RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Agatha of Sicily

235 - 261

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Agatha of Sicily (c. 231 – 251 AD) is a Christian saint. Her feast is on 5 February. Agatha was born in Catania, part of the Roman Province of Sicily, and was martyred c. 251. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Agatha of Sicily has received more than 1,504,479 page views. Her biography is available in 57 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 55 in 2019). Agatha of Sicily is the 114th most popular religious figure (down from 102nd in 2019), the 119th most popular biography from Italy (down from 114th in 2019) and the 29th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Agatha of Sicily is most famous for being the patron saint of pregnant women.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.5M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 76.02

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 57

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.61

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.89

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Agatha of Sicily ranks 114 out of 3,187. Before her are Simon the Zealot, Huldrych Zwingli, Pope Urban VIII, Arius, Methuselah, and Ahmed Yassin. After her are Pope Pius II, Thérèse of Lisieux, Esther, Pope Adrian II, Elisha, and Saint Sebastian.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 235, Agatha of Sicily ranks 1. After her is Sun Xiu. Among people deceased in 261, Agatha of Sicily ranks 1. After her are Macrianus Major, Macrianus Minor, Quietus, and Balista.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Agatha of Sicily ranks 119 out of 5,161. Before her are Pope Innocent III (1160), Victor Emmanuel II of Italy (1820), Numa Pompilius (-753), Brutus the Younger (-85), Sulla (-138), and Pope Urban VIII (1568). After her are Pope Pius II (1405), Gina Lollobrigida (1927), Guido of Arezzo (991), Terence Hill (1939), Pope Adrian II (792), and John Bosco (1815).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Agatha of Sicily ranks 29. Before her are Pope Pius III (1439), Pope Gregory VII (1020), Pope Pius X (1835), Pope Paul III (1468), Pope Innocent III (1160), and Pope Urban VIII (1568). After her are Pope Pius II (1405), Pope Adrian II (792), John Bosco (1815), Clare of Assisi (1193), Pope Gregory XVI (1765), and Pope Urban VII (1521).

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