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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), was 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 1,722,506 page views. Her biography is available in 60 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 56 in 2019). Clare of Assisi is the 134th most popular religious figure (down from 112th in 2019), the 149th most popular biography from Italy (down from 132nd in 2019) and the 41st 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.

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  • 75.27

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  • 60

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 10.35

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.75

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Clare of Assisi ranks 134 out of 2,238Before her are Pope Clement VIII, Pope Pius VII, Pope Urban VII, Pope Pius VIII, Pope Alexander VIII, and Pope Pius II. After her are Agnes of Rome, Pope Leo XII, John Bosco, Pope Pius VI, Saint Blaise, and Pope Leo XI.

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Contemporaries

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

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Clare of Assisi ranks 149 out of 4,668Before her are Pope Urban VII (1521), Pope Pius VIII (1761), Paolo Veronese (1528), Luca Pacioli (1445), Pope Alexander VIII (1610), and Pope Pius II (1405). After her are Agnes of Rome (291), Pope Leo XII (1760), John Bosco (1815), Gaetano Donizetti (1797), Pope Pius VI (1717), and Gina Lollobrigida (1927).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Clare of Assisi ranks 41Before her are Pope Clement VIII (1536), Pope Pius VII (1742), Pope Urban VII (1521), Pope Pius VIII (1761), Pope Alexander VIII (1610), and Pope Pius II (1405). After her are Agnes of Rome (291), Pope Leo XII (1760), John Bosco (1815), Pope Pius VI (1717), Pope Leo XI (1535), and Pope Clement XII (1652).