RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Benedict of Nursia

480 - 543

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Benedict of Nursia (Latin: Benedictus Nursiae; Italian: Benedetto da Norcia; 2 March AD 480 – 21 March AD 547), often known as Saint Benedict, was an Italian Christian monk, writer, and theologian. He is venerated in the Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Church, the Oriental Orthodox Churches, the Anglican Communion, and Old Catholic Churches. In 1964 Pope Paul VI declared Benedict a patron saint of Europe.Benedict founded twelve communities for monks at Subiaco in present-day Lazio, Italy (about 65 kilometres (40 mi) to the east of Rome), before moving further south-east to Monte Cassino in the mountains of central Italy. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Benedict of Nursia has received more than 2,630,985 page views. His biography is available in 77 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 76 in 2019). Benedict of Nursia is the 76th most popular religious figure (down from 58th in 2019), the 84th most popular biography from Italy (down from 65th in 2019) and the 15th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Benedict of Nursia is most famous for writing The Rule of Saint Benedict, which is a guide for living a Christian life.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.6M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 77.65

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 77

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.15

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.62

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Benedict of Nursias by language

Over the past year Benedict of Nursia has had the most page views in the with 496,848 views, followed by English (400,978), and Portuguese (118,005). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Ido (87.58%), Cantonese (78.39%), and Spanish (52.79%)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Benedict of Nursia ranks 76 out of 3,187. Before him are 14th Dalai Lama, John Chrysostom, Rachel, Saint Anne, Pope Pius V, and Pope Pius XI. After him are Hasan ibn Ali, Pope Urban II, Pope Gregory XIII, Pope Sylvester I, Pope Benedict XV, and Girolamo Savonarola.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 480, Benedict of Nursia ranks 1. After him are Boethius, Gelimer, Pope Felix IV, Scholastica, Theodahad, Damascius, Dignāga, Eutocius of Ascalon, Mark of Cornwall, and Maelgwn Gwynedd. Among people deceased in 543, Benedict of Nursia ranks 1. After him are Arator, and Octa of Kent.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Benedict of Nursia ranks 84 out of 5,161. Before him are Giotto (1267), Ennio Morricone (1928), Catherine de' Medici (1519), Giorgio Vasari (1511), Pope Pius V (1504), and Pope Pius XI (1857). After him are Michael Collins (1930), Pope Gregory XIII (1502), Pope Sylvester I (300), Masaccio (1401), Sonia Gandhi (1946), and Pope Benedict XV (1854).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Benedict of Nursia ranks 15. Before him are Pope Pius XII (1876), Saint Valentine (226), Pope Innocent VII (1339), Pope Julius II (1443), Pope Pius V (1504), and Pope Pius XI (1857). After him are Pope Gregory XIII (1502), Pope Sylvester I (300), Pope Benedict XV (1854), Girolamo Savonarola (1452), Pope Sixtus IV (1414), and Pope Paul VI (1897).

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