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 255,389 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Saint Mercurius is the 1,159th most popular religious figure (up from 1,164th in 2019), the 459th most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 545th in 2019) and the 74th most popular Turkish Religious Figure.

Memorability Metrics

  • 260k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 57.99

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.31

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.10

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Saint Mercurius ranks 1,159 out of 3,187. Before him are Maria Celeste, Maria Alexandrovna Ulyanova, Cláudio Hummes, Meletius of Antioch, Henry Benedict Stuart, and Guru Angad. After him are Angelus of Jerusalem, Henry Molaison, Sinchi Roca, Alexandre do Nascimento, Irinej, Serbian Patriarch, and Lillian Asplund.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 224, Saint Mercurius ranks 1. After him are Pei Xiu, and Jungcheon of Goguryeo. Among people deceased in 250, Saint Mercurius ranks 7. Before 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 Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Saint Mercurius ranks 459 out of 1,347. Before him are Alexander Polyhistor (-100), Meletius of Antioch (400), Bardaisan (154), Dani Rodrik (1957), Namık Kemal (1840), and Nizamüddin Ahmed Pasha (1281). After him are Kemal Reis (1451), Yaşar Kemal (1923), Şah Sultan (1544), Muhammad Said Ramadan al-Bouti (1929), Isaac of Armenia (338), and Irene Palaiologina of Trebizond (1315).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Türkiye

Among religious figures born in Türkiye, Saint Mercurius ranks 74. Before him are Simeon Stylites the Younger (521), Eustathius of Antioch (300), Babylas of Antioch (238), Daniel the Stylite (409), Sultan Walad (1226), and Meletius of Antioch (400). After him are Isaac of Armenia (338), Demetrios I of Constantinople (1914), Eutychius of Constantinople (512), Gerasimus of the Jordan (500), Theodore of Mopsuestia (350), and Amphilochius of Iconium (339).

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