RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Bernard of Clairvaux

1090 - 1153

Photo of Bernard of Clairvaux

Icon of person Bernard of Clairvaux

Bernard of Clairvaux, O.Cist. (Latin: Bernardus Claraevallensis; 1090 – 20 August 1153), venerated as Saint Bernard, was an abbot, mystic, co-founder of the Knights Templar, and a major leader in the reform of the Benedictines through the nascent Cistercian Order. He was sent to found Clairvaux Abbey only a few years after becoming a monk at Cîteaux. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bernard of Clairvaux has received more than 2,043,645 page views. His biography is available in 65 different languages on Wikipedia. Bernard of Clairvaux is the 105th most popular religious figure (down from 97th in 2019), the 112th most popular biography from France (down from 107th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular French Religious Figure.

Bernard of Clairvaux is most famous for being a Cistercian monk and the founder of the abbey of Clairvaux.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 76.55

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 65

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.99

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.07

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Bernard of Clairvaux ranks 105 out of 3,187. Before him are Philip the Apostle, Teresa of Ávila, Jude the Apostle, Pope Innocent III, Catherine of Aragon, and Albertus Magnus. After him are Aminah, Elizabeth, Simon the Zealot, Huldrych Zwingli, Pope Urban VIII, and Arius.

Most Popular Religious Figures in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1090, Bernard of Clairvaux ranks 1. After him are Geoffrey of Monmouth, Frederick II, Duke of Swabia, Antipope Anacletus II, Eric II of Denmark, Qin Hui, Sigurd the Crusader, Ulvhild Håkansdotter, Douce I, Countess of Provence, Conrad I, Duke of Zähringen, and Robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester. Among people deceased in 1153, Bernard of Clairvaux ranks 1. After him are Pope Eugene III, Anna Komnene, David I of Scotland, Bernard de Tremelay, Al-Shahrastani, Gampopa, and Eustace IV, Count of Boulogne.

Others Born in 1090

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Others Deceased in 1153

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In France

Among people born in France, Bernard of Clairvaux ranks 112 out of 6,770. Before him are Charles XIV John of Sweden (1763), Henry II of France (1519), Georges Danton (1759), Philippe Pétain (1856), Charles Aznavour (1924), and Maurice Ravel (1875). After him are Jean de La Fontaine (1621), Hector Berlioz (1803), Marie Thérèse of France (1778), Charles VII of France (1403), Sully Prudhomme (1839), and Charles VIII of France (1470).

Others born in France

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In France

Among religious figures born in France, Bernard of Clairvaux ranks 3. Before him are John Calvin (1509), and Pope Urban II (1042). After him are Thérèse of Lisieux (1873), Saint Sebastian (300), Pope Clement V (1264), Pope John XXII (1244), Pope Martin IV (1220), Pope Urban V (1310), Bernadette Soubirous (1844), Pope Clement VI (1291), and Saint Roch (1295).

French born Religious Figures

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous