RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Francis de Sales

1567 - 1622

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Francis de Sales, C.O., O.M. (French: François de Sales; Italian: Francesco di Sales; 21 August 1567 – 28 December 1622) was a Savoyard Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Geneva and is a saint of the Catholic Church. He became noted for his deep faith and his gentle approach to the religious divisions in his land resulting from the Protestant Reformation. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Francis de Sales has received more than 1,192,580 page views. His biography is available in 52 different languages on Wikipedia. Francis de Sales is the 291st most popular religious figure (down from 210th in 2019), the 287th most popular biography from France (down from 221st in 2019) and the 22nd most popular French Religious Figure.

Francis de Sales is most famous for his writings on the spiritual life, and for his missionary work.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 71.58

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 52

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.28

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.05

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Francis de Sales ranks 291 out of 3,187. Before him are Pope Cornelius, Pope John XII, Zaynab bint Jahsh, Pope Paschal II, Pope Alexander I, and Charles Borromeo. After him are Pope Eugene I, Pope Evaristus, Pope Alexander III, Pope Marinus I, Ephrem the Syrian, and Ignatius of Antioch.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1567, Francis de Sales ranks 2. Before him is Claudio Monteverdi. After him are Maurice, Prince of Orange, Date Masamune, Samuel de Champlain, Willem Schouten, Infanta Catherine Michelle of Spain, Jacques Clément, Sanada Yukimura, Eleanor de' Medici, Jindřich Matyáš Thurn, and Jacob van Heemskerck. Among people deceased in 1622, Francis de Sales ranks 2. Before him is Osman II. After him are William Baffin, Hasekura Tsunenaga, Petrus Plancius, Ranuccio I Farnese, Duke of Parma, Petro Konashevych-Sahaidachny, Cesare Ripa, Fidelis of Sigmaringen, John II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg, Bartolomeo Manfredi, and John Rolfe.

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In France

Among people born in France, Francis de Sales ranks 287 out of 6,770. Before him are Gilles de Rais (1405), Baldwin I of Jerusalem (1058), Frédéric Mistral (1830), Désirée Clary (1777), Pope Sylvester II (938), and Joseph-Ignace Guillotin (1738). After him are Mireille Mathieu (1946), Louis Antoine de Saint-Just (1767), Roger Vadim (1928), François Quesnay (1694), Gabriel Fauré (1845), and Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette (1757).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In France

Among religious figures born in France, Francis de Sales ranks 22. Before him are Pope Urban IV (1185), Pope Innocent VI (1282), Pope Urban VI (1318), Pope Callixtus II (1065), Pope Innocent V (1225), and Vincent de Paul (1581). After him are Jacques de Molay (1243), Pope Nicholas II (990), John Vianney (1786), Genevieve (423), Margaret Mary Alacoque (1647), and Charles de Foucauld (1858).

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