RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Mechtilde

1241 - 1298

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Mechtilde of Hackeborn, OSB, also known as Mechtilde of Helfta (1240/1241 – 19 November 1298), was a Saxon Christian saint (from what is now Germany) and a Benedictine nun. She was famous for her musical talents, gifted with a beautiful voice. At the age of 50, Mechtilde went through a grave spiritual crisis, as well as physical suffering. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mechtilde has received more than 92,505 page views. Her biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Mechtilde is the 1,047th most popular religious figure (down from 985th in 2019), the 1,485th most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,352nd in 2019) and the 36th most popular German Religious Figure.

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  • 93k

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  • 64.69

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.61

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.71

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Mechtilde ranks 1,047 out of 3,187. Before her are Accursius, Nahshon, Raymond V, Count of Toulouse, Bao Xishun, Martin of Braga, and George Syncellus. After her are Al-Qushayri, Mariano Rampolla, Ram, Rupert of Salzburg, Guru Arjan, and Thibaud Gaudin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1241, Mechtilde ranks 3. Before her are Eleanor of Castile, and Alexander III of Scotland. After her are Leszek II the Black, Isabella of France, Queen of Navarre, Sophia of Denmark, Vasily of Kostroma, and Gregory II of Constantinople. Among people deceased in 1298, Mechtilde ranks 4. Before her are Adolf of Germany, Jacobus da Varagine, and Ram Khamhaeng. After her are Yolanda of Poland, Smilets of Bulgaria, Albert II, Duke of Saxony, Otto V, Margrave of Brandenburg-Salzwedel, Peter John Olivi, Yang Hui, and Thoros III, King of Armenia.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Mechtilde ranks 1,485 out of 7,253. Before her are August Oetker (1862), Robert Siodmak (1900), Karl Eberhard Schöngarth (1903), Albert Bierstadt (1830), Duchess Sophia Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1758), and Friedrich Kalkbrenner (1784). After her are Armin Meiwes (1961), Nicolaus von Below (1907), Adolf Eugen Fick (1829), Princess Albertina Frederica of Baden-Durlach (1682), Richard Z. Kruspe (1967), and Hermine Reuss of Greiz (1887).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Germany

Among religious figures born in Germany, Mechtilde ranks 36. Before her are Gerhard Ludwig Müller (1947), Henry of Latvia (1187), Günter Guillaume (1927), Walter Kasper (1933), Saint Afra (300), and Johann Eck (1486). After her are Rupert of Salzburg (650), Arnold Janssen (1837), Fidelis of Sigmaringen (1577), Charles III William, Margrave of Baden-Durlach (1679), Berthold (1180), and Johann Arndt (1555).

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