RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Sarah

1803 BC - 1676 BC

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Sarah (originally Sarai) is a biblical matriarch, prophet, and major figure in Abrahamic religions. While different Abrahamic faiths portray her differently, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam all depict her character similarly, as that of a pious woman, renowned for her hospitality and beauty, the wife of Abraham, and the mother of Isaac. Sarah has her feast day on 1 September in the Catholic Church, 19 August in the Coptic Orthodox Church, 20 January in the LCMS, and 12 and 20 December in the Eastern Orthodox Church. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sarah is the 201st most popular religious figure (down from 32nd in 2019), the 11th most popular biography from Iraq (down from 7th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Iraqi Religious Figure.

Sarah is most famous for her work in the abolitionist movement, which was a movement to end slavery in the United States. She became an activist at a young age, and she was an important figure in the Underground Railroad.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Sarah ranks 201 out of 3,187. Before her are Pope John XII, Pope Callixtus II, Pope Urban IV, Pope Leo III, Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib, and Pope Evaristus. After her are Clare of Assisi, Pope Martin V, Pope Boniface I, Pope Eugene III, Pope Martin IV, and Philip Melanchthon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1803 BC, Sarah ranks 1.  Among people deceased in 1676 BC, Sarah ranks 1. 

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    Sarah

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    1803 BC - 1676 BC

    HPI: 79.84

    Rank: 1

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    Sarah

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    1803 BC - 1676 BC

    HPI: 79.84

    Rank: 1

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In Iraq

Among people born in Iraq, Sarah ranks 11 out of 384. Before her are Nebuchadnezzar II (-630), Abu Hanifa (698), Ibn al-Haytham (965), Möngke Khan (1209), Al-Kindi (801), and Ashurbanipal (-685). After her are Rabia of Basra (710), Al-Masudi (896), Sargon of Akkad (-2300), Fuzûlî (1494), Zaha Hadid (1950), and Mani (216).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Iraq

Among religious figures born in Iraq, Sarah ranks 3. Before her are Abraham (-1813), and Abu Hanifa (698). After her are Rabia of Basra (710), Mani (216), Ezra (-500), Muhammad al-Mahdi (869), Belshazzar (-600), Eber (-2038), Junayd of Baghdad (830), Louis Raphaël I Sako (1948), and Ibn Hisham (701).

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