RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Porphyry of Gaza

347 - 420

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Porphyrius (Latin: Porphyrius; Ancient Greek: Πορφύριος, Porphyrios; Slavonic: Порфирий, Porfiriy; c. 347–420) was bishop of Gaza from 395 to 420, known, from the account in his Life, for Christianizing the recalcitrant pagan city of Gaza, and demolishing its temples. Porphyrius of Gaza is known only from a vivid biography by Mark the Deacon and from a reference made by John II, Bishop of Jerusalem. The Vita Porphyrii appears to be a contemporary account of Porphyrius that chronicles in some detail the end of paganism in Gaza in the early fifth century. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Porphyry of Gaza has received more than 75,626 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Porphyry of Gaza is the 1,679th most popular religious figure (up from 1,922nd in 2019), the 483rd most popular biography from Greece (up from 564th in 2019) and the 26th most popular Greek Religious Figure.

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  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.97

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  • 2.97

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Porphyry of Gaza ranks 1,679 out of 3,187. Before him are Paschal Baylón, Domitilla the Younger, Marco Antonio de Dominis, Abbé Faria, Marie of the Incarnation, and Sigebert of Gembloux. After him are John Smyth, Paolo Magnani, Stanisław Ryłko, Juan Luis Cipriani Thorne, Diogenes of Byzantium, and Nathan Homer Knorr.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 347, Porphyry of Gaza ranks 2. Before him is Paula of Rome. After him is Faustina. Among people deceased in 420, Porphyry of Gaza ranks 7. Before him are Jerome, Kālidāsa, Orosius, Pelagius, Sulpicius Severus, and Eunapius. After him are Jeonji of Baekje, Shapur IV, and Castinus.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Porphyry of Gaza ranks 483 out of 1,024. Before him are Demaratus of Corinth (-700), Georgios Kondylis (1878), Ieronymos II of Athens (1938), Hecataeus of Abdera (-400), Demophon of Athens (null), and George Dalaras (1949). After him are Georgios Tsolakoglou (1886), Gylippus (-500), George of Trebizond (1395), Pelops of Sparta (-210), Haris Alexiou (1950), and Paul I of Constantinople (null).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Greece

Among religious figures born in Greece, Porphyry of Gaza ranks 26. Before him are Joseph II of Constantinople (1360), Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem (1952), Philotheus I of Constantinople (1300), Patriarch Theodore II of Alexandria (1954), Meletius IV of Constantinople (1871), and Ieronymos II of Athens (1938). After him are Paul I of Constantinople (null), Phoebe (50), Aristarchus of Thessalonica (5), Isidore of Kiev (1385), Anastasios of Albania (1929), and Nephon II of Constantinople (1450).

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