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Athenagoras of Athens

133 - 190

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Athenagoras (; Ancient Greek: Ἀθηναγόρας ὁ Ἀθηναῖος; c. 133 – c. 190 AD) was a Father of the Church, an Ante-Nicene Christian apologist who lived during the second half of the 2nd century of whom little is known for certain, besides that he was Athenian (though possibly not originally from Athens), a philosopher, and a convert to Christianity. Athenagoras' feast day is observed on 24 July in the Eastern Orthodox Church. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Athenagoras of Athens is the 832nd most popular religious figure (down from 790th in 2019), the 220th most popular biography from Greece (up from 224th in 2019) and the 16th most popular Greek Religious Figure.

Athenagoras of Athens is most famous for his Apology, a defense of Christianity written in the second century.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Athenagoras of Athens ranks 832 out of 3,187. Before him are Thaddeus of Edessa, Lorenzo Ruiz, Romuald, Justus, Giuseppe Caspar Mezzofanti, and Josephine Bakhita. After him are Peter Faber, Scipione Borghese, Maria Cristina of Savoy, Francisco Jiménez de Cisneros, Saint Cajetan, and Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyyah.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 133, Athenagoras of Athens ranks 2. Before him is Didius Julianus. After him is Cai Yong. Among people deceased in 190, Athenagoras of Athens ranks 1. After him is Liu Bian.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Athenagoras of Athens ranks 220 out of 1,024. Before him are Idomeneus of Crete (null), Erasistratus (-303), Kyriakos Mitsotakis (1968), Periander (-700), Andreas Papandreou (1919), and Antiochus IX Cyzicenus (-135). After him are Leochares (-400), George Maniakes (998), Antiochus XI Epiphanes (-115), Ephialtes (-590), Cypselus (-700), and Thessalonike of Macedon (-352).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Greece

Among religious figures born in Greece, Athenagoras of Athens ranks 16. Before him are Philomena (291), Antipope Alexander V (1339), Saint Giles (640), Porphyry of Gaza (347), Phoebe (50), and Nicholas Kabasilas (1322). After him are Theodore Stratelates (281), Isidore of Kiev (1385), Saturnin (300), Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem (1952), Joseph II of Constantinople (1360), and Gregory V of Constantinople (1745).

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