New games! PlayTrivia andBirthle.

RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Theodosius of Kiev

1029 - 1074

Photo of Theodosius of Kiev

Icon of person Theodosius of Kiev

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 46,914 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Theodosius of Kiev is the 1,375th most popular religious figure (down from 1,246th in 2019), the 283rd most popular biography from Ukraine (down from 263rd in 2019) and the 7th most popular Ukrainian Religious Figure.

Memorability Metrics

  • 47k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.14

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.22

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.40

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Theodosius of Kievs by language


Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Theodosius of Kiev ranks 1,375 out of 2,238Before him are Andrew Bobola, Anna Schäffer, Mamertus, Parshvanatha, An Shigao, and Rafael Merry del Val. After him are Hermann Gmeiner, Zakir Naik, Carpocrates, George Müller, Pelagio Galvani, and Paisius Velichkovsky.

Most Popular Religious Figures in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1029, Theodosius of Kiev ranks 6Before 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 5Before him are Anastasia of Kiev, Henry, son of Robert I of Burgundy, Antipope Benedict X, and Peter Krešimir IV of Croatia. After him is Herman I of Baden.

Others Born in 1029

Go to all Rankings

Others Deceased in 1074

Go to all Rankings

In Ukraine

Among people born in Ukraine, Theodosius of Kiev ranks 283 out of 1,083Before him are Vasyl Sukhomlynsky (1918), Volodymyr Vynnychenko (1880), Michał Boym (1614), Alexius Meinong (1853), Igor Belanov (1960), and Yuri Knorozov (1922). After him are Paisius Velichkovsky (1722), Vladimir Borovikovsky (1757), Mirosław Hermaszewski (1941), Theophan Prokopovich (1681), Andrey Razumovsky (1752), and Ruslana (1973).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Ukraine

Among religious figures born in Ukraine, Theodosius of Kiev ranks 7Before him are Baal Shem Tov (1700), Nachman of Breslov (1772), Josaphat Kuntsevych (1580), Menachem Mendel Schneerson (1902), Jacob Frank (1726), and Filaret (1929). After him are Paisius Velichkovsky (1722), Hilarion of Kiev (990), Anthony of Kiev (983), Dimitry of Rostov (1651), John of Shanghai and San Francisco (1896), and Onufriy (1944).