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RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Paul of Samosata

200 - 275

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Paul of Samosata (Greek: Παῦλος ὁ Σαμοσατεύς, lived from 200 to 275 AD) was Bishop of Antioch from 260 to 268 and the originator of the Paulianist heresy named after him. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Paul of Samosata has received more than 165,222 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Paul of Samosata is the 944th most popular religious figure (down from 828th in 2019), the 443rd most popular biography from Turkey (down from 398th in 2019) and the 64th most popular Turkish Religious Figure.

Paul of Samosata is most famous for being the first to teach that Jesus was a mere mortal.

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  • 170k

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  • 59.36

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  • 28

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.09

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.40

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Paul of Samosata ranks 944 out of 2,238Before him are Jacob Frank, Bavo of Ghent, Gotthard of Hildesheim, Alessandro Farnese, Joseph Franklin Rutherford, and Abd al-Rahman ibn Muljam. After him are Jacob Sprenger, Jorge Medina, Mariam Baouardy, Ignatios of Constantinople, Sabellius, and Merytre-Hatshepsut.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 200, Paul of Samosata ranks 27Before him are Artabanus IV of Parthia, Claudius Aelianus, Lucius Artorius Castus, Tatiana of Rome, Achilles Tatius, and Yu Jin. After him are Sabellius, Gao Shun, Yue Jin, Liu Zhang, Marcia, and Vologases VI. Among people deceased in 275, Paul of Samosata ranks 5Before him are Zenobia, Aurelian, Tarcisius, and Mammes of Caesarea.

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In Turkey

Among people born in Turkey, Paul of Samosata ranks 443 out of 1,301Before him are George Pachymeres (1242), Zoe Karbonopsina (900), Aristophanes of Byzantium (-257), Aelius Aristides (117), Ivaylo of Bulgaria (1281), and Callippus (-370). After him are Stephanus of Byzantium (501), Eutropius (400), Ignatios of Constantinople (797), Artemisia II of Caria (null), Irene Doukaina (1066), and Yılmaz Güney (1937).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Turkey

Among religious figures born in Turkey, Paul of Samosata ranks 64Before him are Apollinaris of Ravenna (101), Ebussuud Efendi (1490), Athanasius the Athonite (920), Antipas of Pergamum (100), Charalambos (87), and Lucian of Antioch (240). After him are Ignatios of Constantinople (797), Theodore of Mopsuestia (350), Eutyches (380), Melito of Sardis (140), Germanus I of Constantinople (634), and Mark of Ephesus (1392).