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RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Anthony of Padua

1195 - 1231

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Anthony of Padua, OFM (Portuguese: António/Antônio de Pádua; Italian: Antonio di/da Padova; Latin: Antonius Patavinus) or Anthony of Lisbon (Portuguese: António/Antônio de Lisboa; Italian: Antonio da/di Lisbona; Latin: Antonius Olisiponensis; born Fernando Martins de Bulhœs; 15 August 1195 – 13 June 1231) was a Portuguese Catholic priest and friar of the Franciscan Order. He was born and raised by a wealthy family in Lisbon, Portugal, and died in Padua, Italy. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Anthony of Padua has received more than 4,493,877 page views. His biography is available in 66 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 65 in 2019). Anthony of Padua is the 57th most popular religious figure (down from 38th in 2019), the 4th most popular biography from Portugal and the most popular Portuguese Religious Figure.

Anthony of Padua is most famous for being a Catholic saint and Franciscan priest. He was born in Portugal in 1195, and died in 1231.

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  • 79.22

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 66

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 10.66

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.97

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Anthony of Padua ranks 57 out of 2,238Before him are Pope Gregory I, Job, Pope Pius XII, Bartholomew the Apostle, Jerome, and Anthony the Great. After him are Pope Clement VII, Luke the Evangelist, Benedict of Nursia, Abu Hanifa, Hildegard of Bingen, and Pope Alexander VI.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1195, Anthony of Padua ranks 1After him are Pope Innocent IV, Ivan Asen II of Bulgaria, Johannes de Sacrobosco, Xia Gui, Geoffrey II of Villehardouin, and Henry VI, Count Palatine of the Rhine. Among people deceased in 1231, Anthony of Padua ranks 1After him are Elizabeth of Hungary, Jalal ad-Din Mingburnu, Louis I, Duke of Bavaria, Emperor Tsuchimikado, Abd al-Latif al-Baghdadi, Władysław III Spindleshanks, Eleanor of Portugal, Queen of Denmark, Valdemar the Young, and Beatrice II, Countess of Burgundy.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, Anthony of Padua ranks 4 out of 555Before him are Ferdinand Magellan (1480), Vasco da Gama (1460), and Bartolomeu Dias (1450). After him are António de Oliveira Salazar (1889), Prince Henry the Navigator (1394), José Saramago (1922), Pedro Álvares Cabral (1467), António Guterres (1949), Fernando Pessoa (1888), Manuel I of Portugal (1469), and Pope Damasus I (305).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Portugal

Among religious figures born in Portugal, Anthony of Padua ranks 1After him are Pope Damasus I (305), Pope John XXI (1215), Sister Lúcia (1907), John of God (1495), Beatrice of Silva (1424), Pelagio Galvani (1165), José Saraiva Martins (1932), António de Andrade (1580), John de Britto (1647), Manuel Monteiro de Castro (1938), and John of Biclaro (540).