RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope Alexander I of Alexandria

250 - 326

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Alexander I of Alexandria (Koine Greek: Ἀλέξανδρος, Aléxandros) was the 19th Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria. During his patriarchate, he dealt with a number of issues facing the Church in that day. These included the dating of Easter, the actions of Meletius of Lycopolis, and the issue of greatest substance, Arianism. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pope Alexander I of Alexandria has received more than 221,683 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Pope Alexander I of Alexandria is the 620th most popular religious figure (down from 539th in 2019), the 123rd most popular biography from Egypt and the 23rd most popular Egyptian Religious Figure.

Pope Alexander I of Alexandria is most famous for his involvement in the First Council of Nicaea.

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  • 220k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 65.51

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 37

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.59

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.41

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Alexander I of Alexandria ranks 620 out of 3,187. Before him are Isaac of Nineveh, Sa'id bin Zayd, Alexius of Rome, Saint Casimir, Gregory Thaumaturgus, and Gamaliel. After him are Pope Eusebius, Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyyah, Mahākāśyapa, Michael I Cerularius, Sister Lúcia, and Pope Leo VI.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 250, Pope Alexander I of Alexandria ranks 11. Before him are Lactantius, Pope Caius, Saint Florian, Pope Miltiades, Carinus, and Pope Marcellinus. After him are Pope Eusebius, Hormizd I, Bahram I, Heliodorus of Emesa, Postumus, and Tetricus I. Among people deceased in 326, Pope Alexander I of Alexandria ranks 1. After him are Crispus, Fausta, Metrophanes of Byzantium, and Licinius II.

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Pope Alexander I of Alexandria ranks 123 out of 642. Before him are Ptolemy XI Alexander II (-100), Macarius of Egypt (300), Cleopatra V of Egypt (-100), Ammonius Saccas (175), Alexander Helios (-40), and Al-Aziz Uthman (1171). After him are Sanakht (-2700), Sosigenes of Alexandria (-80), Nectanebo II (-400), Dodi Fayed (1955), Arsinoe III of Egypt (-246), and Arsinoe II (-316).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Egypt

Among religious figures born in Egypt, Pope Alexander I of Alexandria ranks 23. Before him are Saint Menas (285), Mary of Egypt (344), Djet (-3000), Meritaten (-1400), Al-Suyuti (1445), and Macarius of Egypt (300). After him are Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria (1923), Basilides (117), Amun-her-khepeshef (-1300), Pope Peter I of Alexandria (300), Nahshon (null), and Merytre-Hatshepsut (-1500).

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