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RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Irmã Dulce

1914 - 1992

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Irmã Dulce, also known as Saint Dulce of the Poor (26 May 1914 – 13 March 1992) was a Brazilian Catholic Franciscan Sister who was the founder of the Obras Sociais Irmã Dulce (Charitable Works Foundation of Sister Dulce). In 1949, she started caring for the poorest of the poor in her convent's chicken yard in Salvador, Bahia. Today, more than 3,000 people arrive every day at this same site (where the Santo Antônio Hospital now stands) to receive free medical treatment. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Irmã Dulce has received more than 51,387 page views. Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Irmã Dulce is the 2,158th most popular religious figure, the 369th most popular biography from Brazil and the 10th most popular Brazilian Religious Figure.

Memorability Metrics

  • 51k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.01

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.15

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.06

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Irmã Dulce ranks 2,158 out of 2,238. Before her are Jude, brother of Jesus, Seaxburh of Ely, Aleksander Kakowski, Harsiese A, Calgacus, and Pedro Pardo de Cela. After her are Hugh O'Flaherty, Peter III of Alexandria, Wolfgang Haas, Marie-Eugénie de Jésus, Aram I, and Manuel Gonçalves Cerejeira.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1914, Irmã Dulce ranks 220. Before her are Mihailo Lalić, Christl Cranz, Annemarie Selinko, Jijé, Viola Desmond, and Carl Scarborough. After her are Jan Kott, Dmitry Lavrinenko, Hugh Trevor-Roper, Afonsinho, Orhan Kemal, and Sueo Ōe. Among people deceased in 1992, Irmã Dulce ranks 150. Before her are Mihailo Lalić, Juanito, Harald Sæverud, Irakli Abashidze, Ron Woodroof, and Earle Meadows. After her are Buddy Rogers, Michael Gothard, Amjad Khan, Vincent Gardenia, Nancy Walker, and Lisa Fonssagrives.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Irmã Dulce ranks 369 out of 2,067. Before her are Silas Pereira (1965), Flora Purim (1942), Paulinho de Almeida (1932), Zezé Moreira (1907), Maria Quitéria (1792), and Joel Antônio Martins (1931). After her are Zé Maria (1949), Grafite (1979), Carlos María de Alvear (1789), Maneca (1926), Rodolpho Barteczko (1910), and Paulo Autuori (1956).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Brazil

Among religious figures born in Brazil, Irmã Dulce ranks 10. Before her are Cláudio Hummes (1934), João Braz de Aviz (1947), Eusébio Scheid (1932), Frei Galvão (1739), Aloísio Lorscheider (1924), and Paulo Evaristo Arns (1921). After her are Odilo Scherer (1949), Geraldo Majella Agnelo (1933), Eugênio Sales (1920), Orani João Tempesta (1949), Raymundo Damasceno Assis (1937), and Serafim Fernandes de Araújo (1924).

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