RELIGIOUS FIGURE
Saint Menas
285 - 309
Saint Menas
Menas of Egypt (also Mina, Minas, Mena, Meena; Greek: Άγιος Μηνάς, Coptic: ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲙⲏⲛⲁ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲫⲁⲓⲁⲧ; 285 – c. 309), a martyr and wonder-worker, is one of the most well-known Coptic saints in the East and the West, due to the many miracles that are attributed to his intercession and prayers. Menas was a Coptic soldier in the Roman army martyred because he refused to recant his Christian faith. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Saint Menas has received more than 199,703 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. Saint Menas is the 515th most popular religious figure (down from 476th in 2019), the 93rd most popular biography from Egypt (down from 80th in 2019) and the 17th most popular Egyptian Religious Figure.
Saint Menas is most famous for being a martyr and the patron saint of sailors.
Memorability Metrics
200k
Page Views (PV)
67.35
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
24
Languages Editions (L)
9.56
Effective Languages (L*)
1.58
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES
Among religious figures, Saint Menas ranks 515 out of 3,187. Before him are Saint Sarah, Malachi, Pope Victor I, Simeon, Saint Florian, and Jehoshaphat. After him are Rashi, Tamar, Abbas ibn Ali, Suger, Desmond Tutu, and Theodore of Amasea.
Most Popular Religious Figures in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsSaint Sarah
100 - 100
HPI: 67.47
Rank: 509
Malachi
450 BC - Present
HPI: 67.39
Rank: 510
Pope Victor I
100 - 199
HPI: 67.38
Rank: 511
Simeon
HPI: 67.37
Rank: 512
Saint Florian
250 - 304
HPI: 67.37
Rank: 513
Jehoshaphat
908 BC - 849 BC
HPI: 67.36
Rank: 514
Saint Menas
285 - 309
HPI: 67.35
Rank: 515
Rashi
1040 - 1105
HPI: 67.35
Rank: 516
Tamar
HPI: 67.33
Rank: 517
Abbas ibn Ali
647 - 680
HPI: 67.33
Rank: 518
Suger
1080 - 1151
HPI: 67.33
Rank: 519
Desmond Tutu
1931 - 2021
HPI: 67.29
Rank: 520
Theodore of Amasea
300 - 306
HPI: 67.27
Rank: 521
Contemporaries
Among people born in 285, Saint Menas ranks 1. After him are Juliana of Nicomedia, and Marcellus of Ancyra. Among people deceased in 309, Saint Menas ranks 2. Before him is Pope Marcellus I. After him are Hormizd II, Pamphilus of Caesarea, Adur Narseh, Domitius Alexander, Quirinus of Sescia, and Valerius Romulus.
Others Born in 285
Go to all RankingsSaint Menas
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
285 - 309
HPI: 67.35
Rank: 1
Juliana of Nicomedia
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
285 - 304
HPI: 63.00
Rank: 2
Marcellus of Ancyra
WRITER
285 - 374
HPI: 52.05
Rank: 3
Others Deceased in 309
Go to all RankingsPope Marcellus I
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
255 - 309
HPI: 72.98
Rank: 1
Saint Menas
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
285 - 309
HPI: 67.35
Rank: 2
Hormizd II
POLITICIAN
300 - 309
HPI: 62.06
Rank: 3
Pamphilus of Caesarea
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
240 - 309
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 4
Adur Narseh
POLITICIAN
250 - 309
HPI: 56.80
Rank: 5
Domitius Alexander
POLITICIAN
300 - 309
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 6
Quirinus of Sescia
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
300 - 309
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 7
Valerius Romulus
POLITICIAN
294 - 309
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 8
In Egypt
Among people born in Egypt, Saint Menas ranks 93 out of 642. Before him are Yusuf al-Qaradawi (1926), Maria al-Qibtiyya (600), Paul of Thebes (227), Isma'il Pasha (1830), Saint Sarah (100), and Athenaeus (200). After him are Userkaf (-2600), Adly Mansour (1945), Cleopatra III of Egypt (-161), Pappus of Alexandria (290), Mary of Egypt (344), and Ctesibius (-284).
Others born in Egypt
Go to all RankingsYusuf al-Qaradawi
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1926 - 2022
HPI: 67.72
Rank: 87
Maria al-Qibtiyya
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
600 - 637
HPI: 67.52
Rank: 88
Paul of Thebes
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
227 - 342
HPI: 67.51
Rank: 89
Isma'il Pasha
POLITICIAN
1830 - 1895
HPI: 67.49
Rank: 90
Saint Sarah
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 - 100
HPI: 67.47
Rank: 91
Athenaeus
WRITER
200 - 223
HPI: 67.38
Rank: 92
Saint Menas
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
285 - 309
HPI: 67.35
Rank: 93
Userkaf
POLITICIAN
2600 BC - 2500 BC
HPI: 67.33
Rank: 94
Adly Mansour
JUDGE
1945 - Present
HPI: 67.28
Rank: 95
Cleopatra III of Egypt
POLITICIAN
161 BC - 101 BC
HPI: 67.21
Rank: 96
Pappus of Alexandria
MATHEMATICIAN
290 - 350
HPI: 67.14
Rank: 97
Mary of Egypt
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
344 - 421
HPI: 67.14
Rank: 98
Ctesibius
MATHEMATICIAN
284 BC - 221 BC
HPI: 67.01
Rank: 99
Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Egypt
Among religious figures born in Egypt, Saint Menas ranks 17. Before him are Saint Apollonia (110), Saint Maurice (250), Yusuf al-Qaradawi (1926), Maria al-Qibtiyya (600), Paul of Thebes (227), and Saint Sarah (100). After him are Mary of Egypt (344), Djet (-3000), Meritaten (-1400), Al-Suyuti (1445), Macarius of Egypt (300), and Pope Alexander I of Alexandria (250).
Saint Apollonia
110 - 249
HPI: 68.56
Rank: 11
Saint Maurice
250 - 287
HPI: 68.15
Rank: 12
Yusuf al-Qaradawi
1926 - 2022
HPI: 67.72
Rank: 13
Maria al-Qibtiyya
600 - 637
HPI: 67.52
Rank: 14
Paul of Thebes
227 - 342
HPI: 67.51
Rank: 15
Saint Sarah
100 - 100
HPI: 67.47
Rank: 16
Saint Menas
285 - 309
HPI: 67.35
Rank: 17
Mary of Egypt
344 - 421
HPI: 67.14
Rank: 18
Djet
3000 BC - 2980 BC
HPI: 66.96
Rank: 19
Meritaten
1400 BC - 1400 BC
HPI: 66.72
Rank: 20
Al-Suyuti
1445 - 1505
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 21
Macarius of Egypt
300 - 391
HPI: 65.93
Rank: 22
Pope Alexander I of Alexandria
250 - 326
HPI: 65.51
Rank: 23