RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Photios I of Constantinople

900 - 896

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Photios I of Constantinople (Greek: Φώτιος, Phōtios; c. 815—6 February 893), also spelled Photius (), was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 858 to 867 and from 877 to 886. He is recognized in the Eastern Orthodox Church as Saint Photius the Great. Photios I is widely regarded as the most powerful and influential church leader of Constantinople subsequent to John Chrysostom's archbishopric around the turn of the fifth century. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Photios I of Constantinople is the 351st most popular religious figure (up from 359th in 2019), the 121st most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 127th in 2019) and the 16th most popular Turkish Religious Figure.

The Hagia Sophia is the most famous building in Constantinople. It was built in the 600s CE and was the largest church in the world for over a thousand years. It was converted into a mosque in 1453, but it is still a major tourist attraction.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Photios I of Constantinople ranks 351 out of 3,187. Before him are Matteo Ricci, Pietro Parolin, Pope Symmachus, Irenaeus, Malachi, and Nathan. After him are Pope John XI, Al-Tirmidhi, Abu Hurairah, Theodora, Pope Clement III, and Zaynab bint Jahsh.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 900, Photios I of Constantinople ranks 3. Before him are Ivar the Boneless, and Gorm the Old. After him are Pope Leo VII, Pope Lando, Oleg of Novgorod, Pope Benedict VI, Pope Stephen VIII, Pope Agapetus II, Ahmad ibn Fadlan, Halfdan Ragnarsson, and Pope Leo VIII. Among people deceased in 896, Photios I of Constantinople ranks 3. Before him are Pope Formosus, and Pope Boniface VI. After him are Abu Hanifa Dinawari, Hastein, Khumarawayh ibn Ahmad ibn Tulun, and Ermengard of Italy.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Photios I of Constantinople ranks 121 out of 1,347. Before him are Al-Battani (858), Dionysius of Halicarnassus (-60), Irenaeus (130), Stefan Dušan (1308), Romanos IV Diogenes (1030), and Piri Reis (1470). After him are Theodora (815), Pausanias (110), Zeno (425), Rachel (-3500), Enver Pasha (1881), and Mustafa IV (1779).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Türkiye

Among religious figures born in Türkiye, Photios I of Constantinople ranks 16. Before him are Saint Blaise (300), Michael I Cerularius (1005), Saint Pantaleon (275), Ephrem the Syrian (306), Ulfilas (311), and Irenaeus (130). After him are Theodora (815), Rachel (-3500), Fethullah Gülen (1941), Ignatius of Antioch (35), Pope John VII (650), and Dionysius Exiguus (475).

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