RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Basil Fool for Christ

1468 - 1552

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Vasily the Blessed (known also as Basil, and as the fool for Christ; the Wonderworker of Moscow; or Blessed Vasily of Moscow; Russian: Василий Блаженный, Vasily Blazhenny) is a Russian Orthodox saint of the type known as yurodivy or "holy fool". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Basil Fool for Christ has received more than 212,300 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Basil Fool for Christ is the 862nd most popular religious figure (up from 879th in 2019), the 380th most popular biography from Russia (up from 404th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Russian Religious Figure.

Basil fool is a dessert that is traditionally made with whipped cream, sugar, and fresh basil.

Memorability Metrics

  • 210k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 61.17

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.57

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.03

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Basil Fool for Christ ranks 862 out of 3,187. Before him are Alessandro Valignano, Jean-Louis Tauran, Antipope John XVI, Louise de Marillac, Saturnin, and Saint Emeric of Hungary. After him are Julia Pastrana, Al-Bayhaqi, Peter of Verona, Mata Amritanandamayi, Lawrence of Brindisi, and Mikao Usui.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1468, Basil Fool for Christ ranks 3. Before him are Pope Paul III, and John, Elector of Saxony. After him are Charles I, Duke of Savoy, Juan de Zumárraga, Tomé Pires, Ibn Kemal, Cornelis Engebrechtsz., Juan del Encina, Johannes Werner, Francesco Donato, and Henry the Middle, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg. Among people deceased in 1552, Basil Fool for Christ ranks 4. Before him are Francis Xavier, Katharina von Bora, and Sebastian Münster. After him are Petrus Apianus, Paolo Giovio, Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset, Olaus Petri, Guru Angad, Andreas Osiander, Antonio de Mendoza, and Henry V, Duke of Mecklenburg.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Basil Fool for Christ ranks 380 out of 3,761. Before him are Ferdinand von Wrangel (1797), Eduard Khil (1934), Aleksandr Lyapunov (1857), Chung Il-kwon (1917), Aleksandr Karelin (1967), and Nikolai Leskov (1831). After him are Olga Nikolaevna of Russia (1822), Vladimir Kryuchkov (1924), Nathalie Sarraute (1900), Nikolay Semyonov (1896), Viktor Tsoi (1962), and Leonid Andreyev (1871).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Russia

Among religious figures born in Russia, Basil Fool for Christ ranks 10. Before him are Seraphim of Sarov (1754), Patriarch Nikon of Moscow (1605), Eugen Sandow (1867), Ilia II of Georgia (1933), Sergius of Radonezh (1314), and Avvakum (1620). After him are Nadezhda von Meck (1831), Patriarch Tikhon of Moscow (1865), Alexander Schmorell (1917), Tode Mongke (1282), Nicholas of Japan (1836), and Xenia of Saint Petersburg (1719).

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