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Victorinus of Pettau

250 - 303

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Saint Victorinus of Pettau (also Ptuj or Poetovio; Greek: Βικτωρίνος Πεταβίου; died 303 or 304) was an Early Christian ecclesiastical writer who flourished about 270, and who was martyred during the persecutions of Emperor Diocletian. A Bishop of Poetovio (modern Ptuj in Slovenia; German: Pettau) in Pannonia, Victorinus is also known as Victorinus Petavionensis or Poetovionensis. Victorinus composed commentaries on various texts within the Christians' Holy Scriptures. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Victorinus of Pettau is the 2,342nd most popular writer (down from 2,305th in 2019), the 464th most popular biography from Greece (down from 448th in 2019) and the 52nd most popular Greek Writer.

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Among writers, Victorinus of Pettau ranks 2,342 out of 7,302. Before him are Edmond Jabès, Zosimos of Panopolis, Mohammad-Hossein Shahriar, Ouida, Tayeb Salih, and Duris of Samos. After him are Gregory Tsamblak, Musa Cälil, Eupolis, Mary Astell, Andrei Voznesensky, and John Fletcher.

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Among people born in 250, Victorinus of Pettau ranks 36. Before him are Polyeuctus, Macrianus Minor, Macrianus Major, Gaius Julius Priscus, Adur Narseh, and Zosimos of Panopolis. After him are Emerentiana, Chaekgye of Baekje, Septimius, Censorinus, Magnia Urbica, and Pope Maximus of Alexandria. Among people deceased in 303, Victorinus of Pettau ranks 15. Before him are Agathius, Saint Chrysogonus, Procopius of Scythopolis, Fermin, Lu Ji, and Victor Maurus. After him are Alexander of Bergamo, Saint Faith, Cassian of Imola, Romanus of Caesarea, and Genesius of Rome.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Victorinus of Pettau ranks 464 out of 1,024. Before him are Archelaus of Sparta (-790), Pavlos, Crown Prince of Greece (1967), Demophon of Eleusis (null), Posidippus (-310), Georgios Karaiskakis (1780), and Kostas Karamanlis (1956). After him are Haris Alexiou (1950), Eupolis (-446), Miltiades the Elder (-600), Meleager (-320), Dimitar Blagoev (1856), and Manuel Kantakouzenos (1326).

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Among WRITERS In Greece

Among writers born in Greece, Victorinus of Pettau ranks 52. Before him are Anyte of Tegea (-290), Dexippus (210), Asclepiades of Samos (-320), Albert Cohen (1895), Telesilla (-500), and Posidippus (-310). After him are Eupolis (-446), Isaeus (-420), Antigonus of Carystus (-290), Praxilla (-500), Theodorus Gaza (1398), and Acusilaus (-600).

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