RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope Dionysius

200 - 268

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Pope St. Dionysius (Greek: Διονύσιος) was the bishop of Rome from 22 July 259 AD to his death on 26 December 268. His task was to reorganise the Catholic Church, after the persecutions of Emperor Valerian I, and the edict of toleration by his successor Gallienus. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pope Dionysius has received more than 293,964 page views. His biography is available in 76 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 74 in 2019). Pope Dionysius is the 336th most popular religious figure (down from 300th in 2019), the 80th most popular biography from Greece (down from 79th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Greek Religious Figure.

Pope Dionysius is most famous for his work in the field of biblical studies. He is also known for his work as a theologian.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Dionysius ranks 336 out of 3,187. Before him are Pope Anastasius III, Pope Julius I, Pope Celestine IV, Antipope John XXIII, Vitus, and Pope Sixtus III. After him are Pope Leo IV, Ulfilas, Gregory of Nyssa, Halimah bint Abi Dhuayb, Pope John I, and Ali al-Ridha.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 200, Pope Dionysius ranks 6. Before him are Pope Lucius I, Saint Cecilia, Valerian, Pope Cornelius, and Cyprian. After him are Pope Stephen I, Pope Fabian, Hua Tuo, Athenaeus, Celsus, and Alexander of Aphrodisias. Among people deceased in 268, Pope Dionysius ranks 1. After him are Gallienus, Aureolus, Cornelia Salonina, and Licinius Valerianus.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Pope Dionysius ranks 80 out of 1,024. Before him are Alcaeus of Mytilene (-620), Clement of Alexandria (150), George II of Greece (1890), Antigonus I Monophthalmus (-382), Mikis Theodorakis (1925), and Philip III of Macedon (-359). After him are Paul of Greece (1901), Hephaestion (-356), Mahfiruz Hatun (1590), Hippias (-443), Irene Papas (1929), and Galla Placidia (388).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Greece

Among religious figures born in Greece, Pope Dionysius ranks 4. Before him are Saint Stephen (1), Pope Sixtus II (215), and Demetrius of Thessaloniki (270). After him are Dionysius the Areopagite (100), Saint Titus (13), Philomena (291), Antipope Alexander V (1339), Pope Hyginus (100), Pope Eleutherius (171), Saint Giles (640), and Athenagoras I of Constantinople (1886).

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