RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Agnes of Rome

291 - 305

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Agnes of Rome (c. 291 – c.  304) is a virgin martyr, venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church, Oriental Orthodox Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church, as well as the Anglican Communion and Lutheran Churches. She is one of several virgin martyrs commemorated by name in the Canon of the Mass, and one of many Christians martyred during the reign of the Roman emperor Diocletian. Agnes was born in 291 into Roman nobility, and raised as a Christian. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Agnes of Rome has received more than 1,295,224 page views. Her biography is available in 57 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 55 in 2019). Agnes of Rome is the 192nd most popular religious figure (down from 132nd in 2019), the 220th most popular biography from Italy (down from 149th in 2019) and the 78th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Agnes of Rome is most famous for her martyrdom. In the year 304, she was sentenced to death by the Roman emperor Diocletian for refusing to marry a pagan.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.3M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 77.86

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 57

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.99

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.06

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Agnes of Rome ranks 192 out of 3,187. Before her are Pope Urban III, Pope Gregory VIII, Pope Benedict XIV, Pope Martin V, Pope Clement XIII, and Pope Clement VI. After her are Pope Eugene IV, Pope Marcellus II, Saint Roch, Pope Pelagius I, Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib, and Pope Benedict XII.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 291, Agnes of Rome ranks 1. After her are Philomena, and Hilarion. Among people deceased in 305, Agnes of Rome ranks 2. Before her is Catherine of Alexandria. After her are Porphyry, Januarius, Julian of Antioch, and Saint Alban.

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    Agnes of Rome

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    291 - 305

    HPI: 77.86

    Rank: 1

  • Photo of Philomena

    Philomena

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    291 - 304

    HPI: 73.33

    Rank: 2

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    Hilarion

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    291 - 372

    HPI: 63.76

    Rank: 3

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Agnes of Rome ranks 220 out of 5,161. Before her are Pope Gregory VIII (1100), Pope Benedict XIV (1675), Pope Martin V (1369), Gerolamo Cardano (1501), Pope Clement XIII (1693), and Suetonius (70). After her are Otho (32), Pope Eugene IV (1383), Pope Marcellus II (1501), Giuseppe Mazzini (1805), Pope Pelagius I (505), and Piero della Francesca (1415).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Agnes of Rome ranks 78. Before her are Pope Celestine I (400), Pope Urban III (1200), Pope Gregory VIII (1100), Pope Benedict XIV (1675), Pope Martin V (1369), and Pope Clement XIII (1693). After her are Pope Eugene IV (1383), Pope Marcellus II (1501), Pope Pelagius I (505), Pope Clement X (1590), Pope Benedict XI (1240), and Pope Benedict VIII (980).

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