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RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Parascheva of the Balkans

1000 - 1100

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Paraskeva of the Balkans was an ascetic female saint of the 10th century. She was born in Epivates, near present-day Istanbul, and had visions of the Virgin Mary. After living in Chalcedon and Heraclea Pontica, she settled in a convent in the desert near the Jordan River, where she died at the age of 27. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Parascheva of the Balkans has received more than 182,802 page views. Her biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Parascheva of the Balkans is the 442nd most popular religious figure (up from 445th in 2019), the 177th most popular biography from Turkey (up from 200th in 2019) and the 27th most popular Turkish Religious Figure.

The most famous thing about the Parachva of the Balkans is the Battle of Kosovo, which happened in 1389.

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  • 68.11

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  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.87

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.85

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Parascheva of the Balkans ranks 442 out of 2,238Before her are Ali al-Ridha, Pope Gregory III, Saint Maurice, Pope Anterus, Pope Sergius I, and Pope Innocent II. After her are Pachomius the Great, Pope Agapetus II, Báb, Pope-elect Stephen, Pope John V, and Pope Boniface VI.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1000, Parascheva of the Balkans ranks 7Before her are Pope John XV, Pope Sylvester III, Constantine IX Monomachos, Pope Gregory VI, Ubba, and Pope Damasus II. After her are Pope John XIV, Michael VI Bringas, Antipope Boniface VII, Ivan Vladislav of Bulgaria, Saint Emeric of Hungary, and Lothair II of Italy. Among people deceased in 1100, Parascheva of the Balkans ranks 3Before her are Godfrey of Bouillon and William II of England. After her are Antipope Clement III, Emperor Zhezong, George Kedrenos, Gudrid Thorbjarnardóttir, Naropa, Bretislav II, Edmund of Scotland, and Leonti Mroveli.

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In Turkey

Among people born in Turkey, Parascheva of the Balkans ranks 177 out of 1,301Before her are Pope John VII (650), Romanos III Argyros (968), John II Komnenos (1087), Constantine X Doukas (1006), Michael II (770), and Malhun Hatun (1350). After her are Maurice (539), Ammianus Marcellinus (330), Apollonius of Tyana (15), Pope John V (635), Stateira II (-346), and Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca (1853).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Turkey

Among religious figures born in Turkey, Parascheva of the Balkans ranks 27Before her are Pope Vitalian (600), Saint Nino (296), Saint Timothy (17), Thecla (100), Clement of Ohrid (840), and Pope John VII (650). After her are Pope John V (635), Pope Sabinian (530), Theodore of Amasea (300), Gregory Palamas (1296), Pope John VI (655), and Michael I Cerularius (1005).