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Evagrius Ponticus

345 - 399

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Evagrius Ponticus (Ancient Greek: Εὐάγριος ὁ Ποντικός), also called Evagrius the Solitary (345–399 AD), was a Christian monk and ascetic from Heraclea, a city on the coast of Bithynia in Asia Minor. One of the most influential theologians in the late fourth-century church, he was well known as a thinker, polished speaker, and gifted writer. He left a promising ecclesiastical career in Constantinople and traveled to Jerusalem, where in 383 AD he became a monk at the monastery of Rufinus and Melania the Elder. He then went to Egypt and spent the remaining years of his life in Nitria and Kellia, marked by years of asceticism and writing. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Evagrius Ponticus is the 712th most popular religious figure (down from 657th in 2019), the 301st most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 271st in 2019) and the 48th most popular Turkish Religious Figure.

Evagrius Ponticus is most famous for his "Praktikos," a work that is a guide to the spiritual life.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Evagrius Ponticus ranks 712 out of 3,187. Before him are Louis Raphaël I Sako, Giulia Farnese, Pope Peter I of Alexandria, Ibn Hisham, Je Tsongkhapa, and Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya. After him are Joseph of Cupertino, Aloysius Stepinac, Ignatios of Constantinople, Tarasios of Constantinople, Alessandro Farnese, and Anatolius of Constantinople.

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Among people born in 345, Evagrius Ponticus ranks 2. Before him is Jerome. After him are Eugenius, Gu Kaizhi, Tyrannius Rufinus, and Peter of Sebaste. Among people deceased in 399, Evagrius Ponticus ranks 2. Before him is Pope Siricius. After him are Emperor Nintoku, Eutropius, Bahram IV, and Saint Fabiola.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Evagrius Ponticus ranks 301 out of 1,347. Before him are Julius Martov (1873), Tudḫaliya IV (-1300), Necmettin Erbakan (1926), Isidore of Miletus (442), Polyxena (null), and Yaqut al-Hamawi (1179). After him are Ignatios of Constantinople (797), Tarasios of Constantinople (730), Attalus III (-170), Kassia (810), Abgar V (-1), and Pelagia (400).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Türkiye

Among religious figures born in Türkiye, Evagrius Ponticus ranks 48. Before him are Thecla (100), Theophanes the Confessor (758), Philemon (100), Flavian of Constantinople (380), Lydia of Thyatira (100), and Germanus I of Constantinople (634). After him are Ignatios of Constantinople (797), Tarasios of Constantinople (730), Pelagia (400), Demetrios I of Constantinople (1914), Theophilus of Antioch (140), and Eutyches (380).

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