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RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Francis of Assisi

1182 - 1226

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Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone (c. 1181 – 3 October 1226), known as Francis of Assisi, was an Italian mystic, poet and Catholic friar who founded the religious order of the Franciscans. He was inspired to lead a Christian life of poverty as a beggar and itinerant preacher. One of the most venerated figures in Christianity, Francis was canonized by Pope Gregory IX on 16 July 1228. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Francis of Assisi has received more than 9,082,489 page views. His biography is available in 100 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 96 in 2019). Francis of Assisi is the 17th most popular religious figure (down from 15th in 2019), the 20th most popular biography from Italy (up from 21st in 2019) and the most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Francis of Assisi is most famous for being a Franciscan monk who was devoted to poverty and humility. He is also the patron saint of animals and the environment.

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  • 84.80

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  • 100

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 11.44

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.65

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Francis of Assisi ranks 17 out of 2,238. Before him are John the Baptist, Tutankhamun, Zoroaster, Saint Nicholas, Jacob, and Pope John Paul II. After him are Aaron, Isaac, Saint George, Saint Joseph, Andrew the Apostle, and Elijah.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1182, Francis of Assisi ranks 1. After him are Giovanni da Pian del Carpine, Alexios IV Angelos, Alexios I of Trebizond, Haakon III of Norway, Maria of Montpellier, Accursius, Lutgardis, Minamoto no Yoriie, Eleanor, Fair Maid of Brittany, Sakya Pandita, and Peter of Vaux-de-Cernay. Among people deceased in 1226, Francis of Assisi ranks 1. After him are Louis VIII of France, Waleran III, Duke of Limburg, Az-Zahir, and Zu Jia.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Francis of Assisi ranks 20 out of 4,668. Before him are Benito Mussolini (1883), Giuseppe Verdi (1813), Cicero (-106), Virgil (-70), Commodus (161), and Giordano Bruno (1548). After him are Amerigo Vespucci (1454), Caravaggio (1571), Nero (37), Ovid (-43), Sandro Botticelli (1445), and Marcus Aurelius (121).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Francis of Assisi ranks 1. After him are Saint Lucy (283), Pope John Paul I (1912), Pope John XXIII (1881), Pope Gregory I (540), Pope Pius XII (1876), Pope Clement VII (1478), Benedict of Nursia (480), Pope Pius XI (1857), Saint Valentine (226), Pope Sylvester I (300), and Pope Gregory XIII (1502).

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