RELIGIOUS FIGURE
Faustina Kowalska
1905 - 1938
Faustina Kowalska
Maria Faustyna Kowalska, OLM (born Helena Kowalska; 25 August 1905 – 5 October 1938), also known as Maria Faustyna Kowalska of the Blessed Sacrament, was a Polish Catholic religious sister and mystic. Faustyna, popularly spelled "Faustina", had apparitions of Jesus Christ which inspired the Catholic devotion to the Divine Mercy, therefore she is sometimes called the "secretary" of Divine Mercy. Throughout her life, Kowalska reported having visions of Jesus and conversations with him, which she noted in her diary, later published as The Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska: Divine Mercy in My Soul. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Faustina Kowalska has received more than 1,609,218 page views. Her biography is available in 48 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 47 in 2019). Faustina Kowalska is the 392nd most popular religious figure (down from 373rd in 2019), the 66th most popular biography from Poland (down from 64th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Polish Religious Figure.
Faustina Kowalska was a Polish nun and mystic who claimed to have seen a vision of Jesus Christ. She was canonized by the Catholic Church in 2000.
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1.6M
Page Views (PV)
69.60
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
48
Languages Editions (L)
8.49
Effective Languages (L*)
2.77
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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES
Among religious figures, Faustina Kowalska ranks 392 out of 3,187. Before her are Pope Benedict II, John Vianney, Pope Nicholas III, Pope Benedict VI, Gregory the Illuminator, and Pope Lando. After her are Pope Paul I, Pope Nicholas IV, Pope Gregory II, 'Abd al-Rahman ibn 'Awf, Pope Symmachus, and Fethullah Gülen.
Most Popular Religious Figures in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsPope Benedict II
635 - 685
HPI: 69.68
Rank: 386
John Vianney
1786 - 1859
HPI: 69.66
Rank: 387
Pope Nicholas III
1215 - 1280
HPI: 69.65
Rank: 388
Pope Benedict VI
900 - 974
HPI: 69.64
Rank: 389
Gregory the Illuminator
257 - 331
HPI: 69.61
Rank: 390
Pope Lando
900 - 914
HPI: 69.61
Rank: 391
Faustina Kowalska
1905 - 1938
HPI: 69.60
Rank: 392
Pope Paul I
700 - 767
HPI: 69.59
Rank: 393
Pope Nicholas IV
1227 - 1292
HPI: 69.58
Rank: 394
Pope Gregory II
669 - 731
HPI: 69.57
Rank: 395
'Abd al-Rahman ibn 'Awf
580 - 654
HPI: 69.52
Rank: 396
Pope Symmachus
460 - 514
HPI: 69.50
Rank: 397
Fethullah Gülen
1941 - Present
HPI: 69.49
Rank: 398
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1905, Faustina Kowalska ranks 13. Before her are Viktor Frankl, Greta Garbo, Henry Fonda, Dag Hammarskjöld, Christian Dior, and Carl David Anderson. After her are Mikhail Sholokhov, Astrid of Sweden, Vasily Grossman, Maria von Trapp, Felix Bloch, and Arthur Koestler. Among people deceased in 1938, Faustina Kowalska ranks 12. Before her are Konstantin Stanislavski, Nikolai Bukharin, Kanō Jigorō, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Gabriele D'Annunzio, and Béla Kun. After her are Karl Kautsky, Alexei Rykov, Suzanne Valadon, Genrikh Yagoda, Carl von Ossietzky, and Robert Johnson.
