RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Severus of Antioch

456 - 538

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Severus the Great of Antioch (Greek: Σεβῆρος; Syriac: ܣܘܝܪܝܘܣ ܕܐܢܛܝܘܟܝܐ), also known as Severus of Gaza or the Crown of Syrians (Syriac: ܬܓܐ ܕܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ, romanized: Tagha d'Suryoye; Arabic: تاج السوريان, romanized: Taj al-Suriyan), was the Patriarch of Antioch, and head of the Syriac Orthodox Church, from 512 until his death in 538. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Severus of Antioch has received more than 160,833 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Severus of Antioch is the 1,441st most popular religious figure (down from 1,247th in 2019), the 573rd most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 601st in 2019) and the 88th most popular Religious Figure.

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  • 160k

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  • 55.76

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.48

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.78

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Severus of Antioch ranks 1,441 out of 3,187Before him are Juan de Zumárraga, Georg Ratzinger, Josyf Slipyj, Ippolito d'Este, Apollos, and Jürgen Moltmann. After him are Jean-Marie Lustiger, Caesarius of Africa, Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria, Senebkay, Antipope Theodore, and Plutarch of Byzantium.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 456, Severus of Antioch ranks 1After him is Tao Hongjing. Among people deceased in 538, Severus of Antioch ranks 2Before him is Pope Silverius. After him are Sittas, Cailtram, and Comgall mac Domangairt.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Severus of Antioch ranks 573 out of 1,347Before him are Kâzım Karabekir (1882), Constantine Manasses (1130), Michael Choniates (1140), Anna of Trebizond (1350), Fatma Sultan (1548), and Theophano Martinakia (865). After him are Ariadne (null), Modestus of Jerusalem (537), Burak Özçivit (1984), Ali Kemal (1867), Alexios II of Trebizond (1282), and Kadi Burhan al-Din (1345).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Türkiye

Among religious figures born in Türkiye, Severus of Antioch ranks 88Before him are Theodosius the Cenobiarch (424), Akile Hatun (1607), Macrina the Younger (324), Marina the Monk (715), Sheikh Said (1864), and Agathius (300). After him are Modestus of Jerusalem (537), Kadi Burhan al-Din (1345), Thaddeus of Edessa (100), Eunomius of Cyzicus (335), George Sphrantzes (1401), and Michael the Syrian (1126).