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RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Paul the Apostle

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Paul (also named Saul of Tarsus; c. 5 – c. 64/65 AD), commonly known as Paul the Apostle and Saint Paul, was a Christian apostle who spread the teachings of Jesus in the first-century world. For his contributions towards the New Testament, he is generally regarded as one of the most important figures of the Apostolic Age, and he also founded several Christian communities in Asia Minor and Europe from the mid-40s to the mid-50s AD.The main source of information on Paul's life and works is the Acts of the Apostles book in the New Testament and approximately half of its content document them. Paul was not one of the Twelve Apostles, and did not know Jesus during his lifetime. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Paul the Apostle has received more than 13,893,102 page views. His biography is available in 135 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 130 in 2019). Paul the Apostle is the 8th most popular religious figure, the 2nd most popular biography from Turkey and the most popular Turkish Religious Figure.

Paul the apostle is most famous for being the author of the New Testament. He wrote 13 of the 27 books that make up the New Testament.

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  • 89.29

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  • 135

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 15.56

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.06

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Paul the Apostle ranks 8 out of 2,238Before him are Jesus, Moses, Martin Luther, Abraham, Mary, mother of Jesus, and Pope Francis. After him are Solomon, Saint Peter, John the Baptist, Tutankhamun, Zoroaster, and Saint Nicholas.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 5, Paul the Apostle ranks 1After him are Philip the Apostle, Gnaeus Domitius Corbulo, Ruzi Ying, Yin Lihua, Aristarchus of Thessalonica, and Julia Livia. Among people deceased in 66, Paul the Apostle ranks 1After him are Petronius, Annas, Claudia Antonia, and Publius Clodius Thrasea Paetus.

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In Turkey

Among people born in Turkey, Paul the Apostle ranks 2 out of 1,301Before him are Herodotus (-484). After him are Suleiman the Magnificent (1494), Thales of Miletus (-623), Saint Nicholas (270), Osman I (1254), Selim II (1524), Saint George (280), Ahmed I (1590), Mehmed the Conqueror (1432), Heraclitus (-535), and Murad III (1546).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Turkey

Among religious figures born in Turkey, Paul the Apostle ranks 1After him are Saint Nicholas (270), Saint George (280), Luke the Evangelist (31), John Chrysostom (349), Margaret the Virgin (292), Saint Blaise (300), Rachel (-3500), Ignatius of Antioch (35), Irenaeus (130), Bartholomew I of Constantinople (1940), and Saint Pantaleon (275).