RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Joachim

100 BC - 10 BC

Joachim

Joachim was, according to Christian Sacred tradition, the husband of Saint Anne, the father of Mary (mother of Jesus), and the maternal grandfather of Jesus. The story of Joachim and Anne first appears in the Gospel of James, part of the New Testament apocrypha. His feast day is 26 July, a date shared with Saint Anne. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Joachim is the 250th most popular religious figure (down from 244th in 2019), the 33rd most popular biography from Israel (up from 36th in 2019) and the 23rd most popular Israeli Religious Figure.

Joachim is most famous for his prediction that Jesus would return in 1866.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Joachim ranks 250 out of 3,187. Before him are Pope John X, Pope Sixtus I, Pope Felix I, Pope John XV, Pope Paschal II, and Pope Urban VI. After him are Pope Lucius II, Pope Gelasius I, Rabia of Basra, Ānanda, Pope Honorius IV, and Pope Adrian II.

Most Popular Religious Figures in Wikipedia

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Pope John X
860 - 929
HPI: 79.04
Rank: 244
Pope Sixtus I
42 - 124
HPI: 79.01
Rank: 245
Pope Felix I
300 - 274
HPI: 79.01
Rank: 246
Pope John XV
1000 - 996
HPI: 78.97
Rank: 247
Pope Paschal II
1050 - 1118
HPI: 78.97
Rank: 248
Pope Urban VI
1318 - 1389
HPI: 78.96
Rank: 249
Joachim
100 BC - 10 BC
HPI: 78.87
Rank: 250
Pope Lucius II
1100 - 1145
HPI: 78.86
Rank: 251
Pope Gelasius I
410 - 496
HPI: 78.82
Rank: 252
Rabia of Basra
710 - 801
HPI: 78.81
Rank: 253
Ānanda
600 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 78.77
Rank: 254
Pope Honorius IV
1210 - 1287
HPI: 78.74
Rank: 255
Pope Adrian II
792 - 872
HPI: 78.71
Rank: 256

Contemporaries

Among people born in 100 BC, Joachim ranks 8. Before him are Julius Caesar, Saint Joseph, Saint Anne, Elizabeth, Bartholomew the Apostle, and Lazarus of Bethany. After him are Gaius Octavius, Simon of Cyrene, Mary of Clopas, Herodias, Cornelius Nepos, and Cleopatra V of Egypt. Among people deceased in 10 BC, Joachim ranks 1. After him is Aenesidemus.

Others Born in 100 BC

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Julius Caesar
POLITICIAN
100 BC - 44 BC
HPI: 93.78
Rank: 2
Saint Joseph
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 BC - 100
HPI: 90.76
Rank: 3
Saint Anne
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 BC - 100
HPI: 87.93
Rank: 4
Elizabeth
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 BC - 100
HPI: 83.98
Rank: 5
Bartholomew the Apostle
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 BC - 100
HPI: 82.57
Rank: 6
Lazarus of Bethany
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 BC - Present
HPI: 80.00
Rank: 7
Joachim
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 BC - 10 BC
HPI: 78.87
Rank: 8
Gaius Octavius
POLITICIAN
100 BC - 58 BC
HPI: 76.35
Rank: 9
Simon of Cyrene
POLITICIAN
100 BC - 100
HPI: 76.33
Rank: 10
Mary of Clopas
POLITICIAN
100 BC - 1
HPI: 74.73
Rank: 11
Herodias
NOBLEMAN
100 BC - 100
HPI: 74.71
Rank: 12
Cornelius Nepos
WRITER
100 BC - 25 BC
HPI: 74.23
Rank: 13
Cleopatra V of Egypt
POLITICIAN
100 BC - 57 BC
HPI: 73.68
Rank: 14