RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Anastasius of Persia

550 - 628

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Saint Anastasius of Persia, also known by his native name Magundat, was a Zoroastrian soldier in the Sasanian army who later became a convert to Christianity and was martyred in 628. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Anastasius of Persia is the 934th most popular religious figure (down from 791st in 2019), the 142nd most popular biography from Iran (down from 129th in 2019) and the 13th most popular Iranian Religious Figure.

Anastasius of Persia is most famous for being the first person to translate Aristotle's 'Metaphysics' from Greek to Syriac.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Anastasius of Persia ranks 934 out of 3,187. Before him are Hélder Câmara, Angelo Amato, George Alencherry, Abd Manaf ibn Qusai, Reginald Lee, and Al-Qurtubi. After him are Antipope Gregory VIII, Pierre Cauchon, Said Nursî, Yijing, Anastasius Bibliothecarius, and Nadezhda von Meck.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 550, Anastasius of Persia ranks 6. Before him are Pope Boniface IV, Sumayyah bint Khabbat, Halimah bint Abi Dhuayb, Teia, and Armah. After him are John the Merciful, Abdullah ibn Salam, Saint Gall, Liuva I, Cleph, and Menander Protector. Among people deceased in 628, Anastasius of Persia ranks 4. Before him are Khosrow II, Empress Suiko, and Kavad II. After him are Adaloald, and Umm Ruman.

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In Iran

Among people born in Iran, Anastasius of Persia ranks 142 out of 631. Before him are Bahram Chobin (600), Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar (1853), Mohammad Khodabanda (1531), Jafar Panahi (1960), Zahra Khanom Tadj es-Saltaneh (1883), and Sasan (200). After him are Mehran Karimi Nasseri (1942), Teispes (-675), Reza Pahlavi, Crown Prince of Iran (1960), Istakhri (850), Phraates V (-100), and Hamza ibn-'Ali ibn-Ahmad (985).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Iran

Among religious figures born in Iran, Anastasius of Persia ranks 13. Before him are Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj (817), Báb (1819), Ibn Majah (824), `Abdu'l-Bahá (1844), Mordecai (null), and Sasan (200). After him are Hamza ibn-'Ali ibn-Ahmad (985), Safi-ad-din Ardabili (1252), Al-Juwayni (1028), Al-Bayhaqi (994), Piruz Nahavandi (700), and Shaykh Tusi (995).

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