RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Theophanes the Confessor

758 - 818

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Theophanes the Confessor (Greek: Θεοφάνης Ὁμολογητής; c. 759 – 817 or 818) was a member of the Byzantine aristocracy who became a monk and chronicler. He served in the court of Emperor Leo IV the Khazar before taking up the religious life. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Theophanes the Confessor has received more than 275,469 page views. His biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 38 in 2019). Theophanes the Confessor is the 627th most popular religious figure (down from 619th in 2019), the 226th most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 249th in 2019) and the 34th 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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    Languages Editions (L)

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    Effective Languages (L*)

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Theophanes the Confessor ranks 627 out of 3,187. Before him are Pope Eusebius, Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyyah, Mahākāśyapa, Michael I Cerularius, Sister Lúcia, and Pope Leo VI. After him are Canaan, Pope Vigilius, Jean Meslier, Pope Felix IV, Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, and Charles Taze Russell.

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Contemporaries

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

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Theophanes the Confessor ranks 226 out of 1,347. Before him are Gregory Thaumaturgus (213), Heraclides Ponticus (-385), Theodosius III (700), Alexander (870), Michael I Cerularius (1005), and Priscus (410). After him are John VII Palaiologos (1370), Theodora Porphyrogenita (984), Fatih Terim (1953), Kenan Evren (1917), Eumenes (-362), and Julius Martov (1873).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Türkiye

Among religious figures born in Türkiye, Theophanes the Confessor ranks 34. Before him are Theodore of Amasea (300), Gregory Palamas (1296), Saint Timothy (17), Sabbas the Sanctified (439), Gregory Thaumaturgus (213), and Michael I Cerularius (1005). After him are Basilios Bessarion (1403), Evagrius Ponticus (345), Said Nursî (1877), Pancras of Rome (289), Lydia of Thyatira (100), and Antipas of Pergamum (100).

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