RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Ivo of Kermartin

1253 - 1303

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Ivo of Kermartin, TOSF (17 October 1253 – 19 May 1303), also known as Yvo, Yves, or Ives (and in Breton as Erwan, Iwan, Youenn or Eozenn, depending on the region, and known as Yves Hélory (also Helori or Heloury) in French), was a parish priest among the poor of Louannec, the only one of his station to be canonized in the Middle Ages. He is the patron of Brittany, lawyers, and abandoned children. His feast day is 19 May. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ivo of Kermartin has received more than 270,230 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Ivo of Kermartin is the 723rd most popular religious figure (up from 739th in 2019), the 915th most popular biography from France (up from 966th in 2019) and the 49th most popular French Religious Figure.

Ivo of Kermartin is most famous for his poem "The Song of Roland" which is a medieval epic poem.

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  • 270k

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  • 68.72

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.09

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.07

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Ivo of Kermartin ranks 723 out of 3,187. Before him are Pope Severinus, Mahapajapati Gotami, Silas, Euphemia, Eli, and Philemon. After him are Nathan Söderblom, Melania the Younger, Pope Adrian IV, Pope Leo VIII, Saint Eligius, and Maron.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1253, Ivo of Kermartin ranks 3. Before him are Amir Khusrow, and Stefan Milutin. After him are Stefan Dragutin, Theodora of Trebizond, Matilda of Habsburg, Bolko I the Strict, and Ulrich II, Count of Württemberg. Among people deceased in 1303, Ivo of Kermartin ranks 3. Before him are Pope Boniface VIII, and Daniel of Moscow. After him are Kayqubad III, Elizabeth of Sicily, Queen of Hungary, Ivan Asen III of Bulgaria, Beatrice of Castile, Otto IV, Count of Burgundy, Al-Adil Kitbugha, Frederick III, Duke of Lorraine, Rani Padmini, and Theodora Palaiologina.

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In France

Among people born in France, Ivo of Kermartin ranks 915 out of 6,770. Before him are Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire (1772), Claude Chappe (1763), Jean Anouilh (1910), Jean-Pierre Sauvage (1944), Stéphane Audran (1932), and Antoine Galland (1646). After him are Sigismund of Burgundy (500), Francis Lai (1932), Jules Dumont d'Urville (1790), Chilperic I (539), Theodore Beza (1519), and Saint Eligius (588).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In France

Among religious figures born in France, Ivo of Kermartin ranks 49. Before him are Louis de Montfort (1673), Saint Remigius (437), Victor of Aveyron (1793), Robert of Molesme (1024), Célestin Freinet (1896), and Lucile Randon (1904). After him are Saint Eligius (588), Martin Bucer (1491), Leonard of Noblac (496), Jean Mabillon (1632), Robert de Sorbon (1201), and Odile of Alsace (662).

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