RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Catherine of Vadstena

1331 - 1381

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Catherine of Sweden, Katarina av Vadstena, Catherine of Vadstena or Katarina Ulfsdotter (c. 1332 – 24 March 1381) was a Swedish noblewoman. She is venerated as a saint in the Roman Catholic Church. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Catherine of Vadstena has received more than 125,714 page views. Her biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Catherine of Vadstena is the 939th most popular religious figure (down from 794th in 2019), the 180th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 138th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Swedish Religious Figure.

Catherine of Vadstena is most famous for being a nun and abbess. Catherine was born in 1347 and died in 1381. She was the daughter of a noble family. Catherine became a nun at the age of 12 and became an abbess at the age of 29.

Memorability Metrics

  • 130k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 60.15

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.94

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.06

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Catherine of Vadstena ranks 939 out of 3,187. Before her are William Miller, Lucifer of Cagliari, Antipope Innocent III, Wasil ibn Ata, Odilo of Cluny, and Paolo Giovio. After her are John Harvard, Nicholas Kabasilas, Ahmad al-Badawi, Rose Kennedy, Leonardo Boff, and Benedict of Aniane.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1331, Catherine of Vadstena ranks 2. Before her is Blanche of Navarre, Queen of France. After her are Coluccio Salutati, Karl Thopia, Gaston III, Count of Foix, and Michele Steno. Among people deceased in 1381, Catherine of Vadstena ranks 1. After her are Juana Manuel, Frederick III, Landgrave of Thuringia, John of Ruusbroec, Beatrice of Portugal, Wat Tyler, Taddea Visconti, and John Ball.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Catherine of Vadstena ranks 180 out of 1,879. Before her are Sten Sture the Elder (1440), Prince Eugen, Duke of Närke (1865), Per Albin Hansson (1885), Lars Levi Laestadius (1800), Carl Bildt (1949), and Karin Månsdotter (1550). After her are PewDiePie (1989), Johan August Arfwedson (1792), Erik Acharius (1757), Tage Erlander (1901), Lars Lagerbäck (1948), and Gunilla Bielke (1568).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Sweden

Among religious figures born in Sweden, Catherine of Vadstena ranks 6. Before her are Bridget of Sweden (1303), Eric IX of Sweden (1120), Olaus Magnus (1490), Nathan Söderblom (1866), and Lars Levi Laestadius (1800). After her are Johannes Magnus (1488), Prince Oscar Bernadotte (1859), Gustav Trolle (1488), Laurentius Petri (1499), Jöns Bengtsson Oxenstierna (1417), and Elizabeth Hesselblad (1870).

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