RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Theodore of Tarsus

602 - 690

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Theodore of Tarsus (Greek: Θεόδωρος Ταρσοῦ; 602 – 19 September 690) was Archbishop of Canterbury from 668 to 690. Theodore grew up in Tarsus, but fled to Constantinople after the Persian Empire conquered Tarsus and other cities. After studying there, he relocated to Rome and was later installed as the Archbishop of Canterbury on the orders of Pope Vitalian. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Theodore of Tarsus has received more than 207,760 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Theodore of Tarsus is the 2,448th most popular religious figure (down from 2,015th in 2019), the 899th most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 907th in 2019) and the 141st most popular Religious Figure.

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  • 210k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.49

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.07

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.48

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Theodore of Tarsus ranks 2,448 out of 3,187. Before him are John Patrick Foley, Zygmunt Gorazdowski, Nikolay Ilminsky, Tammy Faye Messner, Edwin Frederick O'Brien, and Francesco Marchisano. After him are Gad, Christodoulos of Athens, Squanto, Francesco Alidosi, Franz Delitzsch, and Rubén Salazar Gómez.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 602, Theodore of Tarsus ranks 7. Before him are Xuanzang, Hafsa bint Umar, Umm Salama, Sigebert II, Ansegisel, and Adaloald.  Among people deceased in 690, Theodore of Tarsus ranks 6. Before him are Batbayan, Paul of Aegina, Julian of Toledo, Al-Bara' ibn Azib, and Benedict Biscop.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Theodore of Tarsus ranks 899 out of 1,347. Before him are Okan Buruk (1973), Theodore Abu Qurrah (750), Çağatay Ulusoy (1990), Refik Saydam (1881), Leontia Porphyrogenita (457), and Ahmet Adnan Saygun (1907). After him are Hamit Kaplan (1934), Uğur Mumcu (1942), Ekrem İmamoğlu (1970), Orhan Kemal (1914), Simeon the Holy Fool (522), and Dilan Yeşilgöz (1977).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Türkiye

Among religious figures born in Türkiye, Theodore of Tarsus ranks 141. Before him are Basil III of Constantinople (1846), Arsacius of Tarsus (400), Pancras of Taormina (1), Joachim III of Constantinople (1834), John the Silent (454), and Serapion of Antioch (200). After him are Simeon the Holy Fool (522), Photius II of Constantinople (1874), Antony II of Constantinople (829), Andon Bedros IX Hassoun (1809), Germanus V of Constantinople (1835), and Flavian I of Antioch (320).

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