nd in 2019), the 264th most popular biography from Egypt (down from 236th in 2019) and the 32nd most popular Egyptian Religious Figure.

Memorability Metrics

  • 540k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 57.14

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.85

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.99

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Moses the Black ranks 1,156 out of 2,238Before him are Keith O'Brien, Henry Molaison, Giuseppe Siri, Nicholas of Japan, Pietro Gasparri, and Nilus the Younger. After him are Robert Estienne, Leonardo Sandri, Lutgardis, Maria Alexandrovna Ulyanova, Anthony Maria Zaccaria, and Begga.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 332, Moses the Black ranks 2Before him is Saint Monica.  Among people deceased in 407, Moses the Black ranks 2Before him is John Chrysostom. After him are Gjúki, Chromatius, Maria, Marcus, and Gratian.

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Moses the Black ranks 264 out of 582Before him are Neferhotep I (-1800), Isidore of Pelusium (370), Neferneferuaten Tasherit (-1400), Marika Rökk (1913), Alia Al-Hussein (1948), and Neferneferure (-1400). After him are Soad Hosny (1943), Bakenranef (-700), Nikare (-2200), Narriman Sadek (1933), Sobekhotep IV (-1700), and Apollos (100).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Egypt

Among religious figures born in Egypt, Moses the Black ranks 32Before him are Basilides (117), Amun-her-khepeshef (-1300), Nahshon (null), Didymus the Blind (313), Pope Peter I of Alexandria (300), and Isidore of Pelusium (370). After him are Apollos (100), Pope Theophilus of Alexandria (310), Pope Dioscorus I of Alexandria (444), Shenoute (348), Pope Anianus of Alexandria (100), and Carpocrates (100).