RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows

1838 - 1862

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Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows (born Francesco Possenti 1 March 1838 – 27 February 1862) was an Italian Passionist clerical student. Born to a professional family, he gave up ambitions of a secular career to enter the Passionist congregation. His life in the monastery was not extraordinary, yet he followed the rule of the congregation perfectly and was known for his great devotion to the sorrows of the Virgin Mary. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows has received more than 281,410 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows is the 1,231st most popular religious figure (down from 1,123rd in 2019), the 1,799th most popular biography from Italy (down from 1,620th in 2019) and the 350th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Memorability Metrics

  • 280k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 57.39

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.37

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.17

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows ranks 1,231 out of 3,187. Before him are Marc Ouellet, Saichō, Nikolaj Velimirović, Jozef Tomko, 'Abd Allah ibn Rawahah, and Saint Homobonus. After him are Maria Domenica Mazzarello, Peter the Venerable, Cristóvão Ferreira, Fernando Vérgez Alzaga, Ahijah the Shilonite, and Eduardo Martínez Somalo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1838, Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows ranks 36. Before him are Arthur Auwers, Fredrik Idestam, Jean-Paul Laurens, Gustav von Schmoller, Ludwig Gumplowicz, and Jules Brunet. After him are Duchess Alexandra of Oldenburg, Vatroslav Jagić, Süleyman Hüsnü Pasha, Edwin Abbott Abbott, Clemens Winkler, and Lucien Olivier. Among people deceased in 1862, Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows ranks 18. Before him are Karl Nesselrode, Elizabeth Siddal, Henry Thomas Buckle, Princess Maria Antonia Koháry, Hon'inbō Shūsaku, and Carlos Antonio López. After him are Simon Fraser, Jeanne Duval, Ludwig Uhland, Princess Mathilde Caroline of Bavaria, Peter Barlow, and Johann Nestroy.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows ranks 1,799 out of 5,161. Before him are Serge Reggiani (1922), Luca Cordero di Montezemolo (1947), Leonarda Cianciulli (1893), Eugénie de Beauharnais (1808), Charles I, Lord of Monaco (1300), and Publius Cornelius Scipio Nasica Serapio (-181). After him are Maria Domenica Mazzarello (1837), Luigi Ferdinando Marsili (1658), Agostino Chigi (1465), Vittorio Brambilla (1937), Nevio Scala (1947), and Vitalis of Milan (null).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows ranks 350. Before him are Vincent Pallotti (1795), Zita (1212), Francesco Barberini (1597), Carlo Maria Viganò (1941), Catherine de Vivonne, marquise de Rambouillet (1588), and Saint Homobonus (1117). After him are Maria Domenica Mazzarello (1837), Vitalis of Milan (null), Giuseppe Bertello (1942), Ercole Consalvi (1757), Pietro I Orseolo (928), and Teobaldo Boccapecci (1100).

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