RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Maruthas of Martyropolis

400 - 422

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Maruthas or Marutha of Martyropolis was a Syriac monk who became bishop of Maypherkat in Mesopotamia (Meiafarakin) for a period beginning before 399 up to around 410. He is believed to have died before 420. He is venerated as a saint in the Catholic, Greek Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox Churches, his feast being kept on 4 December. He brought into his episcopal city the relics of so many martyrs that it received the Greek moniker Martyropolis. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Maruthas of Martyropolis is the 1,393rd most popular religious figure (up from 1,951st in 2019). (up from 2,494th in 2019)

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Maruthas of Martyropolis ranks 1,393 out of 3,187. Before him are Claudio Acquaviva, Joseph Franklin Rutherford, Suhayb ar-Rumi, Ahmad al-Rifaʽi, Tode Mongke, and Ludger. After him are George Sphrantzes, Philotheus I of Constantinople, Umayya ibn Khalaf, Joachim Meisner, Jozef Tomko, and Dom Justo Takayama.

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Among people born in 400, Maruthas of Martyropolis ranks 37. Before him are Meletius of Antioch, Quintus Smyrnaeus, Gunther, Maximus of Hispania, Syrianus, and Julius Firmicus Maternus. After him are Gaius Julius Solinus, Priscus Attalus, Mawiyya, Varazdat, Saint Fabiola, and Anthemius. Among people deceased in 422, Maruthas of Martyropolis ranks 4. Before him are Pope Boniface I, Emperor Wu of Song, and Maximus of Hispania.

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