RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Clare of Assisi

1193 - 1253

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Chiara Offreduccio (16 July 1194 – 11 August 1253), known as Clare of Assisi (sometimes spelled Clara, Clair or Claire; Italian: Chiara d'Assisi), is an Italian saint who was one of the first followers of Francis of Assisi. Inspired by the teachings of St. Francis, she founded the Order of Poor Ladies, a monastic religious order for women in the Franciscan tradition. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Clare of Assisi has received more than 1,881,325 page views. Her biography is available in 61 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 60 in 2019). Clare of Assisi is the 122nd most popular religious figure (up from 131st in 2019), the 127th most popular biography from Italy (up from 148th in 2019) and the 33rd most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Clare of Assisi is most famous for being the founder of the order of the Poor Clares, a monastic order of nuns.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.9M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 75.80

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 61

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.47

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.06

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Clare of Assisi ranks 122 out of 3,187. Before her are Thérèse of Lisieux, Esther, Pope Adrian II, Elisha, Saint Sebastian, and John Bosco. After her are Pope Gregory XVI, Pope Urban VII, Pope Boniface VIII, Zechariah, Pope Gregory IX, and Hassan-i Sabbah.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1193, Clare of Assisi ranks 1. After her are Juliana of Liège, Matthias II, Duke of Lorraine, and Minhaj-i-Siraj. Among people deceased in 1253, Clare of Assisi ranks 1. After her are Dōgen, Theobald I of Navarre, Wenceslaus I of Bohemia, Violant of Hungary, Robert Grosseteste, Theodore Komnenos Doukas, Otto II, Duke of Bavaria, Amadeus IV, Count of Savoy, Henry I of Cyprus, Agnes of Assisi, and Boniface II, Marquis of Montferrat.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Clare of Assisi ranks 127 out of 5,161. Before her are Gina Lollobrigida (1927), Guido of Arezzo (991), Terence Hill (1939), Pope Adrian II (792), John Bosco (1815), and Donato Bramante (1443). After her are Andrea Palladio (1508), Pope Gregory XVI (1765), Paolo Veronese (1528), Cesare Borgia (1475), Pope Urban VII (1521), and Andrea del Verrocchio (1435).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Clare of Assisi ranks 33. Before her are Pope Innocent III (1160), Pope Urban VIII (1568), Agatha of Sicily (235), Pope Pius II (1405), Pope Adrian II (792), and John Bosco (1815). After her are Pope Gregory XVI (1765), Pope Urban VII (1521), Pope Boniface VIII (1235), Pope Gregory IX (1160), Pope Pius VIII (1761), and Pope Formosus (816).

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