RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Saint Barbara

300 - 306

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Saint Barbara (Ancient Greek: Ἁγία Βαρβάρα; Coptic: Ϯⲁⲅⲓⲁ Ⲃⲁⲣⲃⲁⲣⲁ; Church Slavonic: Великомученица Варва́ра Илиопольская; Arabic: القديسة الشهيدة بربارة), known in the Eastern Orthodox Church as the Great Martyr Barbara, was an early Christian Greek saint and martyr. There is no reference to her in the authentic early Christian writings nor in the original recension of Saint Jerome's martyrology. Saint Barbara is often portrayed with miniature chains and a tower to symbolize her father imprisoning her. As one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers, Barbara is a popular saint, perhaps best known as the patron saint of armourers, artillerymen, military engineers, miners and others who work with explosives because of her legend's association with lightning. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Saint Barbara is the 56th most popular religious figure (down from 31st in 2019), the 22nd most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 17th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Turkish Religious Figure.

Saint Barbara is most famous for being the patron saint of artillerymen, mathematicians, and miners.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Saint Barbara ranks 56 out of 3,187. Before her are Queen of Sheba, Pope Gregory XVI, Pope Julius II, Pope Gregory XIII, Pope Leo XI, and Pope Pius VII. After her are Pope Leo X, Pope Leo XII, John the Apostle, Matthias the Apostle, James, brother of Jesus, and Saint Stephen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 300, Saint Barbara ranks 1. After her are Pope Sylvester I, Saint Blaise, Saint Sebastian, Pope Felix I, Valerius Severus, Pope Julius I, Volusianus, Pope Eutychian, Erasmus of Formia, Theodore of Amasea, and Vincent of Saragossa. Among people deceased in 306, Saint Barbara ranks 1. After her are Constantius Chlorus, Demetrius of Thessaloniki, and Theodore of Amasea.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Saint Barbara ranks 22 out of 1,347. Before her are Basil II (958), Selim I (1470), Murad II (1404), Strabo (-64), Murad III (1546), and Ahmed I (1590). After her are Honorius (384), Bayezid I (1354), Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (1954), Murad I (1326), Anaximander (-610), and Orhan (1288).

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  • Photo of Basil II

    Basil II

    POLITICIAN

    958 - 1025

    HPI: 85.33

    Rank: 16

  • Photo of Selim I

    Selim I

    POLITICIAN

    1470 - 1520

    HPI: 85.13

    Rank: 17

  • Photo of Murad II

    Murad II

    POLITICIAN

    1404 - 1451

    HPI: 84.67

    Rank: 18

  • Photo of Strabo

    Strabo

    GEOGRAPHER

    64 BC - 23

    HPI: 84.37

    Rank: 19

  • Photo of Murad III

    Murad III

    POLITICIAN

    1546 - 1595

    HPI: 84.29

    Rank: 20

  • Photo of Ahmed I

    Ahmed I

    POLITICIAN

    1590 - 1617

    HPI: 84.23

    Rank: 21

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    Saint Barbara

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    300 - 306

    HPI: 84.23

    Rank: 22

  • Photo of Honorius

    Honorius

    POLITICIAN

    384 - 423

    HPI: 83.72

    Rank: 23

  • Photo of Bayezid I

    Bayezid I

    POLITICIAN

    1354 - 1403

    HPI: 83.62

    Rank: 24

  • Photo of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

    Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

    POLITICIAN

    1954 - Present

    HPI: 83.60

    Rank: 25

  • Photo of Murad I

    Murad I

    POLITICIAN

    1326 - 1389

    HPI: 83.53

    Rank: 26

  • Photo of Anaximander

    Anaximander

    PHILOSOPHER

    610 BC - 546 BC

    HPI: 83.48

    Rank: 27

  • Photo of Orhan

    Orhan

    POLITICIAN

    1288 - 1362

    HPI: 83.26

    Rank: 28

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Türkiye

Among religious figures born in Türkiye, Saint Barbara ranks 4. Before her are Paul the Apostle (5), Saint Nicholas (270), and Saint George (280). After her are Luke the Evangelist (31), Saint Timothy (17), Bartholomew I of Constantinople (1940), John Chrysostom (349), Margaret the Virgin (292), Saint Blaise (300), Michael I Cerularius (1005), and Saint Pantaleon (275).

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