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Symeon the New Theologian

949 - 1022

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Saint Symeon the New Theologian (Greek: Συμεὼν ὁ Νέος Θεολόγος; 949–1022) was an Eastern Orthodox monk and poet who was one of the four saints canonized by the Eastern Orthodox Church and given the title of "Theologian" (along with Saint John the Apostle, Saint Gregory of Nazianzus, and Saint Hesychius the Priest of Jerusalem). "Theologian" was not applied to Symeon in the modern academic sense of theological study; the title was intended only to recognize someone who spoke from personal experience of the vision of God. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Symeon the New Theologian has received more than 274,544 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Symeon the New Theologian is the 1,249th most popular writer (up from 1,548th in 2019), the 375th most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 529th in 2019) and the 27th most popular Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 270k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 60.12

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.95

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.47

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Catecheses
Doctrines, Hesychasm, Orthodox Eastern Church
1963
Slova prepodobnago Simeona, novago bogoslova
Addresses, essays, lectures, Orthodox Eastern Church
1890
Hymnes
Greek Hymns
2003
Lichtvisionen: Hymnen uber die mystische Schau des g ottlichen Lichtes
Christianity Theology, OUR Brockhaus selection, Theology, Christianity
2006
On the mystical life
Doctrines, Orthodox Eastern Church, Early works to 1800
1995
Hymnen (Supplementa Byzantina)
Greek Hymns, Hymns, Greek.
1976

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Symeon the New Theologian ranks 1,249 out of 7,302. Before him are John Dryden, Arturo Pérez-Reverte, Al-Khansa, Publilius Syrus, Arthur Hailey, and Samuel Pepys. After him are James Patterson, Elsa Triolet, Rosamunde Pilcher, Claudio Magris, Gaius Asinius Pollio, and Irving Stone.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 949, Symeon the New Theologian ranks 1. After him is Emperor Reizei. Among people deceased in 1022, Symeon the New Theologian ranks 3. Before him are Olof Skötkonung, and Emperor Zhenzong. After him are Al-Shaykh Al-Mufid, Bernward of Hildesheim, and Ibn al-Bawwab.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Symeon the New Theologian ranks 375 out of 1,347. Before him are Türkan Şoray (1945), George Pachymeres (1242), Emine Hatun (1398), Zoe Karbonopsina (900), Devlet Hatun (1361), and Publilius Syrus (-100). After him are Şehzade Ahmet (1466), Bâkî (1526), Kassia (810), Yeghishe Charents (1897), Cüneyt Arkın (1937), and Themistius (317).

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Among WRITERS In Türkiye

Among writers born in Türkiye, Symeon the New Theologian ranks 27. Before him are Mimnermus (-670), John Malalas (491), Zenodotus (-330), Alcman (-611), Aristophanes of Byzantium (-257), and Publilius Syrus (-100). After him are Bâkî (1526), Kassia (810), Yeghishe Charents (1897), John Tzetzes (1110), Aelius Aristides (117), and Artemidorus (200).

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