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Thomas the Apostle

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Thomas the Apostle (Greek: Θωμᾶς, romanized: Thōmâs; Classical Syriac: ܬܐܘܡܐ, romanized: Tʾōmā, meaning 'the Twin'), also known as Didymus (Ancient Greek: Δίδυμος, romanized: Dídymos 'twin') was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus according to the New Testament. Thomas is commonly known as "Doubting Thomas" because he initially doubted the resurrection of Jesus Christ when he was told of it (as is related in the Gospel of John); he later confessed his faith ("My lord and my God") on seeing the places where the wounds appeared still fresh on the holy body of Jesus after the Crucifixion of Jesus. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Thomas the Apostle has received more than 5,068,565 page views. His biography is available in 78 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 75 in 2019). Thomas the Apostle is the 85th most popular religious figure (down from 62nd in 2019), the 23rd most popular biography from Israel (down from 19th in 2019) and the 15th most popular Israeli Religious Figure.

Thomas the apostle is most famous for doubting Jesus' resurrection.

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  • 80.76

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 78

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.39

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.34

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Thomas the Apostle ranks 85 out of 3,187. Before him are Pope Gregory XIII, Pope Sylvester I, Pope Benedict XV, Girolamo Savonarola, Pope Sixtus IV, and Pope Paul VI. After him are Pope Leo X, Hagar, Ezekiel, Pope Pius III, Pope Gregory VII, and Maimonides.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1, Thomas the Apostle ranks 3. Before him are Saint Stephen, and James, son of Zebedee. After him are Simon the Zealot, Barnabas, Pope Linus, Matthias the Apostle, Pope Anacletus, Barabbas, Thomas Bangalter, Silas, and Vologases I of Parthia. Among people deceased in 72, Thomas the Apostle ranks 1. 

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In Israel

Among people born in Israel, Thomas the Apostle ranks 23 out of 466. Before him are Saul (-1079), Herod the Great (-73), Benjamin Netanyahu (1949), Baldwin IV of Jerusalem (1161), Judas Iscariot (50), and Bartholomew the Apostle (-100). After him are Ezekiel (-621), Salome (14), Jude the Apostle (15), Simon the Zealot (1), Moshe Dayan (1915), and Ahmed Yassin (1937).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Israel

Among religious figures born in Israel, Thomas the Apostle ranks 15. Before him are Matthew the Apostle (10), Jonah (-850), Isaiah (-800), Saul (-1079), Judas Iscariot (50), and Bartholomew the Apostle (-100). After him are Ezekiel (-621), Salome (14), Jude the Apostle (15), Simon the Zealot (1), Ahmed Yassin (1937), and Joachim (-100).

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