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 236,591 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Priscillian is the 839th most popular religious figure (up from 898th in 2019), the 342nd most popular biography from Spain (up from 375th in 2019) and the 29th most popular Spanish Religious Figure.

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

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  • 240k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 66.86

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.72

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.35

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Priscillian ranks 839 out of 3,187. Before him are Al-Qurtubi, Peter of Alcantara, Eulalia of Barcelona, Antipope Gregory VIII, Theodore Stratelates, and Yamamoto Tsunetomo. After him are Saint Susanna, Germanus I of Constantinople, Blessed Gerard, Andrew Kim Taegon, Zeno of Verona, and Flavian of Constantinople.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 340, Priscillian ranks 5. Before him are Theodosius I, Ambrose, Pope Anastasius I, and Faxian. After him are Quintus Aurelius Symmachus, and Arbogast. Among people deceased in 385, Priscillian ranks 1. After him is Fu Jian.

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    Priscillian

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    340 - 385

    HPI: 66.86

    Rank: 1

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    Fu Jian

    POLITICIAN

    338 - 385

    HPI: 62.99

    Rank: 2

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Priscillian ranks 342 out of 3,355. Before him are Al-Qurtubi (1214), Benito Pérez Galdós (1843), Peter of Alcantara (1499), Ernesto Valverde (1964), Eulalia of Barcelona (290), and Berengaria of Castile (1180). After him are Carmen Maura (1945), Juan Negrín (1892), Joan Laporta (1962), Severo Ochoa (1905), Miguel López de Legazpi (1502), and Martín Alonso Pinzón (1441).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Spain

Among religious figures born in Spain, Priscillian ranks 29. Before him are Francisco Jiménez de Cisneros (1436), Isidore the Laborer (1080), John of Ávila (1500), Al-Qurtubi (1214), Peter of Alcantara (1499), and Eulalia of Barcelona (290). After him are Anthony Mary Claret (1807), Antipope Clement VIII (1370), Peter Claver (1581), Hermenegild (564), Raymond Nonnatus (1204), and Mary of Jesus de León y Delgado (1643).

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