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RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pelagia

400 - 457

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Pelagia (Greek: Πελαγία), distinguished as Pelagia of Antioch, Pelagia the Penitent, and Pelagia the Harlot, was a Christian saint and hermit in the 4th or 5th century. Her feast day was celebrated on 8 October, originally in common with Saints Pelagia the Virgin and Pelagia of Tarsus. Pelagia died as a result of extreme asceticism, which had emaciated her to the point she could no longer be recognized. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pelagia has received more than 114,742 page views. Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Pelagia is the 1,085th most popular religious figure (up from 1,132nd in 2019), the 509th most popular biography from Turkey (up from 554th in 2019) and the 76th most popular Turkish Religious Figure.

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  • 57.82

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  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.46

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.86

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pelagia ranks 1,085 out of 2,238Before her are Meletius of Antioch, Charles of Austria, Bishop of Wroclaw, Ibn Babawayh, Adhemar of Le Puy, Accursius, and Felix of Valois. After her are Justo Gallego Martínez, Leopold Mandić, Hilarion, Didymus the Blind, Eusebius of Vercelli, and Matthew III Csák.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 400, Pelagia ranks 30Before her are Joannes, Gunther, Priscus Attalus, Servatius of Tongeren, Quintus Smyrnaeus, and Meletius of Antioch. After her are Vincent of Lérins, Charaton, Gaius Julius Solinus, Julius Firmicus Maternus, Maximus of Hispania, and Gjúki. Among people deceased in 457, Pelagia ranks 5Before her are Merovech, Marcian, Avitus, and Yazdegerd II. After her are Aioulf and Proterius of Alexandria.

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In Turkey

Among people born in Turkey, Pelagia ranks 509 out of 1,301Before her are Quintus Smyrnaeus (400), Crates of Mallus (-200), Soranus of Ephesus (98), Meletius of Antioch (400), Artabasdos (700), and Kâtip Çelebi (1609). After her are Ardys of Lydia (-750), Nubar Pasha (1825), Eunapius (349), Joe Strummer (1952), Mursili III (-1400), and Mehmet Akif Ersoy (1873).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Turkey

Among religious figures born in Turkey, Pelagia ranks 76Before her are Mark of Ephesus (1392), Simeon Stylites the Younger (521), Euthymius the Great (377), Tarasios of Constantinople (730), Demetrios I of Constantinople (1914), and Meletius of Antioch (400). After her are George Syncellus (800), Nicholas Mystikos (852), Saint Mercurius (224), John IV of Constantinople (600), George Hamartolos (900), and Isaac of Armenia (338).