RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Antipope Ursicinus

400 - 384

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Ursicinus, also known as Ursinus, was elected pope in a violently contested election in 366 as a rival to Pope Damasus I. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Antipope Ursicinus has received more than 44,290 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). Antipope Ursicinus is the 827th most popular religious figure (down from 712th in 2019), the 1,154th most popular biography from Italy (down from 909th in 2019) and the 280th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Ursicinus was a bishop of the Roman Catholic Church in the 4th century. He was elected to the papacy in 366, but was soon expelled from Rome. Ursicinus is most famous for his role in the Donatist controversy.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Antipope Ursicinus ranks 827 out of 3,187Before him are Nicolaus Zinzendorf, Sergius of Radonezh, Athanasius the Athonite, Saint Maurus, 'Abd Allah ibn 'Amr ibn al-'As, and Saint Margaret of Scotland. After him are Waraqah ibn Nawfal, Andrea Amati, Antipope Boniface VII, Lucian of Antioch, Avvakum, and Al-Qurtubi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 400, Antipope Ursicinus ranks 18Before him are Yazdegerd I, Fritigern, Marcomer, Constantine III, Joannes, and Chandragupta II. After him are Shapur III, Uldin, Servatius of Tongeren, Priscus Attalus, Pelagia, and Frumentius. Among people deceased in 384, Antipope Ursicinus ranks 2Before him is Pope Damasus I. After him are Servatius of Tongeren, Sosurim of Goguryeo, and Pope Timothy I of Alexandria.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Antipope Ursicinus ranks 1,154 out of 5,161Before him are Constantius Gallus (325), Erasmo of Narni (1370), Bianca Cappello (1548), Saint Maurus (512), Gaius Claudius Glaber (-200), and Giampiero Boniperti (1928). After him are Giuseppe Di Stefano (1921), Maria Theresa of Austria (1767), Giovanni Leone (1908), Brunetto Latini (1220), Drusus Julius Caesar (-13), and Andrea Amati (1505).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Antipope Ursicinus ranks 280Before him are Gemma Galgani (1878), Peter Chrysologus (380), Giuseppe Moscati (1880), Tatiana of Rome (200), Romano Guardini (1885), and Saint Maurus (512). After him are Andrea Amati (1505), Antipope Boniface VII (1000), Saint Susanna (280), Blessed Gerard (1047), Methodios I of Constantinople (788), and Alessandro Valignano (1539).