RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Columbanus

540 - 615

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Saint Columbanus (Irish: Columbán; 543 – 23 November 615) was an Irish missionary notable for founding a number of monasteries after 590 in the Frankish and Lombard kingdoms, most notably Luxeuil Abbey in present-day France and Bobbio Abbey in present-day Italy. Columbanus taught an Irish monastic rule and penitential practices for those repenting of sins, which emphasised private confession to a priest, followed by penances imposed by the priest in reparation for the sins. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Columbanus has received more than 531,690 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). Columbanus is the 593rd most popular religious figure (up from 646th in 2019), the 20th most popular biography from Ireland (up from 24th in 2019) and the most popular Irish Religious Figure.

Columbanus is most famous for being the founder of monasticism in Europe. He was born in Ireland and studied in Wales before founding monasteries in France, Italy, and Switzerland.

Memorability Metrics

  • 530k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 66.02

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 38

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.32

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.71

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Columbanus ranks 593 out of 3,187. Before him are Ansgar, Marcel Lefebvre, Joseph of Cupertino, Ibn Hisham, Nachman of Breslov, and Pope Marcellinus. After him are Joan Enric Vives Sicília, Jethro, Nichiren, Annas, Onuphrius, and Macarius of Egypt.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 540, Columbanus ranks 3. Before him are Pope Gregory I, and Pope Boniface III. After him are Creoda of Mercia, Hormizd IV, Emperor Yōmei, Authari, Galswintha, Rosamund, and John of Biclaro. Among people deceased in 615, Columbanus ranks 4. Before him are Pope Boniface IV, Sumayyah bint Khabbat, and Abdullah ibn Muhammad. After him is Antarah ibn Shaddad.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Columbanus ranks 20 out of 549. Before him are Pierce Brosnan (1953), Richard Harris (1930), William Rowan Hamilton (1805), Anne Bonny (1702), John Scotus Eriugena (810), and W. B. Yeats (1865). After him are Michael D. Higgins (1941), Laurence Sterne (1713), Enya (1961), Lola Montez (1821), Michael Collins (1890), and Ernest Shackleton (1874).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Ireland

Among religious figures born in Ireland, Columbanus ranks 1. After him are Columba (521), Mary Jane Kelly (1863), Kevin Farrell (1947), Saint Fiacre (607), Brigid of Kildare (451), Saint Kilian (640), Dymphna (700), Coloman of Stockerau (1000), Kevin of Glendalough (498), Adomnán (624), and Violet Gibson (1876).

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