RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Adalbert of Prague

955 - 997

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Adalbert of Prague, (Latin: Sanctus Adalbertus, Czech: svatý Vojtěch, Slovak: svätý Vojtech, Polish: święty Wojciech, Hungarian: Szent Adalbert (Béla); c. 956 – 23 April 997), known in the Czech Republic, Poland and Slovakia by his birth name Vojtěch (Latin: Voitecus), was a Czech missionary and Christian saint. He was the Bishop of Prague and a missionary to the Hungarians, Poles, and Prussians, who was martyred in his efforts to convert the Baltic Prussians to Christianity. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Adalbert of Prague has received more than 358,519 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Adalbert of Prague is the 486th most popular religious figure (up from 537th in 2019), the 51st most popular biography from Czechia (up from 54th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Czech Religious Figure.

Adalbert of Prague is most famous for being the first bishop of Prague, and for being the patron saint of Bohemia.

Memorability Metrics

  • 360k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 67.91

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 38

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.29

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.61

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Adalbert of Prague ranks 486 out of 3,187. Before him are Dominic Savio, Pope John IV, Zaynab bint Khuzayma, Aloysius Gonzaga, Laban, and Pope Caius. After him are Rabbi Akiva, Denis, Charles de Foucauld, Christina of Bolsena, Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya, and Hannah.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 955, Adalbert of Prague ranks 2. Before him is Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor. After him are Gyeongjong of Goryeo, Al-Aziz Billah, Yaropolk I of Kiev, Arduin of Ivrea, Ezzo, Count Palatine of Lotharingia, Lutgardis of Luxemburg, and Ælfric of Eynsham. Among people deceased in 997, Adalbert of Prague ranks 1. After him are Emperor Taizong of Song, Géza, Grand Prince of the Hungarians, Seongjong of Goryeo, Sabuktigin, Roman of Bulgaria, Conrad I, Duke of Swabia, and Constantine III of Scotland.

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In Czechia

Among people born in Czechia, Adalbert of Prague ranks 51 out of 1,200. Before him are Madeleine Albright (1937), Wenceslaus III of Bohemia (1289), Ludvík Svoboda (1895), Antonín Panenka (1948), Gerty Cori (1896), and Josef Masopust (1931). After him are Wenceslaus II of Bohemia (1271), Karel Gott (1939), Emil Hácha (1872), Milena Jesenská (1896), Bohumil Hrabal (1914), and Peter Grünberg (1939).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Czechia

Among religious figures born in Czechia, Adalbert of Prague ranks 3. Before him are John of Nepomuk (1350), and Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia (907). After him are Ludmila of Bohemia (860), Agnes of Bohemia (1211), Clement Mary Hofbauer (1751), Dominik Duka (1943), Maria Restituta Kafka (1894), Anne of Bohemia, Duchess of Silesia (1204), Miloslav Vlk (1932), Zdislava Berka (1215), and Melchior Grodziecki (1584).

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