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RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Priscillian

340 - 385

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Priscillian (in Latin: Priscillianus; Gallaecia, c. 340 - Augusta Treverorum, Gallia Belgica, c. 385) was a wealthy nobleman of Roman Hispania who promoted a strict form of Christian asceticism. He became bishop of Ávila in 380. Certain practices of his followers (such as meeting at country villas instead of attending church) were denounced at the Council of Zaragoza in 380. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Priscillian has received more than 211,021 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Priscillian is the 906th most popular religious figure (down from 822nd in 2019), the 375th most popular biography from Spain (down from 340th in 2019) and the 33rd most popular Spanish Religious Figure.

Priscillian was a Spanish bishop who was executed for heresy in the 5th century.

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  • 59.88

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  • 22

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  • 5.59

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  • 2.14

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Priscillian ranks 906 out of 2,238Before him are Wasil ibn Ata, Pierre Cauchon, Antipope John VIII, Stanislaus Kostka, Rose Kennedy, and Cyril Lucaris. After him are Saint Sabina, Blessed Gerard, Mary of Jesus de León y Delgado, Hermenegild, Anna Göldi, and Carlo Maria Viganò.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 340, Priscillian ranks 6Before him are Theodosius I, Ambrose, Pope Anastasius I, Faxian, and Arbogast. After him is Quintus Aurelius Symmachus. Among people deceased in 385, Priscillian ranks 1After him is Fu Jian.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Priscillian ranks 375 out of 2,932Before him are Antonio Soler (1729), Al-Bakri (1014), Peter I of Aragon and Pamplona (1068), Rosalía de Castro (1837), Charles, Prince of Viana (1421), and Ramiro I of Asturias (790). After him are Mary of Jesus de León y Delgado (1643), Hermenegild (564), Juan de la Cosa (1460), Sara Montiel (1928), César Rodríguez Álvarez (1920), and Miguel da Paz, Prince of Portugal (1498).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Spain

Among religious figures born in Spain, Priscillian ranks 33Before him are Diego de Landa (1524), Peter of Alcantara (1499), John of Ávila (1500), Antipope Clement VIII (1370), Al-Qurtubi (1214), and Eulalia of Barcelona (290). After him are Mary of Jesus de León y Delgado (1643), Hermenegild (564), Peter Claver (1581), Urraca of Zamora (1033), Anthony Mary Claret (1807), and Fermin (272).