RELIGIOUS FIGURE

John of Matha

1150 - 1213

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John of Matha, OSsT (1160–1213) was a French Catholic priest and cofounder of the Order of the Most Holy Trinity, initially dedicated to ransoming Christians who had been captured by marauders from North Africa. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John of Matha has received more than 88,163 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). John of Matha is the 1,007th most popular religious figure (down from 970th in 2019), the 1,539th most popular biography from France (down from 1,494th in 2019) and the 75th most popular French Religious Figure.

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  • 88k

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  • 59.46

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.83

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.95

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, John of Matha ranks 1,007 out of 3,187. Before him are Simeon of Jerusalem, Eugenia of Rome, Pope Peter I of Alexandria, Veronica Giuliani, Saint David, and Hyacinth of Poland. After him are Benedict the Moor, Jebtsundamba Khutuktu, Primož Trubar, Arnaud Amalric, Alessandro Farnese, and Matthew III Csák.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1150, John of Matha ranks 15. Before him are Canute I of Sweden, Leo I, King of Armenia, Baldwin V, Count of Hainaut, Robert IV of Sablé, Antipope Innocent III, and Jacopo Tiepolo. After him are Peter II of Bulgaria, Urraca of Portugal, Il-Arslan, Amalric of Bena, Bonanno Pisano, and Arnold of Torroja. Among people deceased in 1213, John of Matha ranks 4. Before him are Tamar of Georgia, Peter II of Aragon, and Muhammad al-Nasir. After him are Maria of Montpellier, Gertrude of Merania, Gangjong of Goryeo, Sharaf al-Dīn al-Ṭūsī, William of Winchester, Lord of Lunenburg, Eleanor, Countess of Vermandois, Frederick II, Duke of Lorraine, and Guy of Thouars.

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In France

Among people born in France, John of Matha ranks 1,539 out of 6,770. Before him are Albert Calmette (1863), Catherine de Bourbon (1559), Jacques I, Prince of Monaco (1689), Jean-Baptiste Carrier (1756), Étienne Marcel (1315), and Catherine-Dominique de Pérignon (1754). After him are Francis I, Duke of Lorraine (1517), Lucien Petit-Breton (1882), Charles of Valois, Duke of Berry (1446), Arnaud Amalric (1160), Eugène Schueller (1881), and Henri Murger (1822).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In France

Among religious figures born in France, John of Matha ranks 75. Before him are Benedict of Aniane (750), La Voisin (1640), Jacques Paul Migne (1800), Peter Faber (1506), Humbert of Silva Candida (1000), and Adhemar of Le Puy (1055). After him are Arnaud Amalric (1160), Hugh of Cluny (1024), Caesarius of Arles (470), Thibaud Gaudin (1229), Felix of Valois (1127), and William of Gellone (750).

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