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Theodore Stratelates

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Theodore Stratelates (Greek: Ἅγιος Θεόδωρος ὁ Στρατηλάτης, transl. 'the General' or 'Military Commander'; Coptic: ⲡⲓⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ Ⲑⲉⲟⲇⲱⲣⲟⲥ), also known as Theodore of Heraclea (Greek: Θεόδωρος Ἡρακλείας; AD 281–319), was a martyr and warrior saint in the Eastern Orthodox, Catholic and Oriental Orthodox Churches. There is much confusion as to whether he and St. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Theodore Stratelates has received more than 117,686 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Theodore Stratelates is the 837th most popular religious figure (up from 844th in 2019), the 244th most popular biography from Greece (down from 240th in 2019) and the 14th most popular Greek Religious Figure.

Theodore Stratelates is most famous for his involvement in the Battle of Manzikert, which took place in 1071. The Byzantine army was defeated by the Seljuk Turks, which led to the decline of the Byzantine Empire.

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  • 61.47

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.88

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.83

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Theodore Stratelates ranks 837 out of 3,187Before him are Lucian of Antioch, Avvakum, Al-Qurtubi, Peter of Alcantara, Eulalia of Barcelona, and Antipope Gregory VIII. After him are Yamamoto Tsunetomo, Priscillian, Saint Susanna, Germanus I of Constantinople, Blessed Gerard, and Andrew Kim Taegon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 281, Theodore Stratelates ranks 2Before him is Anastasia of Sirmium.  Among people deceased in 319, Theodore Stratelates ranks 1After him is Ghatotkacha.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Theodore Stratelates ranks 244 out of 1,024Before him are Timon of Phlius (-320), Antiochus XI Epiphanes (-115), Konstantinos Stephanopoulos (1926), Andreas Palaiologos (1453), Phaedo of Elis (-401), and Eudemus of Rhodes (-370). After him are Katerina Sakellaropoulou (1956), Hypereides (-390), Memnon of Rhodes (-380), Princess Margarita of Greece and Denmark (1905), Nabis (-300), and Saturnin (300).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Greece

Among religious figures born in Greece, Theodore Stratelates ranks 14Before him are Antipope Alexander V (1339), Pope Hyginus (100), Pope Eleutherius (171), Saint Giles (640), Athenagoras I of Constantinople (1886), and Athenagoras of Athens (133). After him are Saturnin (300), Cyril Lucaris (1572), Nicholas Kabasilas (1322), Aristides of Athens (150), Gregory V of Constantinople (1745), and Joseph II of Constantinople (1360).