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RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Saint Barbara

300 - 306

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Saint Barbara (Ancient Greek: Ἁγία Βαρβάρα; Coptic: Ϯⲁⲅⲓⲁ Ⲃⲁⲣⲃⲁⲣⲁ; Russian: Варва́ра Илиопольская; Arabic: القديسة الشهيدة بربارة,Amharic/Ge'ez: ቅድስት በርባራ), known in the Eastern Orthodox Church as the Great Martyr Barbara, was an early Christian Greek saint and martyr. Saint Barbara is often portrayed with miniature chains and a tower. As one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers, Barbara is a popular saint, perhaps best known as the patron of armourers, artillerymen, military engineers, miners and others who work with explosives because of her legend's association with lightning, and also of mathematicians. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Saint Barbara has received more than 1,714,124 page views. Her biography is available in 55 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 53 in 2019). Saint Barbara is the 29th most popular religious figure (up from 64th in 2019), the most popular biography from Lebanon and the most popular Lebanese Religious Figure.

Saint Barbara is most famous for being the patron saint of artillerymen, mathematicians, and miners.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.7M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 81.68

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 55

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 15.22

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.01

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Saint Barbara ranks 29 out of 2,238. Before her are Elijah, John Calvin, Ali, Rama, Abu Bakr, and Matthew the Apostle. After her are Samson, Martin of Tours, Jonah, Saint Stephen, John the Apostle, and Pope Benedict XVI.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 300, Saint Barbara ranks 1. After her are Pope Sylvester I, Saint Sebastian, Saint Blaise, Pope Felix I, Pope Julius I, Pope Eutychian, Theodore of Amasea, Valerius Severus, Vincent of Saragossa, Macarius of Egypt, and Vātsyāyana. Among people deceased in 306, Saint Barbara ranks 1. After her are Demetrius of Thessaloniki, Constantius Chlorus, Theodore of Amasea, and Adrian and Natalia of Nicomedia.

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In Lebanon

Among people born in Lebanon, Saint Barbara ranks 1 out of 138. After her are Dido (-879), Severus Alexander (208), Khalil Gibran (1883), Ahab (-900), Keanu Reeves (1964), Ulpian (170), Porphyry (233), Michel Aoun (1935), Pope Constantine (664), Charbel Makhlouf (1828), and Pope Sisinnius (650).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Lebanon

Among religious figures born in Lebanon, Saint Barbara ranks 1. After her are Pope Constantine (664), Charbel Makhlouf (1828), Pope Sisinnius (650), Christina of Bolsena (210), Eusebius of Nicomedia (280), Rashid Rida (1865), Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir (1073), Frumentius (400), Pamphilus of Caesarea (240), Bechara Boutros al-Rahi (1940), and Nimatullah Kassab (1808).

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