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RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Saint Timothy

17 - 97

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Timothy or Timothy of Ephesus (Greek: Τιμόθεος; Timótheos, meaning "honouring God" or "honoured by God") was an early Christian evangelist and the first Christian bishop of Ephesus, who tradition relates died around the year AD 97. Timothy was from the Lycaonian city of Lystra or of Derbe in Asia Minor, born of a Jewish mother who had become a Christian believer, and a Greek father. The Apostle Paul met him during his second missionary journey and he became Paul's companion and missionary partner along with Silas. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Saint Timothy has received more than 1,549,357 page views. His biography is available in 49 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 44 in 2019). Saint Timothy is the 386th most popular religious figure (down from 268th in 2019), the 155th most popular biography from Turkey (down from 107th in 2019) and the 23rd most popular Turkish Religious Figure.

Saint Timothy is most famous for being the disciple of Saint Paul and for being the first bishop of Ephesus.

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  • 1.5M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 69.00

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 49

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.31

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.87

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Saint Timothy ranks 386 out of 2,238Before him are Pope Honorius II, Gregory the Illuminator, Pope Anastasius III, Pope John IX, Micah, and Hannah. After him are Pope Sixtus III, Pope Leo II, Thecla, Pope Adrian III, Pope Benedict VII, and Pope John XI.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 17, Saint Timothy ranks 2Before him is Messalina. After him is Junia Claudilla. Among people deceased in 97, Saint Timothy ranks 1After him are Wang Chong and Lucius Verginius Rufus.

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In Turkey

Among people born in Turkey, Saint Timothy ranks 155 out of 1,301Before him are Saint Nino (296), Michael VII Doukas (1050), Narses (478), Stilicho (359), Hecuba (null), and Abdullah Öcalan (1949). After him are Mesrop Mashtots (361), Basil I (811), Gülfem Hatun (1500), Constans II (630), Isaac II Angelos (1155), and Thecla (100).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Turkey

Among religious figures born in Turkey, Saint Timothy ranks 23Before him are Marcion of Sinope (85), Sabbatai Zevi (1626), Ephrem the Syrian (306), Simeon Stylites (389), Pope Vitalian (600), and Saint Nino (296). After him are Thecla (100), Clement of Ohrid (840), Pope John VII (650), Parascheva of the Balkans (1000), Pope John V (635), and Pope Sabinian (530).