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Papias of Hierapolis

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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 556,475 page views. His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 38 in 2019). Papias of Hierapolis is the 802nd most popular religious figure (down from 752nd in 2019), the 60th most popular biography from Turkey (up from 341st in 2019) and the 10th 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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    Languages Editions (L)

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  • 3.68

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Papias of Hierapolis ranks 802 out of 3,187. Before him are Pietro Parolin, Isidore the Laborer, Paul of Samosata, Gemma Galgani, Basilides, and Peter Chrysologus. After him are Giuseppe Moscati, Margot Frank, Sen no Rikyū, Agnes of Bohemia, Odile of Alsace, and Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir.

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Contemporaries

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 37. Before him are Silas, Valerius Maximus, Cornelius the Centurion, Mary the Jewess, Philip the Evangelist, and Gaius Julius Civilis. After him are Agabus, Mary of Bethany, Claudia Acte, Agrippa the Skeptic, Saint Petronilla, and Judas of Galilee.

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In Turkey

Among people born in Turkey, Papias of Hierapolis ranks 60 out of 169. Before him are Gülbahar Hatun (1453), Polyxena (null), Eutropius (320), Cleitus the Black (-370), Expeditus (300), and Nicomedes IV of Bithynia (-200). After him are Seleucus III Ceraunus (-243), Memnon (null), Maria of Alania (1053), Anitta (-1700), Helenus (null), and Flavian of Constantinople (380).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Turkey

Among religious figures born in Turkey, Papias of Hierapolis ranks 10. Before him are Pope Vitalian (600), Pope Sabinian (530), Pope John VII (650), Philemon (100), Theophilus of Antioch (140), and Expeditus (300). After him are Flavian of Constantinople (380), Melito of Sardis (140), George Syncellus (800), George Hamartolos (900), Stachys the Apostle (20), and Eudoxius of Antioch (300).

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