RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Eulalia of Mérida

290 - 304

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Eulalia of Mérida (Augusta Emerita in 292 - Augusta Emerita 10 December, 304) was a young Roman Christian martyred in Augusta Emerita, the capital of Lusitania (modern Mérida, Spain), during the Persecution of Christians under Diocletian. Other views place her death at the time of Trajan Decius (AD 249–51). There is debate whether Saint Eulalia of Barcelona, whose story is similar, is the same person. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Eulalia of Mérida has received more than 158,786 page views. Her biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Eulalia of Mérida is the 685th most popular religious figure (down from 683rd in 2019), the 215th most popular biography from Spain (up from 218th in 2019) and the 20th most popular Spanish Religious Figure.

Eulalia of Mérida is most famous for being the first woman to be ordained a bishop in the Roman Catholic Church.

Memorability Metrics

  • 160k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 64.34

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.63

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.24

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Eulalia of Méridas by language

Over the past year Eulalia of Mérida has had the most page views in the with 37,079 views, followed by English (21,722), and Polish (8,602). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Norwegian (Nynorsk) (1,387.88%), Indonesian (137.56%), and Occitan (59.72%)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Eulalia of Mérida ranks 685 out of 3,187. Before her are Jacobus da Varagine, Holofernes, Pope Leo V, Twosret, Aloysius Stepinac, and Zebedee. After her are Óscar Romero, Pontius Pilate's wife, Fatima al-Fihri, Mordecai, Célestin Freinet, and Tarcisio Bertone.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 290, Eulalia of Mérida ranks 4. Before her are Vitus, Pope Mark, and Pappus of Alexandria. After her are Emperor Nintoku, Eulalia of Barcelona, Saint Faith, Flavia Julia Constantia, and Titus Calpurnius Siculus. Among people deceased in 304, Eulalia of Mérida ranks 8. Before her are Vincent of Saragossa, Philomena, Anastasia of Sirmium, Christina of Bolsena, Saint Florian, and Pope Marcellinus. After her are Pancras of Rome, Euphemia, Juliana of Nicomedia, Saint Afra, Emerentiana, and Saint Domnius.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Eulalia of Mérida ranks 215 out of 3,355. Before her are Pedro de Valdivia (1497), Brunhilda of Austrasia (543), Infante Carlos, Count of Molina (1788), Alfonso the Battler (1073), Pomponius Mela (15), and Federico Bahamontes (1928). After her are Luis de Góngora (1561), Jordi Savall (1941), Fernando Sor (1778), Manuel Castells (1942), Juan Pujol García (1912), and Alfonso VII of León and Castile (1105).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Spain

Among religious figures born in Spain, Eulalia of Mérida ranks 20. Before her are Antipope Benedict XIII (1328), Ibn Hazm (994), Vincent Ferrer (1350), Josemaría Escrivá (1902), Joan Enric Vives Sicília (1949), and Francis Borgia, 4th Duke of Gandía (1510). After her are Raymond of Penyafort (1175), Peter of Saint Joseph de Betancur (1626), Francisco Jiménez de Cisneros (1436), Isidore the Laborer (1080), John of Ávila (1500), and Al-Qurtubi (1214).

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