RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Mattathias

200 BC - 166 BC

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Mattathias ben Johanan (Hebrew: מַתִּתְיָהוּ הַכֹּהֵן בֶּן יוֹחָנָן, Mattīṯyāhū haKōhēn ben Yōḥānān; died 166–165 BCE) was a Kohen (Jewish priest) who helped spark the Maccabean Revolt against the Hellenistic Seleucid Empire. Mattathias's story is related in the deuterocanonical book of 1 Maccabees and in the writings of Josephus. Mattathias is accorded a central role in the story of Hanukkah and, as a result, is named in the Al HaNissim prayer Jews add to the Birkat Hamazon (grace after meals) and the Amidah during the festival's eight days. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mattathias is the 747th most popular religious figure (down from 667th in 2019). (down from 247th in 2019)

Mattathias is most famous for leading the revolt against the Greeks and establishing the Hasmonean dynasty.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Mattathias ranks 747 out of 3,187. Before him are Olaus Magnus, Matteo Zuppi, Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria, Juliana of Nicomedia, Theophilus of Antioch, and Eleazar. After him are Ilia II of Georgia, Romanos the Melodist, Célestin Freinet, Eusebius of Nicomedia, Julia of Corsica, and Eutyches.

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Among people born in 200 BC, Mattathias ranks 8. Before him are Kanada, Judas Maccabeus, Simon Thassi, Zhang Qian, Lentulus Batiatus, and Mithridates V of Pontus. After him are Jonathan Apphus, John Hyrcanus, Gaius Claudius Glaber, Aristobulus I, Hasdrubal the Boetharch, and Antiochus X Eusebes. Among people deceased in 166 BC, Mattathias ranks 2. Before him is Perseus of Macedon.

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