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RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Philemon

100 - 68

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Philemon (; Greek: Φιλήμων; Philḗmōn) was an early Christian in Asia Minor who was the recipient of a private letter from Paul of Tarsus which forms part of the Christian New Testament. This letter is known as Epistle to Philemon, although it is addressed "to Philemon, our dear friend and fellow worker, also to Apphia our sister and Archippus our fellow soldier, and to the church that meets in your home". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Philemon has received more than 77,874 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Philemon is the 678th most popular religious figure (down from 664th in 2019), the 288th most popular biography from Turkey (up from 303rd in 2019) and the 41st most popular Turkish Religious Figure.

Philemon is most famous for his epistle to Philemon, which is the shortest of the New Testament epistles. The epistle is a personal letter from Paul to Philemon, a Christian convert, concerning the runaway slave Onesimus.

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  • 63.85

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  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.45

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.56

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Philemon ranks 678 out of 2,238. Before him are John Cassian, Onuphrius, Malachi, Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyyah, Nachman of Breslov, and Abu Dhar al-Ghifari. After him are Hillel the Elder, Olaus Magnus, Piruz Nahavandi, Jean-Baptiste de La Salle, Zephaniah, and Theodora.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 100, Philemon ranks 15. Before him are Pope Telesphorus, Pope Hyginus, Saint Sarah, Pope Victor I, Justin Martyr, and Ananias of Damascus. After him are Lydia of Thyatira, Cornelius the Centurion, Philip the Evangelist, Agabus, Antipas of Pergamum, and Simeon of Jerusalem. Among people deceased in 68, Philemon ranks 3. Before him are Nero and Mark the Evangelist. After him are Gaius Julius Vindex, Statilia Messalina, Lucius Clodius Macer, and Publius Petronius Turpilianus.

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In Turkey

Among people born in Turkey, Philemon ranks 288 out of 1,301. Before him are Calouste Gulbenkian (1869), Michael IV the Paphlagonian (1010), Polyxena (null), Raziye Sultan (null), Cleanthes (-330), and Tribonian (475). After him are Midhat Pasha (1822), Theodore II Laskaris (1221), Fatih Terim (1953), Necmettin Erbakan (1926), Theodosius III (700), and Theodora (815).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Turkey

Among religious figures born in Turkey, Philemon ranks 41. Before him are Sabbas the Sanctified (439), Dionysius Exiguus (475), Theophanes the Confessor (758), Gregory Thaumaturgus (213), Pancras of Rome (289), and Basilios Bessarion (1403). After him are Theodora (815), Lydia of Thyatira (100), Erasmus of Formia (300), Theophilus of Antioch (140), Said Nursî (1877), and Evagrius Ponticus (345).

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