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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lanfranc has received more than 223,544 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Lanfranc is the 1,410th most popular religious figure (down from 1,286th in 2019), the 2,027th most popular biography from Italy (down from 2,007th in 2019) and the 372nd most popular Italian Religious Figure.

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  • 220k

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  • 54.85

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.14

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.81

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Lanfranc ranks 1,410 out of 2,238Before him are 'Abd Allah ibn Rawahah, Epaphras, Jean Daniélou, Joseph II of Constantinople, Felice della Rovere, and Julian Cesarini. After him are Bernardin Gantin, Emerentiana, Phinehas, Madeleine Sophie Barat, Dorotheus of Gaza, and Louis Massignon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1005, Lanfranc ranks 8Before him are Michael I Cerularius, Macbeth, King of Scotland, Bretislav I, Henry VII, Duke of Bavaria, Berenguer Ramon I, Count of Barcelona, and Ali az-Zahir. After him is John VIII of Constantinople. Among people deceased in 1089, Lanfranc ranks 3Before him are Khwaja Abdullah Ansari and Demetrius Zvonimir of Croatia. After him is Theobald III, Count of Blois.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Lanfranc ranks 2,027 out of 4,668Before him are Borso d'Este, Duke of Ferrara (1413), Carlo Saraceni (1579), Frédéric Ozanam (1813), Mitja Ribičič (1919), Felice della Rovere (1483), and Julian Cesarini (1398). After him are Ernesto Cesàro (1859), Daniele Massaro (1961), Jacopone da Todi (1236), Ludovico Scarfiotti (1933), Emerentiana (250), and Peter Martyr d'Anghiera (1457).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Lanfranc ranks 372Before him are Raniero Cantalamessa (1934), Andrew Corsini (1301), Gaspar del Bufalo (1786), Ludovico Ludovisi (1595), Felice della Rovere (1483), and Julian Cesarini (1398). After him are Emerentiana (250), Loris Francesco Capovilla (1915), Luigi Orione (1872), Beniamino Stella (1941), Giovanni Angelo Becciu (1948), and John Gualbert (995).