RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Medardus

470 - 560

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Medardus or Medard (French: Médard or Méard) (ca. 456–545) was the Bishop of Noyon. He moved the seat of the diocese from Vermand to Noviomagus Veromanduorum (modern Noyon) in northern France. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Medardus has received more than 137,080 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Medardus is the 1,151st most popular religious figure (up from 1,337th in 2019), the 1,843rd most popular biography from France (up from 2,198th in 2019) and the 92nd most popular French Religious Figure.

Medardus is most famous for being the first bishop of Metz.

Memorability Metrics

  • 140k

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  • 58.04

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.46

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.93

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Medardus ranks 1,151 out of 3,187. Before him are Sultan Walad, Vincent of Lérins, Eisai, Maria Branyas, Pier Giorgio Frassati, and Gianna Beretta Molla. After him are George Hamartolos, Maria Celeste, Maria Alexandrovna Ulyanova, Cláudio Hummes, Meletius of Antioch, and Henry Benedict Stuart.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 470, Medardus ranks 6. Before him are Pope John I, Pope John II, Pope Boniface II, Theudis, and Caesarius of Arles. After him are Audofleda, Albinus of Angers, Caradoc, Finnian of Clonard, Buddhapālita, and Narasimhagupta. Among people deceased in 560, Medardus ranks 3. Before him are Procopius, and Simplicius of Cilicia. After him are Cynric, Clodoald, Chram, Audoin, Thurisind, Glappa of Bernicia, and Gabrán mac Domangairt.

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In France

Among people born in France, Medardus ranks 1,843 out of 6,770. Before him are Pierre Soulages (1919), Charles, Cardinal of Lorraine (1524), Antoine Baumé (1728), André Jolivet (1905), John V, Duke of Brittany (1389), and Jean Chapelain (1595). After him are Jacques Mesrine (1936), Charlotte Marguerite de Montmorency (1594), Michel Bouquet (1925), Marguerite Louise d'Orléans (1645), Jean-Baptiste Isabey (1767), and Charles Dupuy (1851).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In France

Among religious figures born in France, Medardus ranks 92. Before him are Jeanne Guyon (1648), Julian the Hospitaller (700), Raël (1946), Henri de Lubac (1896), Yves Congar (1904), and Vincent of Lérins (400). After him are Amandus (600), Charles de Bourbon (1523), Marcabru (1200), Abraham Hyacinthe Anquetil-Duperron (1731), Peter the Venerable (1092), and Lothair II of Italy (1000).

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