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RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Saint Mercurius

224 - 250

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Mercurius (Greek: Ἅγιος Μερκούριος, Coptic: Ⲫⲓⲗⲟⲡⲁⲧⲏⲣ Ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ; Syriac: ܡܳܪܩܘ̇ܪܝܘ̇ܣ; 224/225 – 250 AD) was a Roman soldier of Scythian descent who became a Christian saint and martyr. He was born in the city of Eskentos in Cappadocia, in Eastern Asia Minor (modern-day Turkey). According to Christian tradition, he was the soldier who killed Julian the apostate during his campaign in Persia. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Saint Mercurius has received more than 226,957 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Saint Mercurius is the 1,173rd most popular religious figure (up from 1,324th in 2019), the 547th most popular biography from Turkey (up from 674th in 2019) and the 79th most popular Turkish Religious Figure.

Memorability Metrics

  • 230k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 56.94

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.51

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.00

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Saint Mercurius ranks 1,173 out of 2,238Before him are Charles III William, Margrave of Baden-Durlach, Junípero Serra, Archduke Charles Joseph of Austria, Mata Amritanandamayi, Apollos, and Hugh I, Duke of Burgundy. After him are Francesco Barberini, Abdullah ibn Ja'far, Billy Meier, Theodulf of Orléans, Blandina, and Yohanan ben Zakkai.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 224, Saint Mercurius ranks 1After him is Jungcheon of Goguryeo. Among people deceased in 250, Saint Mercurius ranks 7Before him are Nagarjuna, Pope Fabian, Denis, Philostratus, Herodian, and Cai Yan. After him are Aryadeva, Aristides Quintilianus, Censorinus, and Licinianus.

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In Turkey

Among people born in Turkey, Saint Mercurius ranks 547 out of 1,301Before him are Doukas (1400), Kemal Sunal (1944), Şehzade Korkut (1467), Hakan Şükür (1971), Tervel of Bulgaria (675), and Proclus of Constantinople (310). After him are Zeki Müren (1931), Irene Palaiologina of Trebizond (1315), Bohemond VI of Antioch (1237), Barış Manço (1943), Alexandros Mavrokordatos (1791), and Halide Edib Adıvar (1884).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Turkey

Among religious figures born in Turkey, Saint Mercurius ranks 79Before him are Tarasios of Constantinople (730), Demetrios I of Constantinople (1914), Meletius of Antioch (400), Pelagia (400), George Syncellus (800), and Nicholas Mystikos (852). After him are John IV of Constantinople (600), George Hamartolos (900), Isaac of Armenia (338), Agathius (300), Gerasimus of the Jordan (500), and Jacob Baradaeus (505).