RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Menas of Constantinople

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Menas of Constantinople (also Minas; Ancient Greek: Μηνᾶς; died 25 August 552), considered a saint in the Chalcedonian-affirming Church and by extension both the Eastern Orthodox Church and Catholic Church of modern times, was born in Alexandria, and enters the records in high ecclesiastical office as presbyter and director of the Hospital of Sampson in Constantinople, where tradition has him linked to saint Sampson the Hospitable directly, and in the healing of Byzantine emperor Justinian I from the bubonic plague in 542. He was appointed Patriarch of Constantinople by the Byzantine emperor Justinian I on 13 March 536. Pope Agapetus I consecrated him to succeed Anthimus I of Constantinople, who was condemned as a monophysite. This was the first time that a Pope consecrated a Patriarch of Constantinople. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Menas of Constantinople is the 1,467th most popular religious figure (up from 2,079th in 2019), the 307th most popular biography from Egypt (up from 428th in 2019) and the 44th most popular Egyptian Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Menas of Constantinople ranks 1,467 out of 3,187. Before him are Paschal Baylón, 'Abd Allah ibn Rawahah, Angelo Bagnasco, Hugh I, Duke of Burgundy, Maximus V of Constantinople, and Antipope Theodore. After him are Gianfranco Ravasi, Kadi Burhan al-Din, Isidore of Pelusium, Ibn Babawayh, Claudio Gugerotti, and Patriarch Theodore II of Alexandria.

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Menas of Constantinople ranks 307 out of 642. Before him are Neferkare II (-2150), Ali ibn Ridwan (988), Omar Suleiman (1936), Jawhar (911), Nepherites II (-400), and Sobekhotep IV (-1700). After him are Prince Rahotep (-2700), Isidore of Pelusium (370), Pope Anianus of Alexandria (100), Ahmose, son of Ebana (-1600), Neferhotep I (-1800), and Saif al-Adel (1960).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Egypt

Among religious figures born in Egypt, Menas of Constantinople ranks 44. Before him are Senebkay (-1700), Pope Peter II of Alexandria (null), Pope Demetrius I of Alexandria (200), Merytre-Hatshepsut (-1500), Barsanuphius (401), and Carpocrates (100). After him are Isidore of Pelusium (370), Pope Anianus of Alexandria (100), Pope Avilius of Alexandria (100), Pope Timothy I of Alexandria (350), Macarius of Alexandria (297), and Pope Timothy II of Alexandria (null).

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