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 a Roman Catholic friar from the town of Paola in Italy who founded the Order of Minims. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Francis of Paola has received more than 264,418 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Francis of Paola is the 581st most popular religious figure (up from 587th in 2019), the 686th most popular biography from Italy (up from 695th in 2019) and the 234th 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.

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  • 66.12

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 34

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.87

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.44

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Francis of Paola ranks 581 out of 3,187. Before him are Saint Giles, Pope John VII, Rabanus Maurus, Dōgen, Yasuke, and Hugues de Payens. After him are Muadh ibn Jabal, Camillus de Lellis, Anna the Prophetess, Edward the Confessor, Umm Kulthum bint Ali, and Ansgar.

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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 are Cosimo Rosselli, and Albertus Pictor.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Francis of Paola ranks 686 out of 5,161. Before him are Silvio Piola (1913), Joanna I of Naples (1326), Eugenio Montale (1896), Francesco Totti (1976), Gianluigi Buffon (1978), and Dario Argento (1940). After him are Conrad of Montferrat (1146), Camillus de Lellis (1550), Dino Buzzati (1906), Pisanello (1395), Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy (1562), and Joseph of Cupertino (1603).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Francis of Paola ranks 234. Before him are Pope Boniface II (470), Pope Telesphorus (100), Pope John XIII (930), Paul the Deacon (720), Pope Donus (610), and Pope Romanus (850). After him are Camillus de Lellis (1550), Joseph of Cupertino (1603), Pope Marcellinus (250), Pope Stephen V (850), Pope Theodore II (840), and Angela Merici (1474).

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