WRITER

Catherine of Bologna

1413 - 1463

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Catherine of Bologna [Caterina de' Vigri] (8 September 1413 – 9 March 1463) was an Italian Poor Clare, writer, teacher, mystic, artist, and saint. The patron saint of artists and against temptations, Catherine de' Vigri was venerated for nearly three centuries in her native Bologna before being formally canonized in 1712 by Pope Clement XI. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Catherine of Bologna has received more than 381,032 page views. Her biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Catherine of Bologna is the 1,528th most popular writer (up from 1,800th in 2019), the 1,636th most popular biography from Italy (up from 1,820th in 2019) and the 108th most popular Italian Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 380k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 58.34

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 28

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.96

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.81

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Catherine of Bologna ranks 1,528 out of 7,302. Before her are Eduard Mörike, Vasil Bykaŭ, Camilla Läckberg, Jean François Paul de Gondi, Edward Albee, and Juan Goytisolo. After her are Anne Desclos, Carson McCullers, Rainis, Adolph Freiherr Knigge, Asconius Pedianus, and Andal.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1413, Catherine of Bologna ranks 3. Before her are Louis, Duke of Savoy, and Frederick II, Elector of Brandenburg. After her are Borso d'Este, Duke of Ferrara, Marco Barbarigo, Ulrich V, Count of Württemberg, Sayf al-Din Khushqadam, Giosafat Barbaro, Vakhtang IV of Georgia, and Abd-al-Razzāq Samarqandī. Among people deceased in 1463, Catherine of Bologna ranks 9. Before her are Stephen Tomašević of Bosnia, David of Trebizond, Albert VI, Archduke of Austria, Flavio Biondo, Didacus of Alcalá, and Giovanni di Cosimo de' Medici. After her are Isidore of Kiev, John IV, Duke of Bavaria, and Mary of Guelders.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Catherine of Bologna ranks 1,636 out of 5,161. Before her are Vittoria Aleotti (1575), Dino Grandi (1895), Riz Ortolani (1926), Pier Luigi Nervi (1891), Thiago Alcântara (1991), and Moses Montefiore (1784). After her are Andrea Sansovino (1467), Grimoald, King of the Lombards (610), Emma Morano (1899), Saint Marcella (325), Domitilla the Elder (50), and Matteo Carcassi (1792).

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Among WRITERS In Italy

Among writers born in Italy, Catherine of Bologna ranks 108. Before her are Ignazio Silone (1900), Quintus Fabius Pictor (-254), Lucrezia Tornabuoni (1427), Enzo of Sardinia (1220), Thomas of Celano (1185), and Jacopo Sannazaro (1458). After her are Asconius Pedianus (-9), Giovannino Guareschi (1908), Corax of Syracuse (-500), Giorgio Bassani (1916), Rafael Sabatini (1875), and Pacuvius (-220).

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