Religious Figure

Gregory the Illuminator

257 - 331

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His biography is available in 45 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 43 in 2024). Gregory the Illuminator is the 443rd most popular religious figure (down from 390th in 2024), the 3rd most popular biography from Armenia and the most popular Armenian Religious Figure.

Gregory the Illuminator is most famous for being the first Christian missionary to preach in Armenia.

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Among Religious Figures

Among religious figures, Gregory the Illuminator ranks 443 out of 3,187Before him are Pope Sabinian, Habakkuk, Judas Maccabeus, Pope John V, Abd Allah ibn Abbas, and Sathya Sai Baba. After him are Pope John XVIII, Pope Zephyrinus, Ruqayyah bint Muhammad, Pope Nicholas I, Pope Anterus, and Pope Stephen VII.

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Among people born in 257, Gregory the Illuminator ranks 1 Among people deceased in 331, Gregory the Illuminator ranks 1After him is Micheon of Goguryeo.

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In Armenia

Among people born in Armenia, Gregory the Illuminator ranks 3 out of NaNBefore him are George Gurdjieff (1866), and Tigranes the Great (-140). After him are Leo V the Armenian (775), Anastas Mikoyan (1895), Artem Mikoyan (1905), Shirkuh (1100), Tiridates III of Armenia (255), Hayk (410), Vologases V (130), Najm ad-Din Ayyub (1100), and Servatius of Tongeren (400).

Among Religious Figures In Armenia

Among religious figures born in Armenia, Gregory the Illuminator ranks 1After him are Servatius of Tongeren (400), Sebeos (700), Karekin II (1951), and Eznik of Kolb (380).

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