RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Dionysius Exiguus

475 - 544

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Dionysius Exiguus (Latin for "Dionysius the Humble"; Greek: Διονύσιος; c. 470 – c. 544) was a 6th-century Eastern Roman monk born in Scythia Minor. He was a member of a community of Scythian monks concentrated in Tomis (present-day Constanța, Romania), the major city of Scythia Minor. Dionysius is best known as the inventor of Anno Domini (AD) dating, which is used to number the years of both the Gregorian calendar and the (Christianised) Julian calendar. Almost all churches adopted his computus for the dates of Easter. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Dionysius Exiguus is the 412th most popular religious figure (up from 431st in 2019), the 144th most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 167th in 2019) and the 22nd most popular Turkish Religious Figure.

Dionysius Exiguus is most famous for the work he did in the 6th century to calculate the date of Easter.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Dionysius Exiguus ranks 412 out of 3,187. Before him are Pope John VII, Saint Sava, Pope Sergius II, Pope Anastasius III, Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr, and Faustina Kowalska. After him are Antipope John XXIII, Gregory of Nyssa, Pope Stephen IX, Pope Callixtus I, Pope Hyginus, and Saint Nino.

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Among people born in 475, Dionysius Exiguus ranks 1. After him are Clotilde, Vitiges, and Tribonian. Among people deceased in 544, Dionysius Exiguus ranks 1. After him are Imru' al-Qais, and Solomon.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Dionysius Exiguus ranks 144 out of 1,347. Before him are Ignatius of Antioch (35), Tiberius III (700), John VIII Palaiologos (1392), Pope John VII (650), Maurice (539), and Manuel II Palaiologos (1350). After him are Gregory of Nyssa (335), John I Tzimiskes (925), Apelles (-370), Saint Nino (296), Erasmus of Formia (300), and Basil I (811).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Türkiye

Among religious figures born in Türkiye, Dionysius Exiguus ranks 22. Before him are Photios I of Constantinople (900), Theodora (815), Rachel (-3500), Fethullah Gülen (1941), Ignatius of Antioch (35), and Pope John VII (650). After him are Gregory of Nyssa (335), Saint Nino (296), Erasmus of Formia (300), Pope Vitalian (600), Pope Sabinian (530), and Pope John V (635).

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