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George Syncellus

800 - 810

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George Syncellus (Greek: Γεώργιος Σύγκελλος, Georgios Synkellos; died after 810) was a Byzantine chronicler and ecclesiastical official. He lived many years in Palestine (probably in the Old Lavra of Saint Chariton or Souka, near Tekoa) as a monk, before coming to Constantinople, where he was appointed synkellos (literally, "cell-mate") to Tarasius, patriarch of Constantinople. He later retired to a monastery to write what was intended to be his great work, a chronicle of world history, Ekloge chronographias (Ἐκλογὴ Χρονογραφίας), or Extract of Chronography. According to Anastasius Bibliothecarius, George "struggled valiantly against heresy [i.e. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. George Syncellus is the 1,068th most popular religious figure (down from 1,046th in 2019), the 496th most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 512th in 2019) and the 79th most popular Turkish Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, George Syncellus ranks 1,068 out of 3,187. Before him are Gudula, Franz König, Mary Magdalene de' Pazzi, Adam Stefan Sapieha, Peter III of Alexandria, and Seán Patrick O'Malley. After him are Yolanda of Poland, Joseph Zen, Jacob Frank, Nimatullah Kassab, Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke, and Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem.

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Among people born in 800, George Syncellus ranks 18. Before him are Ælla of Northumbria, Al-Muqanna, Pribina, Thomas the Slav, Beorhtric of Wessex, and Jayavarman II. After him are Omurtag of Bulgaria, Ratchis, Gudfred, Hemma, Horik I, and Conrad I, Count of Auxerre. Among people deceased in 810, George Syncellus ranks 3. Before him are Widukind, and Pepin of Italy. After him are Gudfred, Gisela, Abbess of Chelles, Rotrude, Zhou Fang, and Eardwulf of Northumbria.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, George Syncellus ranks 496 out of 1,347. Before him are Dürrüşehvar Sultan (1914), George Akropolites (1217), Anna of Trebizond (1350), Andronikos Doukas (1006), Bülent Ersoy (1952), and George Pachymeres (1242). After him are Mehmed Emin Âli Pasha (1815), Sarduri II (-790), Hieronymus of Cardia (-390), Artabasdos (700), Aelius Aristides (117), and Stratonice of Syria (-317).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Türkiye

Among religious figures born in Türkiye, George Syncellus ranks 79. Before him are Tryphon, Respicius, and Nympha (null), Athanasius the Athonite (920), John IV of Constantinople (600), Melito of Sardis (140), Agathius (300), and Euthymius the Great (377). After him are Gerasimus of the Jordan (500), Eustathius of Antioch (300), Nicholas Mystikos (852), Theodore of Mopsuestia (350), George Hamartolos (900), and Jacob Baradaeus (505).

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