Others Born in 1905
Go to all RankingsViktor Frankl
PSYCHOLOGIST
1905 - 1997
HPI: 74.25
Rank: 7
Greta Garbo
ACTOR
1905 - 1990
HPI: 74.05
Rank: 8
Henry Fonda
ACTOR
1905 - 1982
HPI: 73.71
Rank: 9
Dag Hammarskjöld
DIPLOMAT
1905 - 1961
HPI: 73.38
Rank: 10
Christian Dior
FASHION DESIGNER
1905 - 1957
HPI: 72.91
Rank: 11
Carl David Anderson
PHYSICIST
1905 - 1991
HPI: 70.66
Rank: 12
Faustina Kowalska
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1905 - 1938
HPI: 69.60
Rank: 13
Mikhail Sholokhov
WRITER
1905 - 1984
HPI: 69.54
Rank: 14
Astrid of Sweden
COMPANION
1905 - 1935
HPI: 68.73
Rank: 15
Vasily Grossman
WRITER
1905 - 1964
HPI: 67.52
Rank: 16
Maria von Trapp
CELEBRITY
1905 - 1987
HPI: 67.45
Rank: 17
Felix Bloch
PHYSICIST
1905 - 1983
HPI: 67.21
Rank: 18
Arthur Koestler
WRITER
1905 - 1983
HPI: 66.12
Rank: 19
Others Deceased in 1938
Go to all RankingsKonstantin Stanislavski
FILM DIRECTOR
1863 - 1938
HPI: 71.70
Rank: 6
Nikolai Bukharin
POLITICIAN
1888 - 1938
HPI: 70.87
Rank: 7
Kanō Jigorō
MARTIAL ARTS
1860 - 1938
HPI: 70.83
Rank: 8
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
PAINTER
1880 - 1938
HPI: 70.21
Rank: 9
Gabriele D'Annunzio
WRITER
1863 - 1938
HPI: 70.15
Rank: 10
Béla Kun
POLITICIAN
1886 - 1938
HPI: 69.86
Rank: 11
Faustina Kowalska
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1905 - 1938
HPI: 69.60
Rank: 12
Karl Kautsky
PHILOSOPHER
1854 - 1938
HPI: 69.47
Rank: 13
Alexei Rykov
POLITICIAN
1881 - 1938
HPI: 68.56
Rank: 14
Suzanne Valadon
PAINTER
1865 - 1938
HPI: 68.54
Rank: 15
Genrikh Yagoda
POLITICIAN
1891 - 1938
HPI: 67.61
Rank: 16
Carl von Ossietzky
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1889 - 1938
HPI: 67.51
Rank: 17
Robert Johnson
MUSICIAN
1911 - 1938
HPI: 67.47
Rank: 18
In Poland
Among people born in Poland, Faustina Kowalska ranks 66 out of 1,694. Before her are Ferdinand Lassalle (1825), Bolesław I the Brave (967), Zbigniew Brzezinski (1928), Hans-Ulrich Rudel (1916), Albert A. Michelson (1852), and Emanuel Lasker (1868). After her are John II Casimir Vasa (1609), Władysław III of Poland (1424), Erich von Falkenhayn (1861), Walther Nernst (1864), Gustav Fechner (1801), and Marie Walewska (1786).
Others born in Poland
Go to all RankingsFerdinand Lassalle
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1825 - 1864
HPI: 69.83
Rank: 60
Bolesław I the Brave
POLITICIAN
967 - 1025
HPI: 69.70
Rank: 61
Zbigniew Brzezinski
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2017
HPI: 69.70
Rank: 62
Hans-Ulrich Rudel
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1916 - 1982
HPI: 69.64
Rank: 63
Albert A. Michelson
PHYSICIST
1852 - 1931
HPI: 69.63
Rank: 64
Emanuel Lasker
CHESS PLAYER
1868 - 1941
HPI: 69.60
Rank: 65
Faustina Kowalska
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1905 - 1938
HPI: 69.60
Rank: 66
John II Casimir Vasa
POLITICIAN
1609 - 1672
HPI: 69.45
Rank: 67
Władysław III of Poland
POLITICIAN
1424 - 1444
HPI: 69.42
Rank: 68
Erich von Falkenhayn
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1861 - 1922
HPI: 69.32
Rank: 69
Walther Nernst
CHEMIST
1864 - 1941
HPI: 69.19
Rank: 70
Gustav Fechner
PSYCHOLOGIST
1801 - 1887
HPI: 69.17
Rank: 71
Marie Walewska
POLITICIAN
1786 - 1817
HPI: 69.16
Rank: 72
Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Poland
Among religious figures born in Poland, Faustina Kowalska ranks 3. Before her are Pope John Paul II (1920), and Maximilian Kolbe (1894). After her are Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906), Saint Casimir (1458), Angelus Silesius (1624), Stanislaus of Szczepanów (1030), Stanislaus Kostka (1550), Itzhak Stern (1901), Hyacinth of Poland (1185), Jerzy Popiełuszko (1947), and Stefan Wyszyński (1901).
Pope John Paul II
1920 - 2005
HPI: 84.75
Rank: 1
Maximilian Kolbe
1894 - 1941
HPI: 71.13
Rank: 2
Faustina Kowalska
1905 - 1938
HPI: 69.60
Rank: 3
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
1906 - 1945
HPI: 68.54
Rank: 4
Saint Casimir
1458 - 1484
HPI: 65.54
Rank: 5
Angelus Silesius
1624 - 1677
HPI: 65.07
Rank: 6
Stanislaus of Szczepanów
1030 - 1079
HPI: 62.69
Rank: 7
Stanislaus Kostka
1550 - 1568
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 8
Itzhak Stern
1901 - 1969
HPI: 60.52
Rank: 9
Hyacinth of Poland
1185 - 1257
HPI: 59.46
Rank: 10
Jerzy Popiełuszko
1947 - 1984
HPI: 59.21
Rank: 11
Stefan Wyszyński
1901 - 1981
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 12