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Papias (Greek: Παπίας) was a Greek Apostolic Father, Bishop of Hierapolis (modern Pamukkale, Turkey), and author who lived c. 60 – c. 130 AD He wrote the Exposition of the Sayings of the Lord (Greek: Λογίων Κυριακῶν Ἐξήγησις) in five books. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Papias of Hierapolis has received more than 497,489 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia. Papias of Hierapolis is the 757th most popular religious figure (down from 653rd in 2019), the 342nd most popular biography from Turkey (down from 295th in 2019) and the 50th most popular Turkish Religious Figure.
Papias of Hierapolis is most famous for being the earliest Christian writer to mention the Gospel of Mark.
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Among religious figures, Papias of Hierapolis ranks 757 out of 2,238. Before him are Patriarch Nikon of Moscow, John the Merciful, Umm Kulthum bint Ali, Onesimus, Nectarios of Aegina, and John Mott. After him are Emma Morano, Nikephoros I of Constantinople, Andrea Amati, Karmapa, Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow, and Peter of Saint Joseph de Betancur.
1605 - 1681
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550 - 619
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630 - Present
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Rank: 753
1 - 90
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1846 - 1920
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 755
1865 - 1955
HPI: 62.09
Rank: 756
70 - 100
HPI: 62.08
Rank: 757
1899 - 2017
HPI: 62.08
Rank: 758
758 - 828
HPI: 62.08
Rank: 759
1505 - 1577
HPI: 62.06
Rank: 760
1924 - Present
HPI: 62.05
Rank: 761
1929 - 2008
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Rank: 762
1626 - 1667
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Rank: 763
Among people born in 70, Papias of Hierapolis ranks 4. Before him are Suetonius, Pope Anicetus, and Menelaus of Alexandria. After him are Theon of Smyrna and Gaius Julius Quadratus Bassus. Among people deceased in 100, Papias of Hierapolis ranks 35. Before him are Pomponius Mela, Silas, Lydia of Thyatira, Cornelius the Centurion, Philip the Evangelist, and Valerius Maximus. After him are Mary of Bethany, Agabus, Mary the Jewess, Claudia Acte, Locusta, and Joanna, wife of Chuza.
70 - 126
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70 - 168
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70 - 140
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70 - 100
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70 - 135
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70 - 117
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15 - 100
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100 - 100
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100 - 100
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100 - 100
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100 BC - 100
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70 - 100
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100 - 100
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100 - 100
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100 - 100
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Among people born in Turkey, Papias of Hierapolis ranks 342 out of 1,301. Before him are David of Trebizond (1408), Bülent Ecevit (1925), Dio Chrysostom (40), Aspar (400), Onesimus (1), and Nectarios of Aegina (1846). After him are Nikephoros I of Constantinople (758), Alexander Balas (-150), Tiberius III (700), Argishti I of Urartu (-827), Seleucus III Ceraunus (-243), and Maria of Alania (1053).
1408 - 1463
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1925 - 2006
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40 - 120
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400 - 471
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1 - 90
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1846 - 1920
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70 - 100
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758 - 828
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150 BC - 145 BC
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700 - 705
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827 BC - 764 BC
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243 BC - 223 BC
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1053 - 1118
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Among religious figures born in Turkey, Papias of Hierapolis ranks 50. Before him are Erasmus of Formia (300), Theophilus of Antioch (140), Said Nursî (1877), Evagrius Ponticus (345), Onesimus (1), and Nectarios of Aegina (1846). After him are Nikephoros I of Constantinople (758), Euphemia (289), Expeditus (300), Tryphon, Respicius, and Nympha (null), Adrian and Natalia of Nicomedia (300), and Agabus (100).
300 - 303
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140 - 183
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1877 - 1960
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345 - 399
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1 - 90
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1846 - 1920
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70 - 100
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758 - 828
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289 - 304
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300 - 303
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300 - 306
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100 - 100
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