RELIGIOUS FIGURE

George Preca

1880 - 1962

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George Franco Preca, T.OCarm (in Maltese: Ġorġ Preca) (12 February 1880 – 26 July 1962) was a Maltese Catholic priest, the founder of the Society of Christian Doctrine and a Third Order Carmelite. Pope John Paul II dubbed him "Malta’s second father in faith". He assumed the religious name of "Franco" after becoming a Third Order Carmelite. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of George Preca has received more than 133,189 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. George Preca is the 2,687th most popular religious figure (down from 2,354th in 2019), the 28th most popular biography from Malta (down from 26th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Maltese Religious Figure.

Memorability Metrics

  • 130k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 47.33

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.84

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.55

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, George Preca ranks 2,687 out of 3,187. Before him are Richard of Chichester, John Mark, Henry of Blois, Matthew Parker, Mario Grech, and Ninian. After him are Orani João Tempesta, Anthimus VI of Constantinople, Henry Edward Manning, José Manuel Estepa Llaurens, Abu Muhammad al-Maqdisi, and Jean-Claude Turcotte.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1880, George Preca ranks 172. Before him are Walter Brack, Nils Widforss, Harold Rainsford Stark, Yordan Yovkov, Dezső Földes, and Una O'Connor. After him are Johan Jarlén, Josef Gočár, Ramón Pérez de Ayala, W. T. Cosgrave, Vlastimil Tusar, and Oskar Perron. Among people deceased in 1962, George Preca ranks 162. Before him are Yvette Andréyor, G. M. Trevelyan, Arseny Golovko, Per Thorén, Miklós Szabados, and Karen Lachmann. After him are Frederick Schule, Willis H. O'Brien, Ramón Pérez de Ayala, Mykolas Biržiška, Menen Asfaw, and Zdeněk Nejedlý.

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In Malta

Among people born in Malta, George Preca ranks 28 out of 71. Before him are Paul Xuereb (1923), Ugo Mifsud Bonnici (1932), Ċensu Tabone (1913), Dun Karm Psaila (1871), Robert Abela (1977), and Mario Grech (1957). After him are Anton Buttigieg (1912), Helena Dalli (1962), Carmel Busuttil (1964), Joe Sacco (1960), Alfred Sant (1948), and Karmenu Vella (1950).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Malta

Among religious figures born in Malta, George Preca ranks 4. Before him are Saint Publius (100), Prosper Grech (1925), and Mario Grech (1957). After him are Paul Cremona (1946).

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