Religious Figure

Theophanes the Confessor

Byzantine aristocrat, monk and historian

758 - 818

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His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 40 in 2024). Theophanes the Confessor is the 632nd most popular religious figure (down from 626th in 2024), the 263rd most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 258th in 2019) and the 43rd most popular Turkish Religious Figure.

Theophanes the Confessor is most famous for his chronicle, which is a history of the world from the creation to his own time.

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Among Religious Figures

Among religious figures, Theophanes the Confessor ranks 632 out of 3,187Before him are Jacobus da Varagine, Thecla, Yusuf al-Qaradawi, Ali al-Hadi, Djet, and Peter the Hermit. After him are Pope Theodore I, Abdullah ibn Muhammad, Clotilde, Father Damien, Jean-Baptiste de La Salle, and Seraphim of Sarov.

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Among people born in 758, Theophanes the Confessor ranks 1After him are Hildegard of the Vinzgau, Nikephoros I of Constantinople, and Sakanoue no Tamuramaro. Among people deceased in 818, Theophanes the Confessor ranks 2Before him is Ali al-Ridha. After him are Ermengarde of Hesbaye, and Bernard of Italy.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Theophanes the Confessor ranks 263 out of NaNBefore him are Pancras of Rome (289), Socrates of Constantinople (380), Sultan Cem (1459), Thecla (100), Alexander (870), and Alexios II Komnenos (1169). After him are Helenus (null), Anthemius of Tralles (474), Basiliscus (500), Fahri Korutürk (1903), Theophanu (960), and Adnan Menderes (1899).

Among Religious Figures In Türkiye

Among religious figures born in Türkiye, Theophanes the Confessor ranks 43Before him are Dorothea of Caesarea (279), Parascheva of the Balkans (1000), Sabbas the Sanctified (439), Laban (-1900), Pancras of Rome (289), and Thecla (100). After him are Philemon (100), Flavian of Constantinople (380), Lydia of Thyatira (100), Germanus I of Constantinople (634), Evagrius Ponticus (345), and Ignatios of Constantinople (797).

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