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Porphyry of Gaza

347 - 420

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Porphyrius (Latin: Porphyrius; Ancient Greek: Πορφύριος, Porphyrios; Slavonic: Порфирий, Porfiriy; c. 347–420) was bishop of Gaza from 395 to 420, known, from the account in his Life, for Christianizing the recalcitrant pagan city of Gaza, and demolishing its temples. Porphyrius of Gaza is known only from a vivid biography by Mark the Deacon and from a reference made by John II, Bishop of Jerusalem. The Vita Porphyrii appears to be a contemporary account of Porphyrius that chronicles in some detail the end of paganism in Gaza in the early fifth century. However, the text has been viewed by some in the 20th century as hagiography rather than history, and some elements of it are examples of the stereotyped fictional events characteristic of this literary form. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Porphyry of Gaza is the 700th most popular religious figure (up from 1,679th in 2019), the 176th most popular biography from Greece (up from 483rd in 2019) and the 13th most popular Greek Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Porphyry of Gaza ranks 700 out of 3,187. Before him are Germanus I of Constantinople, Jean Meslier, Catherine Labouré, Kinga of Poland, Sun Myung Moon, and Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo. After him are Dominique Mamberti, Epiphanius of Salamis, Raymond of Penyafort, Antipope Felix II, Menno Simons, and Louis Raphaël I Sako.

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Among people born in 347, Porphyry of Gaza ranks 1. After him are Paula of Rome, and Faustina. Among people deceased in 420, Porphyry of Gaza ranks 5. Before him are Kālidāsa, Jerome, Orosius, and Pelagius. After him are Sulpicius Severus, Eunapius, Jeonji of Baekje, Shapur IV, and Castinus.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Porphyry of Gaza ranks 176 out of 1,024. Before him are Caranus of Macedon (-900), Aeschines (-389), Craterus (-370), Longus (110), Tyrtaeus (-700), and Hippocrates of Chios (-470). After him are Princess Alexandra of Greece and Denmark (1870), Chilon of Sparta (-600), Antigonus II Gonatas (-319), Odysseas Elytis (1911), Leotychidas (-540), and Yanis Varoufakis (1961).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Greece

Among religious figures born in Greece, Porphyry of Gaza ranks 13. Before him are Dionysius the Areopagite (100), Athenagoras I of Constantinople (1886), Saint Titus (13), Philomena (291), Antipope Alexander V (1339), and Saint Giles (640). After him are Phoebe (50), Nicholas Kabasilas (1322), Athenagoras of Athens (133), Theodore Stratelates (281), Isidore of Kiev (1385), and Saturnin (300).

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