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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 91,413 page views. Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Mechtilde is the 993rd most popular religious figure (down from 984th in 2019), the 1,352nd most popular biography from Germany (up from 1,441st in 2019) and the 30th most popular German Religious Figure.

Memorability Metrics

  • 91k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 58.79

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.27

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.65

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Mechtilde ranks 993 out of 2,238. Before her are Otto of Bamberg, Paula of Rome, Ravi Shankar, Edith Cavell, Robert Sarah, and Germanus I of Constantinople. After her are Ibn Sa'd, Amun-her-khepeshef, Julia Pastrana, Janaka, Vincent Pallotti, and 11th Dalai Lama.

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

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Mechtilde ranks 1,352 out of 6,142. Before her are Prince Konrad of Bavaria (1883), Hans Scharoun (1893), Princess Elisabeth of Thurn and Taxis (1860), Hieronymus Wolf (1516), Friedrich Wilhelm von Seydlitz (1721), and Kurt Tucholsky (1890). After her are Frederica of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1778), Carl Loewe (1796), Wolf Vostell (1932), Louis III, Grand Duke of Hesse (1806), Sophie Magdalene of Brandenburg-Kulmbach (1700), and Bruno the Great (925).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Germany

Among religious figures born in Germany, Mechtilde ranks 30. Before her are Killing of Peter Fechter (1944), Severinus of Noricum (410), Gotthard of Hildesheim (960), Karl Theodor Anton Maria von Dalberg (1744), Clemens August Graf von Galen (1878), and Otto of Bamberg (1060). After her are Johann Eck (1486), Walter Kasper (1933), Henry of Latvia (1187), Rupert of Salzburg (650), Günter Guillaume (1927), and Johann Arndt (1555).

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