RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Simeon the Holy Fool

522 - 588

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Simeon the Holy Fool (Abba Simeon, Saint Simeon Salos or Saint Simeon Salus, Greek: Συμεών (ὁ διὰ τὸν Χριστόν) Σαλός) was a Christian monk, hermit and saint of Byzantine-Syrian origin, who lived in the sixth century AD. He is venerated by the Eastern Orthodox Church and Roman Catholic Church as one of the first "fools for Christ". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Simeon the Holy Fool has received more than 89,207 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Simeon the Holy Fool is the 2,459th most popular religious figure, the 904th most popular biography from Türkiye and the 142nd most popular Turkish Religious Figure.

Memorability Metrics

  • 89k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.41

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.90

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.95

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Simeon the Holy Fool ranks 2,459 out of 3,187. Before him are Francesco Alidosi, Franz Delitzsch, Rubén Salazar Gómez, Blind man of Bethsaida, Gregory VII of Constantinople, and Pope Theodosius I of Alexandria. After him are Elizabeth Hesselblad, Saint Thorlak, Pedro Pardo de Cela, Photius II of Constantinople, Giuseppe Betori, and Shuka.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 522, Simeon the Holy Fool ranks 1.  Among people deceased in 588, Simeon the Holy Fool ranks 4. Before him are John of Ephesus, Bagha Qaghan, and Ælla of Deira.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Simeon the Holy Fool ranks 904 out of 1,347. Before him are Ahmet Adnan Saygun (1907), Theodore of Tarsus (602), Hamit Kaplan (1934), Uğur Mumcu (1942), Ekrem İmamoğlu (1970), and Orhan Kemal (1914). After him are Dilan Yeşilgöz (1977), Photius II of Constantinople (1874), Pythodorida of Pontus (-30), Osman Nuri Topbaş (1942), Ahmet Altan (1950), and Theodosius of Bithynia (-160).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Türkiye

Among religious figures born in Türkiye, Simeon the Holy Fool ranks 142. Before him are Arsacius of Tarsus (400), Pancras of Taormina (1), Joachim III of Constantinople (1834), John the Silent (454), Serapion of Antioch (200), and Theodore of Tarsus (602). After him are Photius II of Constantinople (1874), Antony II of Constantinople (829), Andon Bedros IX Hassoun (1809), Germanus V of Constantinople (1835), Flavian I of Antioch (320), and Anthimus VI of Constantinople (1782).

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