RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Catherine of Alexandria

287 - 305

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Catherine of Alexandria, also spelled Katherine (Greek: Αίκατερίνη) is, according to tradition, a Christian saint and virgin, who was martyred in the early 4th century at the hands of the emperor Maxentius. According to her hagiography, she was both a princess and a noted scholar who became a Christian around age 14, converted hundreds of people to Christianity, and was martyred around age 18. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Catherine of Alexandria has received more than 2,611,431 page views. Her biography is available in 60 different languages on Wikipedia. Catherine of Alexandria is the 52nd most popular religious figure (down from 41st in 2019), the 13th most popular biography from Egypt (down from 11th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Egyptian Religious Figure.

Catherine of Alexandria is most famous for being the patron saint of philosophers. She is believed to have been a philosopher and scholar who was martyred by being broken on a wheel.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.6M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 79.45

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 60

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 13.15

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.69

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Catherine of Alexandria ranks 52 out of 3,187. Before her are Saul, Joshua, Pope Pius IX, Pope Benedict XVI, Samuel, and Pope John XXIII. After her are Pope Leo XIII, Pope Clement VII, Pope Gregory I, Ignatius of Loyola, James, son of Zebedee, and Saint Lucy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 287, Catherine of Alexandria ranks 1.  Among people deceased in 305, Catherine of Alexandria ranks 1. After her are Agnes of Rome, Porphyry, Januarius, Julian of Antioch, and Saint Alban.

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Catherine of Alexandria ranks 13 out of 642. Before her are Yasser Arafat (1929), Akhenaten (-1400), Hypatia (350), Anthony the Great (251), Origen (185), and Joshua (-1355). After her are Hatshepsut (-1507), Gamal Abdel Nasser (1918), Plotinus (203), Anwar Sadat (1918), Hosni Mubarak (1928), and Amenhotep III (-1403).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Egypt

Among religious figures born in Egypt, Catherine of Alexandria ranks 5. Before her are Moses (-1393), Tutankhamun (-1341), Anthony the Great (251), and Joshua (-1355). After her are Hagar (-1800), Moses in Islam (-1392), Seti I (-1323), Tiye (-1398), Pachomius the Great (292), Saint Apollonia (110), and Saint Maurice (250).

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