RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Theodosius of Kiev

1029 - 1074

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Theodosius of Kiev or Theodosius of the Caves (Russian: Феодосий Печерский, romanized: Feodosy Pechersky; Ukrainian: Феодосій Печерський, romanized: Feodosiy Pechers'kyy) is an 11th-century saint who brought Cenobitic Monasticism to Kievan Rus' and, together with Anthony of Kiev, founded the Kiev Caves Lavra (Monastery of the Caves). A hagiography of Theodosius was written in the twelfth century. Theodosius' greatest achievement has been the introducing of the monastic rule of Theodore the Studite in the Monastery of the Caves whence it spread to all the monasteries of the Ukrainian and Russian Orthodox Church. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Theodosius of Kiev has received more than 51,934 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Theodosius of Kiev is the 1,494th most popular religious figure (down from 1,363rd in 2019), the 322nd most popular biography from Ukraine (down from 280th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Ukrainian Religious Figure.

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  • 55.52

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.15

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.43

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Theodosius of Kiev ranks 1,494 out of 3,187. Before him are Anan ben David, Constantine, Felix of Nola, Franjo Šeper, Loris Francesco Capovilla, and Daniele Comboni. After him are Simon of Trent, Polyeuctus, Eudoxius of Antioch, Christian Mortensen, Hieda no Are, and Prince Oscar Bernadotte.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1029, Theodosius of Kiev ranks 6. Before him are Alp Arslan, Mahmud al-Kashgari, Abū Ishāq Ibrāhīm al-Zarqālī, Al-Mustansir Billah, and Vseslav of Polotsk.  Among people deceased in 1074, Theodosius of Kiev ranks 5. Before him are Anastasia of Kiev, Antipope Benedict X, Henry, son of Robert I of Burgundy, and Peter Krešimir IV of Croatia. After him is Herman I of Baden.

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In Ukraine

Among people born in Ukraine, Theodosius of Kiev ranks 322 out of 1,365. Before him are Cassandre (1901), Igor Oistrakh (1931), Pacatianus (200), Andrey Razumovsky (1752), Mykhailo Drahomanov (1841), and Abraham Zapruder (1905). After him are Anthony of Kiev (983), Mikhail Artsybashev (1878), Nikolai Kibalchich (1853), Eugen Schauman (1875), Grigory Petrovsky (1878), and Georgy Beregovoy (1921).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Ukraine

Among religious figures born in Ukraine, Theodosius of Kiev ranks 10. Before him are Menachem Mendel Schneerson (1902), Jacob Frank (1726), Filaret (1929), Andrey Sheptytsky (1865), Paisius Velichkovsky (1722), and Josyf Slipyj (1892). After him are Anthony of Kiev (983), Hilarion of Kiev (990), Onufriy (1944), Tekla Juniewicz (1906), Dimitry of Rostov (1651), and John of Shanghai and San Francisco (1896).

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