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Silas or Silvanus (; Greek: Σίλας/Σιλουανός; fl. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Silas has received more than 886,005 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Silas is the 701st most popular religious figure (down from 660th in 2019), the 887th most popular biography from Italy and the 258th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Silas is most famous for being a martyr in the Christian faith. He is said to have been a bishop in Syria. He was arrested and imprisoned by order of the Roman Emperor Diocletian, who wanted to kill Christians. Silas was thrown into a dark dungeon and left to die.

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  • 890k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 63.35

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 34

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.59

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.98

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Silas ranks 701 out of 2,238. Before him are Hashim ibn Abd Manaf, Sa'id bin Zayd, Mahapajapati Gotami, Julia of Corsica, Empress Meishō, and John Harvard. After him are Martin de Porres, Mahākāśyapa, Lydia of Thyatira, Atiśa, Cornelius the Centurion, and Athenagoras of Athens.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1, Silas ranks 10. Before him are Simon the Zealot, Barnabas, Pope Linus, Pope Anacletus, Barabbas, and Thomas Bangalter. After him are Onesimus, Vologases I of Parthia, Shimon bar Yochai, Locusta, Joanna, wife of Chuza, and Sextus Afranius Burrus. Among people deceased in 100, Silas ranks 30. Before him are Ananias of Damascus, Nicodemus, Herod Agrippa II, Pontius Pilate's wife, Zebedee, and Pomponius Mela. After him are Lydia of Thyatira, Cornelius the Centurion, Philip the Evangelist, Valerius Maximus, Papias of Hierapolis, and Mary of Bethany.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Silas ranks 887 out of 4,668. Before him are Il Sodoma (1477), Giovanni Pisano (1248), Roberto Mancini (1964), Epicharmus of Kos (-524), Marie Mancini (1639), and Ladislaus of Naples (1377). After him are Fulvia (-77), Faustina the Elder (105), Giorgio Parisi (1948), Emilio De Bono (1866), Peter Damian (1007), and Natalia Ginzburg (1916).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Silas ranks 258. Before him are Scholastica (480), Pope Leo V (870), Peter Lombard (1096), Giulia Farnese (1474), Tarcisio Bertone (1934), and Angelo Sodano (1927). After him are Antipope Ursicinus (400), Antipope Anacletus II (1090), Frances of Rome (1384), Hippolytus of Rome (170), Melania the Younger (383), and Antipope Nicholas V (1260).

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