RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Clement of Ohrid

840 - 916

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Saint Clement (or Kliment) of Ohrid (Bulgarian, Macedonian, Serbian: Климент Охридски, Kliment Ohridski; Ancient Greek: Κλήμης τῆς Ἀχρίδας, Klḗmēs tē̂s Akhrídas; Slovak: Kliment Ochridský; c. 830 – 916) was one of the first medieval Bulgarian saints, scholar, writer, and apostle to the Slavs. He was one of the most prominent disciples of Cyril and Methodius and is often associated with the creation of the Glagolitic and Cyrillic scripts, especially their popularisation among Christianised Slavs. He was the founder of the Ohrid Literary School and is regarded as a patron of education and language by some Slavic people. He is considered to be the first bishop of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church, one of the Seven Apostles of Bulgarian Orthodox Church since the 10th century, and one of the premier saints of modern Bulgaria. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Clement of Ohrid is the 468th most popular religious figure (down from 430th in 2019), the 175th most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 166th in 2019) and the 31st most popular Turkish Religious Figure.

Clement of Ohrid is most famous for the Council of Preslav, which was convened in 893 to discuss the use of the Old Slavonic language in the liturgy.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Clement of Ohrid ranks 468 out of 3,187. Before him are Al-Mansur, Pope Stephen VIII, Muhammad al-Baqir, Pope Valentine, Pope Miltiades, and Abu Dawood. After him are Tiye, Hannah, Barabbas, Zacchaeus, Sabbatai Zevi, and Alphonsus Liguori.

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Among people born in 840, Clement of Ohrid ranks 3. Before him are Pope Theodore II, and Michael III. After him are Svatopluk I of Moravia, Richardis, Notker the Stammerer, Wilfred the Hairy, Ya'qub ibn al-Layth al-Saffar, Eudokia Ingerina, Hucbald, and Unruoch III of Friuli. Among people deceased in 916, Clement of Ohrid ranks 1. After him are Theodora, and Anarawd ap Rhodri.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Clement of Ohrid ranks 175 out of 1,347. Before him are Samuel of Bulgaria (958), Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca (1853), Baldwin II, Latin Emperor (1217), Andronikos II Palaiologos (1259), Giorgos Seferis (1900), and Justin II (520). After him are Zosimus (460), Gemistus Pletho (1355), Alaeddin Pasha (1250), Sabbatai Zevi (1626), Evliya Çelebi (1611), and Artemisia I of Caria (-500).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Türkiye

Among religious figures born in Türkiye, Clement of Ohrid ranks 31. Before him are Erasmus of Formia (300), Pope Vitalian (600), Pope Sabinian (530), Pope John V (635), Theodore of Amasea (300), and Marcion of Sinope (85). After him are Sabbatai Zevi (1626), Gregory Palamas (1296), Basilios Bessarion (1403), Simeon Stylites (389), Pope John VI (655), and Dorothea of Caesarea (279).

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