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RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Francis of Paola

1416 - 1507

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Francis of Paola, OM (also known as Francis the Fire Handler; 27 March 1416 – 2 April 1507), was an Italian Catholic friar and the founder of the Order of Minims. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Francis of Paola has received more than 240,239 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Francis of Paola is the 592nd most popular religious figure (down from 540th in 2019), the 697th most popular biography from Italy (down from 665th in 2019) and the 239th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Francis of Paola was a Franciscan friar who founded the Order of Minims, a religious order of friars and nuns who live in poverty and follow the teachings of Saint Francis of Assisi.

Memorability Metrics

  • 240k

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  • 65.44

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 33

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.74

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.44

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Francis of Paola ranks 592 out of 2,238. Before him are Al-Suyuti, Baha-ud-Din Naqshband Bukhari, Louis de Montfort, Junayd of Baghdad, Antipope Alexander V, and Pope Felix IV. After him are Mus‘ab ibn 'Umair, Muhammad al-Jawad, Ruqayyah bint Muhammad, Maria al-Qibtiyya, Saint Casimir, and Zayd ibn Thabit.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1416, Francis of Paola ranks 3. Before him are Piero di Cosimo de' Medici and Christopher of Bavaria. After him are Mara Branković, Benedetto Cotrugli, Qaitbay, and Margaret of Austria, Electress of Saxony. Among people deceased in 1507, Francis of Paola ranks 4. Before him are Cesare Borgia, Martin Behaim, and Gentile Bellini. After him is Cosimo Rosselli.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Francis of Paola ranks 697 out of 4,668. Before him are Quintus Sertorius (-126), Ludovico Einaudi (1955), Gaius Claudius Glaber (-200), Theocritus (-315), Milo of Croton (-557), and Pope Felix IV (480). After him are Zeuxis (-500), Sejanus (-20), Claudio Ranieri (1951), Andrea del Castagno (1420), Riccardo Muti (1941), and Giorgio Morandi (1890).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Francis of Paola ranks 239. Before him are Pope Agapetus I (490), Paul the Deacon (720), Pope Marcellinus (250), John of Capistrano (1386), Pope Boniface II (470), and Pope Felix IV (480). After him are Pope Eusebius (250), Pope Vigilius (500), Pope Alexander II (1010), Pope Theodore II (840), Jacobus da Varagine (1228), and Pope Stephen VI (850).

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