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RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Catherine of Siena

1347 - 1380

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Caterina di Jacopo di Benincasa (25 March 1347 – 29 April 1380), known as Catherine of Siena (Italian: Caterina da Siena), was an Italian mystic and pious laywoman who engaged in papal and Italian politics through extensive letter-writing and advocacy. Canonized in 1461, she is revered as a saint and as a Doctor of the Church due to her extensive theological authorship. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Catherine of Siena has received more than 2,841,582 page views. Her biography is available in 61 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 59 in 2019). Catherine of Siena is the 147th most popular religious figure (down from 116th in 2019), the 172nd most popular biography from Italy (down from 141st in 2019) and the 52nd most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Catherine of Siena was a medieval Italian saint who was a tertiary of the Dominican Order and a Scholastic philosopher and theologian. She was also a mystic and ascetic who lived a life of poverty.

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  • 74.91

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  • 61

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.77

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.31

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Catherine of Siena ranks 147 out of 2,238. Before her are Pope Clement XII, Pope Benedict XIV, Pope Sixtus V, Pope Martin V, Barnabas, and Pope Clement XIV. After her are Miriam, Pope Sixtus IV, Pope Clement XI, Pope Pius IV, Bernadette Soubirous, and Pope Gregory XII.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1347, Catherine of Siena ranks 1. After her are Elizabeth of Pomerania, Emperor Go-Kameyama, Beatrice of Portugal, Margaret of Durazzo, Frederick III, Duke of Austria, and Richardis of Schwerin, Queen of Sweden. Among people deceased in 1380, Catherine of Siena ranks 2. Before her is Charles V of France. After her are Bertrand du Guesclin, Haakon VI of Norway, Mamai, Elizabeth of Poland, Queen of Hungary, Inca Roca, Emperor Kōmyō, Manuel Kantakouzenos, Nizamüddin Ahmed Pasha, and Theodoric of Prague.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Catherine of Siena ranks 172 out of 4,668. Before her are Pope Sixtus V (1520), Artemisia Gentileschi (1593), Pope Martin V (1369), Pope Clement XIV (1705), Boethius (480), and Galba (-3). After her are Pope Sixtus IV (1414), Pompey (-106), Pope Clement XI (1649), Catullus (-84), Pope Pius IV (1499), and Giorgione (1478).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Catherine of Siena ranks 52. Before her are Pope Leo XI (1535), Pope Clement XII (1652), Pope Benedict XIV (1675), Pope Sixtus V (1520), Pope Martin V (1369), and Pope Clement XIV (1705). After her are Pope Sixtus IV (1414), Pope Clement XI (1649), Pope Pius IV (1499), Pope Gregory XII (1335), Pope Julius III (1487), and Pope Paul IV (1476).

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