RELIGIOUS FIGURE

John Francis Regis

1597 - 1640

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Jean-François Régis, SJ, commonly known as Saint John Francis Regis and Saint Regis (31 January 1597 – 31 December 1640), was a French priest of the Society of Jesus, recognized as a saint by the Catholic Church in 1737. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Francis Regis has received more than 159,493 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). John Francis Regis is the 2,015th most popular religious figure (down from 1,715th in 2019), the 3,337th most popular biography from France (down from 2,943rd in 2019) and the 173rd most popular French Religious Figure.

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  • 58.84

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.89

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.39

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, John Francis Regis ranks 2,015 out of 3,187Before him are Yeshe Tsogyal, Louis-Marie Ling Mangkhanekhoun, Alojs Andritzki, Willigis, José Policarpo, and Gianfranco Ravasi. After him are Sophronius IV of Alexandria, Agag, William J. Seymour, Coloman of Stockerau, Kevin of Glendalough, and Sadegh Khalkhali.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1597, John Francis Regis ranks 19Before him are Honoré II, Prince of Monaco, Salomon de Bray, Cornelis Schut, Vincent Voiture, Johann Philipp, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg, and Theodoor Rombouts. After him are Athanasius III of Constantinople, and Jan van Bijlert. Among people deceased in 1640, John Francis Regis ranks 19Before him are Jeanne de Lestonnac, Mario Minniti, Peter Fourier, Maciej Kazimierz Sarbiewski, Robert Burton, and Paul Fleming. After him are Henry Casimir I of Nassau-Dietz, Hendrick Cornelisz Vroom, and Philip Massinger.

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In France

Among people born in France, John Francis Regis ranks 3,337 out of 6,770Before him are Sylvain Wiltord (1974), Pierre Charles L'Enfant (1754), Alfred Grandidier (1836), Jean Joseph Marie Amiot (1718), Charles de La Fosse (1636), and Jean-Joseph Benjamin-Constant (1845). After him are Claude Pompidou (1912), Christian Marin (1929), Pierre Bachelet (1944), Suzy Delair (1917), Robert II (1000), and Chiara Mastroianni (1972).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In France

Among religious figures born in France, John Francis Regis ranks 173Before him are Flodoard (894), Richard Simon (1638), Érard de la Marck (1472), Louis Antoine de Noailles (1651), Marie-Joseph Lagrange (1855), and Jeanne Jugan (1792). After him are Amalberga of Maubeuge (601), Wolfgang Capito (1478), Louis Billot (1846), Julie Billiart (1751), Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange (1877), and Albinus of Angers (470).