RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Gregory Palamas

1296 - 1359

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Gregory Palamas (; Greek: Γρηγόριος Παλαμᾶς [palaˈmas]; c. 1296 – 1357/1359) was a Byzantine Greek theologian and Eastern Orthodox cleric of the late Byzantine period. A monk of Mount Athos (modern Greece) and later archbishop of Thessalonica, he is famous for his defense of hesychast spirituality, the uncreated character of the light of the Transfiguration, and the distinction between God's essence and energies (i.e., the divine will, divine grace, etc.). His teaching unfolded over the course of three major controversies, (1) with the Italo-Greek Barlaam between 1336 and 1341, (2) with the monk Gregory Akindynos between 1341 and 1347, and (3) with the philosopher Gregoras, from 1348 to 1355. His theological contributions are sometimes referred to as Palamism, and his followers as Palamites. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gregory Palamas is the 480th most popular religious figure (up from 532nd in 2019), the 188th most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 215th in 2019) and the 33rd most popular Turkish Religious Figure.

Gregory Palamas is most famous for his defense of the Orthodox Christian doctrine of Hesychasm against Barlaam of Calabria.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Gregory Palamas ranks 480 out of 3,187. Before him are Alphonsus Liguori, Eber, Tarcisio Bertone, Mary of Egypt, Isaac of Nineveh, and Januarius. After him are Amenhotep I, Pope Agapetus II, Yasuke, Luis Antonio Tagle, Saint Apollonia, and Gad.

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Among people born in 1296, Gregory Palamas ranks 2. Before him is John of Bohemia. After him are Algirdas, Blanche of Burgundy, Shi Nai'an, and Edward I, Count of Bar. Among people deceased in 1359, Gregory Palamas ranks 1. After him are Eric XII of Sweden, Ivan II of Moscow, Beatrice of Castile, Beatrice of Bavaria, Berdi Beg, Eric I, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg, Hugh IV of Cyprus, Eleanor of Castile, Nikephoros II Orsini, and Vitale da Bologna.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Gregory Palamas ranks 188 out of 1,347. Before him are John II Komnenos (1087), Süleyman Demirel (1924), Constantine IV (652), Isaac II Angelos (1155), Apollonius of Tyana (15), and Polycarp (69). After him are Antinous (111), Romanos I Lekapenos (870), Turgut Özal (1927), Michael VII Doukas (1050), Stilicho (359), and Andronikos I Komnenos (1118).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Türkiye

Among religious figures born in Türkiye, Gregory Palamas ranks 33. Before him are Pope Sabinian (530), Pope John V (635), Theodore of Amasea (300), Marcion of Sinope (85), Clement of Ohrid (840), and Sabbatai Zevi (1626). After him are Basilios Bessarion (1403), Simeon Stylites (389), Pope John VI (655), Dorothea of Caesarea (279), Parascheva of the Balkans (1000), and Sabbas the Sanctified (439).

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