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RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Chad of Mercia

634 - 672

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Chad (died 2 March 672) was a prominent 7th-century Anglo-Saxon Catholic monk who became abbot of several monasteries, Bishop of the Northumbrians and subsequently Bishop of the Mercians and Lindsey People. He was later canonised as a saint. He was the brother of Cedd, also a saint. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Chad of Mercia has received more than 402,236 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Chad of Mercia is the 2,428th most popular religious figure (down from 2,046th in 2019), the 3,687th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,581st in 2019) and the 85th most popular British Religious Figure.

Memorability Metrics

  • 400k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 45.79

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.17

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.54

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Chad of Mercia ranks 2,428 out of 2,238Before him are Roger of Wendover, John Zizioulas, Palladius, Gregorio María Aguirre y García, Lillian Disney, and Álvaro Leonel Ramazzini Imeri. After him are Raúl Francisco Primatesta, Donald Wuerl, Henry Edward Manning, Æthelwold of Winchester, Saint Mungo, and Franziskus von Bettinger.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 634, Chad of Mercia ranks 3Before him are Germanus I of Constantinople and Wilfrid.  Among people deceased in 672, Chad of Mercia ranks 6Before him are Pope Vitalian, Emperor Tenji, Emperor Kōbun, Recceswinth, and Cenwalh of Wessex.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Chad of Mercia ranks 3,687 out of 7,765Before him are Jonny Greenwood (1971), Gerald Finzi (1901), George Crabbe (1754), Ethel Thomson Larcombe (1879), M.I.A. (1975), and Peter Lorimer (1946). After him are Daniel Oliver (1830), Kenneth Cranham (1944), Fred Frith (1949), Margaret Leighton (1922), Peter Ackroyd (1949), and Leslie Phillips (1924).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In United Kingdom

Among religious figures born in United Kingdom, Chad of Mercia ranks 85Before him are Æthelthryth (636), Justin Welby (1956), Nicholas Ridley (1500), Rowan Williams (1950), Cædmon (657), and Roger of Wendover (1200). After him are Henry Edward Manning (1808), Æthelwold of Winchester (900), Saint Mungo (518), Carlo Acutis (1991), Jonathan Sacks (1948), and Cormac Murphy-O'Connor (1932).