RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pishoy

320 - 417

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Bishoy of Scetis (Coptic: Ⲁⲃⲃⲁ Ⲡⲓϣⲱⲓ Abba Pišoi; Greek: Ὅσιος Παΐσιος ὁ Μέγας; 320 – 417 AD), known in the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria as the Star of the Desert and the Beloved of our Good Savior, was a Coptic Desert Father. He is said to have seen Jesus, and been bodily preserved to the present day via incorruptibility at the Monastery of Saint Bishoy in the Nitrian Desert, Egypt. He is venerated by the Oriental Orthodox Churches and the Eastern Orthodox Church, and is known in the latter under the Greek version of his name, Paisios. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pishoy is the 2,150th most popular religious figure (down from 1,894th in 2019), the 403rd most popular biography from Egypt (down from 393rd in 2019) and the 58th most popular Egyptian Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pishoy ranks 2,150 out of 3,187. Before him are Ludwig Kaas, Theodore Romzha, Wolfgang Capito, Nagasena, Cosmas of Maiuma, and Juraj Haulik. After him are Velasio de Paolis, José Tolentino de Mendonça, Christoph Bartholomäus Anton Migazzi, Polycarp Pengo, Manuel Gonçalves Cerejeira, and Coloman of Stockerau.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 320, Pishoy ranks 8. Before him are Aurelius Victor, Onuphrius, Eutropius, Aelius Donatus, Emperor Jianwen of Jin, and Firmus. After him is Flavian I of Antioch. Among people deceased in 417, Pishoy ranks 2. Before him is Pope Innocent I. After him is Zenobius of Florence.

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Pishoy ranks 403 out of 642. Before him are Antiphilus (-400), Nabil Elaraby (1935), Gohar Gasparyan (1924), An-Nasir Hasan (1334), Ibrahim Mahlab (1949), and Malak Hifni Nasif (1886). After him are Farag Foda (1946), Pope Maximus of Alexandria (250), Abu Ayyub al-Masri (1968), Isidore of Alexandria (450), Abdul Rahman Hassan Azzam (1893), and Mohamed Hassanein Heikal (1923).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Egypt

Among religious figures born in Egypt, Pishoy ranks 58. Before him are Shenoute (348), Antonios Naguib (1935), Muhammad Siddiq Al-Minshawi (1920), Maximus I of Constantinople (350), Anatolius of Laodicea (201), and Stéphanos II Ghattas (1920). After him are Pope Maximus of Alexandria (250), Pope Theonas of Alexandria (300), Pope John I of Alexandria (450), Pope Achillas of Alexandria (300), Pope Kedron of Alexandria (100), and Pope Theodosius I of Alexandria (450).

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