RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Lanfranc

1005 - 1089

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Lanfranc, OSB (1005 x 1010 – 24 May 1089) was a celebrated Italian jurist who renounced his career to become a Benedictine monk at Bec in Normandy. He served successively as prior of Bec Abbey and abbot of St Stephen's Abbey in Caen, Normandy and then as Archbishop of Canterbury in England, following its conquest by William the Conqueror. He is also variously known as Lanfranc of Pavia (Italian: Lanfranco di Pavia), Lanfranc of Bec (French: Lanfranc du Bec), and Lanfranc of Canterbury (Latin: Lanfrancus Cantuariensis). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lanfranc has received more than 245,770 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia. Lanfranc is the 1,591st most popular religious figure (down from 1,398th in 2019), the 2,307th most popular biography from Italy (down from 2,022nd in 2019) and the 393rd most popular Italian Religious Figure.

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  • 61.13

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.83

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.01

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Lanfranc ranks 1,591 out of 3,187. Before him are Anthim the Iberian, Abercius of Hieropolis, Sidi Boushaki, Chrodegang, Raimon Panikkar, and Sigfrid of Sweden. After him are Aga Khan II, Kirill of Turov, Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje, Saint Alban, Mauro Piacenza, and Huldah.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1005, Lanfranc ranks 8. Before him are Michael I Cerularius, Macbeth, King of Scotland, Bretislav I, Ali az-Zahir, Henry VII, Duke of Bavaria, and Berenguer Ramon I, Count of Barcelona. After him is John VIII of Constantinople. Among people deceased in 1089, Lanfranc ranks 4. Before him are Khwaja Abdullah Ansari, Demetrius Zvonimir of Croatia, and Theobald III, Count of Blois.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Lanfranc ranks 2,307 out of 5,161. Before him are Paul-Émile Botta (1802), Albert Anastasia (1902), Gaspard Dughet (1613), Luciana Paluzzi (1937), Mauro Bolognini (1922), and Giovanni Battista Amici (1786). After him are Aristodemus of Cumae (-550), Masaniello (1620), Matteo Renzi (1975), Mauro Piacenza (1944), Nicola Salvi (1697), and Giampietrino (1495).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Lanfranc ranks 393. Before him are Catherine of Ricci (1522), Marco d'Aviano (1631), Oliviero Carafa (1430), Federico Borromeo (1564), Julian Cesarini (1398), and Olimpia Maidalchini (1591). After him are Mauro Piacenza (1944), Luigi Jacobini (1832), Lawrence Justinian (1381), Alexander of Constantinople (250), Junia Tertia (-70), and Vigilius of Trent (355).

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