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Theodoret

393 - 458

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Theodoret of Cyrus or Cyrrhus (Greek: Θεοδώρητος Κύρρου; c. AD 393 – c. 458/466) was an influential theologian of the School of Antioch, biblical commentator, and Christian bishop of Cyrrhus (423–457). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Theodoret has received more than 225,769 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). Theodoret is the 883rd most popular writer (down from 807th in 2019), the 299th most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 331st in 2019) and the 19th most popular Writer.

Theodoret was a bishop of Cyrrhus, Syria, who was born in Antioch. He is most famous for his "Ecclesiastical History" which is a history of the Church from the time of Constantine to the time of Theodoret.

Memorability Metrics

  • 230k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 62.77

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 38

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.48

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.91

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

A History Of The Church From A.D. 322 To The Death Of Theodore Of Mopsuestia A.D. 427
1854
Theodoret of Cyrus
2000
Theodoret of Cyrus, the Questions on the Octateuch
Religion
No description available
2007
Correspondance
1955
Graecarum affectionum curatio
1839
Kirchengeschichte
1911

Page views of Theodorets by language

Over the past year Theodoret has had the most page views in the with 35,730 views, followed by Russian (8,171), and French (5,991). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Albanian (79.59%), Basque (57.48%), and Czech (52.33%)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Theodoret ranks 883 out of 7,302. Before him are Johan Ludvig Runeberg, Viktor Shklovsky, Ghassan Kanafani, Dashiell Hammett, Luis Sepúlveda, and Joseph Campbell. After him are Fatema Mernissi, Marko Marulić, Jorge Semprún, Marilyn vos Savant, Cormac McCarthy, and Julien Green.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 393, Theodoret ranks 3. Before him are Theodoric I, and Chlodio.  Among people deceased in 458, Theodoret ranks 1. After him are Anatolius of Constantinople, and Juvenal of Jerusalem.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Theodoret ranks 299 out of 1,347. Before him are Latife Uşşaki (1898), Erasmus of Formia (300), Aziz Nesin (1915), Ayşe Sultan (1541), Theodora (815), and David of Trebizond (1408). After him are İbrahim Tatlıses (1952), Mehmet Ali Ağca (1958), Sostratus of Cnidus (-290), Onesimus (1), Nectarios of Aegina (1846), and Şehzade Mehmed (1605).

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Among WRITERS In Türkiye

Among writers born in Türkiye, Theodoret ranks 19. Before him are André Chénier (1762), Novatian (220), Dio Chrysostom (40), Ahmad Khani (1650), Ibn Hawqal (943), and Aziz Nesin (1915). After him are Bar Hebraeus (1226), Mimnermus (-670), John Malalas (491), Zenodotus (-330), Alcman (-611), and Aristophanes of Byzantium (-257).

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