RELIGIOUS FIGURE
Saint Blaise
300 - 316
Saint Blaise
Blaise of Sebaste (Armenian: Սուրբ Վլասի, Surb Vlasi; Greek: Ἅγιος Βλάσιος, Hágios Blásios; Latin: Blasius martyred 316 AD) was a physician and bishop of Sebastea in historical Lesser Armenia (modern Sivas, Turkey) who is venerated as a Christian saint and martyr. He is counted as one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers. Blaise is a saint in the Catholic, Western Rite Orthodoxy, Eastern Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox Churches and is the patron saint of wool combers and of sufferers from ENT illnesses. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Saint Blaise has received more than 912,769 page views. His biography is available in 53 different languages on Wikipedia. Saint Blaise is the 177th most popular religious figure (down from 136th in 2019), the 65th most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 62nd in 2019) and the 9th most popular Turkish Religious Figure.
Saint Blaise is most famous for being the patron saint of animals, especially those with throat ailments.
Memorability Metrics
910k
Page Views (PV)
74.21
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
53
Languages Editions (L)
10.04
Effective Languages (L*)
2.79
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES
Among religious figures, Saint Blaise ranks 177 out of 3,187. Before him are Pope Adeodatus II, Rita of Cascia, Pope Alexander VII, Pope Linus, Lazarus of Bethany, and Pope Urban V. After him are Pope Adrian VI, Pope Boniface V, Saint Cecilia, Bernadette Soubirous, Pope Clement IX, and Pope Celestine I.
Most Popular Religious Figures in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsPope Adeodatus II
610 - 676
HPI: 74.51
Rank: 171
Rita of Cascia
1381 - 1457
HPI: 74.47
Rank: 172
Pope Alexander VII
1599 - 1667
HPI: 74.47
Rank: 173
Pope Linus
1 - 79
HPI: 74.43
Rank: 174
Lazarus of Bethany
100 BC - Present
HPI: 74.41
Rank: 175
Pope Urban V
1310 - 1370
HPI: 74.33
Rank: 176
Saint Blaise
300 - 316
HPI: 74.21
Rank: 177
Pope Adrian VI
1459 - 1523
HPI: 74.20
Rank: 178
Pope Boniface V
575 - 625
HPI: 74.20
Rank: 179
Saint Cecilia
200 - 230
HPI: 74.18
Rank: 180
Bernadette Soubirous
1844 - 1879
HPI: 74.15
Rank: 181
Pope Clement IX
1600 - 1669
HPI: 74.10
Rank: 182
Pope Celestine I
400 - 432
HPI: 74.10
Rank: 183
Contemporaries
Among people born in 300, Saint Blaise ranks 5. Before him are Saint Barbara, Pope Sylvester I, Saint Sebastian, and Pope Felix I. After him are Pope Julius I, Valerius Severus, Vincent of Saragossa, Pope Eutychian, Theodore of Amasea, Macarius of Egypt, and Asanga. Among people deceased in 316, Saint Blaise ranks 1.
Others Born in 300
Go to all RankingsSaint Barbara
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
300 - 306
HPI: 80.75
Rank: 1
Pope Sylvester I
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
300 - 335
HPI: 77.49
Rank: 2
Saint Sebastian
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
300 - 287
HPI: 75.84
Rank: 3
Pope Felix I
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
300 - 274
HPI: 74.53
Rank: 4
Saint Blaise
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
300 - 316
HPI: 74.21
Rank: 5
Pope Julius I
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
300 - 352
HPI: 70.66
Rank: 6
Valerius Severus
POLITICIAN
300 - 307
HPI: 69.10
Rank: 7
Vincent of Saragossa
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
300 - 304
HPI: 68.92
Rank: 8
Pope Eutychian
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
300 - 283
HPI: 68.10
Rank: 9
Theodore of Amasea
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
300 - 306
HPI: 67.27
Rank: 10
Macarius of Egypt
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
300 - 391
HPI: 65.93
Rank: 11
Asanga
PHILOSOPHER
300 - 301
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 316
Go to all RankingsIn Türkiye
Among people born in Türkiye, Saint Blaise ranks 65 out of 1,347. Before him are Hatice Sultan (1496), Abdul Hamid I (1725), Selim III (1761), Ibn Taymiyyah (1263), Mahmud I (1696), and Leucippus (-500). After him are Osman III (1699), Anaximenes of Miletus (-585), Şehzade Mehmed (1522), Mustafa III (1717), Lucian (120), and Hipparchus (-190).
Others born in Türkiye
Go to all RankingsHatice Sultan
POLITICIAN
1496 - 1538
HPI: 74.77
Rank: 59
Abdul Hamid I
POLITICIAN
1725 - 1789
HPI: 74.72
Rank: 60
Selim III
POLITICIAN
1761 - 1808
HPI: 74.60
Rank: 61
Ibn Taymiyyah
PHILOSOPHER
1263 - 1328
HPI: 74.49
Rank: 62
Mahmud I
POLITICIAN
1696 - 1754
HPI: 74.47
Rank: 63
Leucippus
PHILOSOPHER
500 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 74.41
Rank: 64
Saint Blaise
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
300 - 316
HPI: 74.21
Rank: 65
Osman III
POLITICIAN
1699 - 1757
HPI: 74.07
Rank: 66
Anaximenes of Miletus
PHILOSOPHER
585 BC - 525 BC
HPI: 73.99
Rank: 67
Şehzade Mehmed
NOBLEMAN
1522 - 1543
HPI: 73.94
Rank: 68
Mustafa III
POLITICIAN
1717 - 1773
HPI: 73.89
Rank: 69
Lucian
WRITER
120 - 200
HPI: 73.81
Rank: 70
Hipparchus
ASTRONOMER
190 BC - 120 BC
HPI: 73.80
Rank: 71
Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Türkiye
Among religious figures born in Türkiye, Saint Blaise ranks 9. Before him are Saint George (280), Saint Barbara (300), Luke the Evangelist (31), John Chrysostom (349), Rachel (-3500), and Margaret the Virgin (292). After him are Saint Pantaleon (275), Ephrem the Syrian (306), Ignatius of Antioch (35), Irenaeus (130), Bartholomew I of Constantinople (1940), and Gregory of Nyssa (335).
Saint George
280 - 303
HPI: 83.80
Rank: 3
Saint Barbara
300 - 306
HPI: 80.75
Rank: 4
Luke the Evangelist
31 - 84
HPI: 79.06
Rank: 5
John Chrysostom
349 - 407
HPI: 78.10
Rank: 6
Rachel
3500 BC - 1553 BC
HPI: 77.85
Rank: 7
Margaret the Virgin
292 - 307
HPI: 75.45
Rank: 8
Saint Blaise
300 - 316
HPI: 74.21
Rank: 9
Saint Pantaleon
275 - 303
HPI: 72.40
Rank: 10
Ephrem the Syrian
306 - 373
HPI: 71.43
Rank: 11
Ignatius of Antioch
35 - 108
HPI: 71.43
Rank: 12
Irenaeus
130 - 202
HPI: 71.13
Rank: 13
Bartholomew I of Constantinople
1940 - Present
HPI: 70.71
Rank: 14
Gregory of Nyssa
335 - 395
HPI: 70.43
Rank: 15