RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Romanos the Melodist

490 - 556

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Romanos the Melodist (Greek: Ῥωμανὸς ὁ Μελωδός; late 5th-century – after 555) was a Byzantine hymnographer and composer, who is a central early figure in the history of Byzantine music. Called "the Pindar of rhythmic poetry", he flourished during the sixth century, though the earliest manuscripts of his works are dated centuries after this. He was the foremost Kontakion composer of his time. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Romanos the Melodist is the 749th most popular religious figure (down from 660th in 2019), the 40th most popular biography from Syria (down from 28th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Syrian Religious Figure.

Romanos the Melodist is most famous for his hymn "In the Beginning God Created the Heavens and the Earth."

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Romanos the Melodist ranks 749 out of 3,187. Before him are Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria, Juliana of Nicomedia, Theophilus of Antioch, Eleazar, Mattathias, and Ilia II of Georgia. After him are Célestin Freinet, Eusebius of Nicomedia, Julia of Corsica, Eutyches, Gemma Galgani, and Muhammad al-Jawad.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 490, Romanos the Melodist ranks 4. Before him are Pope Silverius, Pope Agapetus I, and Bumin Qaghan. After him are John Philoponus, Simplicius of Cilicia, John the Lydian, John the Cappadocian, Samson of Dol, and Urien. Among people deceased in 556, Romanos the Melodist ranks 1. After him is Maximianus of Ravenna.

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In Syria

Among people born in Syria, Romanos the Melodist ranks 40 out of 210. Before him are Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya (1292), Yazid II (687), Al-Walid II (706), Odaenathus (220), Nureddin al-Atassi (1929), and Yazid III (701). After him are Heliodorus of Emesa (250), Julia Soaemias (180), Émile Benveniste (1902), Ananias of Damascus (100), Duqaq (1100), and Mariam al-Asturlabi (950).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Syria

Among religious figures born in Syria, Romanos the Melodist ranks 5. Before him are Pope Gregory III (700), Pope Anicetus (70), John Climacus (579), and Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya (1292). After him are Émile Benveniste (1902), Ananias of Damascus (100), Maron (301), Apollinaris of Laodicea (310), Sophronius of Jerusalem (560), Youssef Absi (1946), and Gregory Peter XX Ghabroyan (1934).

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