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Novatian

220 - 258

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Novatian (Greek: Νοβατιανός, Latin: Novatianus, c. 200 – c. 258) was a scholar, priest, and theologian. He is considered by the Catholic Church to have been an antipope between 251 and 258. Some Greek authors give his name as Novatus, who was an African presbyter. He was a noted theologian and writer, the first Roman theologian who used the Latin language, at a time when there was much debate about how to deal with Christians who had lapsed and wished to return, and the issue of penance. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Novatian is the 524th most popular writer (up from 679th in 2019), the 243rd most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 284th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Turkish Writer.

Novatian was a Christian theologian and a presbyter in Rome during the 3rd century AD. He is most famous for his Novatianist theology, which taught that those who committed apostasy and then repented should not be readmitted to communion.

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Among writers, Novatian ranks 524 out of 7,302. Before him are Ivan Goncharov, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Ilya Ehrenburg, Michel Houellebecq, Boris Vian, and William S. Burroughs. After him are G. K. Chesterton, Jacinto Benavente, Ludvig Holberg, Georg Trakl, Tennessee Williams, and Jules Michelet.

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Among people born in 220, Novatian ranks 4. Before him are Saint Christopher, Herennius Etruscus, and Quintillus. After him are Odaenathus, and Aureolus. Among people deceased in 258, Novatian ranks 4. Before him are Saint Lawrence, Pope Sixtus II, and Cyprian. After him are Eugenia of Rome, and Zhuge Dan.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Novatian ranks 243 out of 1,347. Before him are Constantine X Doukas (1006), Yolanda of Flanders (1175), Parascheva of the Balkans (1000), Briseis (null), Romanos III Argyros (968), and Hippodamus of Miletus (-498). After him are Sabbas the Sanctified (439), Elia Kazan (1909), Bias of Priene (-600), Cleanthes (-330), Laban (-1900), and Nikephoros III Botaneiates (1002).

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Among writers born in Türkiye, Novatian ranks 11. Before him are Anacreon (-570), Lucian (120), Dionysius of Halicarnassus (-60), Anna Komnene (1083), Giorgos Seferis (1900), and Zosimus (460). After him are Yunus Emre (1240), André Chénier (1762), Aratus (-315), Gregory of Narek (951), Kassia (810), and Theodore the Studite (759).

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