RELIGIOUS FIGURE

John of Montecorvino

1246 - 1328

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John of Montecorvino, OFM (Italian: Giovanni da Montecorvino; 1247 – 1328) was an Italian Franciscan missionary, traveller and statesman, founder of the earliest Latin Catholic missions in India and China, and Archbishop of Peking. He converted many people during his missionary work and established several churches in Yuan dynasty-held Beijing. John wrote a letter intending to convert the Great Khan to Catholicism. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John of Montecorvino has received more than 128,084 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). John of Montecorvino is the 1,320th most popular religious figure (down from 1,111th in 2019), the 1,945th most popular biography from Italy (down from 1,602nd in 2019) and the 357th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

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  • 130k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 56.58

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.21

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.26

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, John of Montecorvino ranks 1,320 out of 3,187. Before him are Augustin Bea, Clement Mary Hofbauer, Ernest Simoni, Akile Hatun, Rimbert, and William of St-Thierry. After him are Louis Massignon, Bernard de Montfaucon, Cassian of Imola, Macrina the Younger, Lidwina, and Carlo Maria Martini.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1246, John of Montecorvino ranks 1. After him are Otto V, Margrave of Brandenburg-Salzwedel, and Beatrice of Navarre, Duchess of Burgundy. Among people deceased in 1328, John of Montecorvino ranks 7. Before him are Ibn Taymiyyah, Charles IV of France, Meister Eckhart, Clementia of Hungary, Isabella of Castile, Queen of Aragon, and Yesün Temür. After him are Ragibagh Khan, Galeazzo I Visconti, Charles, Duke of Calabria, Prince Hisaaki, Castruccio Castracani, and Giovanni Soranzo.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, John of Montecorvino ranks 1,945 out of 5,161. Before him are Piero Sraffa (1898), Princess Margherita of Bourbon-Parma (1847), Marco Antonio Bragadin (1523), Margaret of Durazzo (1347), Paolo Veneziano (1300), and Angelo Moriondo (1851). After him are Mia Martini (1947), Gregorio Ricci-Curbastro (1853), Carlo Maria Martini (1927), Isa Miranda (1909), Renato Martino (1932), and Bonanno Pisano (1150).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, John of Montecorvino ranks 357. Before him are Maria Domenica Mazzarello (1837), Vitalis of Milan (null), Giuseppe Bertello (1942), Ercole Consalvi (1757), Pietro I Orseolo (928), and Teobaldo Boccapecci (1100). After him are Carlo Maria Martini (1927), Renato Martino (1932), Andrew Avellino (1521), Virginia Centurione Bracelli (1587), Emerentiana (250), and Joseph Freinademetz (1852).

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