RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Theophanes the Confessor

758 - 818

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Theophanes the Confessor (Greek: Θεοφάνης Ὁμολογητής; c. 759 – 817 or 818) was a member of the Byzantine aristocracy who became a monk and chronicler. He served in the court of Emperor Leo IV the Khazar before taking up the religious life. Theophanes attended the Second Council of Nicaea in 787 and resisted the iconoclasm of Leo V the Armenian, for which he was imprisoned. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Theophanes the Confessor is the 631st most popular religious figure (down from 627th in 2019), the 262nd most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 258th in 2019) and the 43rd most popular Turkish Religious Figure.

Theophanes the Confessor is most famous for his chronicle, which is a history of the world from the creation to his own time.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Theophanes the Confessor ranks 631 out of 3,187Before him are Jacobus da Varagine, Thecla, Yusuf al-Qaradawi, Ali al-Hadi, Djet, and Peter the Hermit. After him are Pope Theodore I, Abdullah ibn Muhammad, Clotilde, Father Damien, Jean-Baptiste de La Salle, and Seraphim of Sarov.

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Among people born in 758, Theophanes the Confessor ranks 1After him are Hildegard of the Vinzgau, Nikephoros I of Constantinople, and Sakanoue no Tamuramaro. Among people deceased in 818, Theophanes the Confessor ranks 2Before him is Ali al-Ridha. After him are Ermengarde of Hesbaye, and Bernard of Italy.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Theophanes the Confessor ranks 262 out of 1,347Before him are Pancras of Rome (289), Socrates of Constantinople (380), Sultan Cem (1459), Thecla (100), Alexander (870), and Alexios II Komnenos (1169). After him are Helenus (null), Anthemius of Tralles (474), Basiliscus (500), Fahri Korutürk (1903), Theophanu (960), and Adnan Menderes (1899).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Türkiye

Among religious figures born in Türkiye, Theophanes the Confessor ranks 43Before him are Dorothea of Caesarea (279), Parascheva of the Balkans (1000), Sabbas the Sanctified (439), Laban (-1900), Pancras of Rome (289), and Thecla (100). After him are Philemon (100), Flavian of Constantinople (380), Lydia of Thyatira (100), Germanus I of Constantinople (634), Evagrius Ponticus (345), and Ignatios of Constantinople (797).