RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Polyeuctus

250 - 259

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Saint Polyeuctus (also Polyeuctes, Polyeuktos, Greek: Πολύευκτος) of Melitene (died 10 January 259) was an ancient Roman saint. Christian tradition states that he was a wealthy Roman army officer who was the first martyr in Melitene, Armenia, under Valerian.Symeon Metaphrastes writes that, moved by the zeal of his friend Saint Nearchus, Polyeuctus had openly converted to Christianity. "Enflamed with zeal, St Polyeuctus went to the city square, and tore up the edict of Decius which required everyone to worship idols. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Polyeuctus has received more than 38,801 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Polyeuctus is the 1,494th most popular religious figure (down from 1,420th in 2019).

Memorability Metrics

  • 39k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.51

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.83

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.38

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Polyeuctuses by language

Over the past year Polyeuctus has had the most page views in the with 4,988 views, followed by French (2,110), and German (1,805). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Czech (122.83%), Croatian (94.32%), and Catalan (50.73%)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Polyeuctus ranks 1,494 out of 3,187. Before him are Felix of Nola, Franjo Šeper, Loris Francesco Capovilla, Daniele Comboni, Theodosius of Kiev, and Simon of Trent. After him are Eudoxius of Antioch, Christian Mortensen, Hieda no Are, Prince Oscar Bernadotte, Anthony of Kiev, and Abu Dujana.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 250, Polyeuctus ranks 31. Before him are Adur Narseh, Valerian II, Macrianus Major, Emerentiana, Macrianus Minor, and Laelianus. After him are Zosimos of Panopolis, Gaius Julius Priscus, Victorinus of Pettau, Regalianus, Alexander of Constantinople, and Censorinus. Among people deceased in 259, Polyeuctus ranks 2. Before him is Fructuosus.

Others Born in 250

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    Fructuosus

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    200 - 259

    HPI: 55.66

    Rank: 1

  • Photo of Polyeuctus

    Polyeuctus

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    250 - 259

    HPI: 55.51

    Rank: 2

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