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Aelred of Rievaulx

1110 - 1167

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Aelred of Rievaulx, O Cist. (Latin: Aelredus Riaevallensis); also Ailred, Ælred, and Æthelred; (1110 – 12 January 1167) was an English Cistercian monk, abbot of Rievaulx from 1147 until his death, and known as a writer. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Aelred of Rievaulx has received more than 203,813 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Aelred of Rievaulx is the 2,418th most popular writer (up from 2,521st in 2019), the 1,788th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,923rd in 2019) and the 194th most popular British Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 200k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 54.81

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.65

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.52

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Speculum caritatis
Love, Religious aspects of Love, Christianity
1962
The liturgical sermons
Catholic Church, Church year sermons, Latin Sermons
2001
De spirituali amicitia
Early works to 1800, Catholic Church, Spiritual life
1900
Oratio pastoralis
Medieval Prayers, Prayers, Medieval
2008
De institutione inclusarum
Early works to 1800, Hermits, Monastic and religious life of women
1950
Opera omnia
Early works to 1800, Theology
1855

Page views of Aelred of Rievaulxes by language

Over the past year Aelred of Rievaulx has had the most page views in the with 30,015 views, followed by Spanish (4,849), and Italian (3,417). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Hungarian (110.34%), Esperanto (57.27%), and Japanese (46.66%)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Aelred of Rievaulx ranks 2,418 out of 7,302. Before him are Antiochus Kantemir, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Sotion, Guillermo Cabrera Infante, Vonda N. McIntyre, and Charlotte Buff. After him are Kate Chopin, Olaudah Equiano, Peter of Dusburg, Ugo Betti, Noor Inayat Khan, and Niccolò Tommaseo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1110, Aelred of Rievaulx ranks 18. Before him are Rostislav I of Kiev, Bertha of Sulzbach, Richard of Saint Victor, Düsum Khyenpa, 1st Karmapa Lama, Maurice de Sully, and Plato Tiburtinus. After him are Alice of Antioch, Abraham ibn Daud, Godfrey II, Count of Louvain, Henry II, Duke of Limburg, Odo de St Amand, and Hodierna of Jerusalem. Among people deceased in 1167, Aelred of Rievaulx ranks 6. Before him are Empress Matilda, Abraham ibn Ezra, Charles VII of Sweden, Frederick IV, Duke of Swabia, and Rostislav I of Kiev. After him are Henry II, Duke of Limburg, and Rainald of Dassel.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Aelred of Rievaulx ranks 1,788 out of 8,785. Before him are Stephen Toulmin (1922), William Jones (1675), Derek Jarman (1942), Shakin' Stevens (1948), Clarke Abel (1780), and Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806). After him are Robert Palmer (1949), Asma al-Assad (1975), John Badham (1939), John Fastolf (1380), Tim Rice (1944), and Robert Hichens (1882).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Aelred of Rievaulx ranks 194. Before him are Philip Sidney (1554), Walter Bagehot (1826), William Auld (1924), Leonard Woolf (1880), Taliesin (518), and Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806). After him are Dorothy L. Sayers (1893), George Meredith (1828), Renée Vivien (1877), E. Nesbit (1858), William Beckford (1760), and Dick Francis (1920).

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