RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope Adrian II

792 - 872

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Pope Adrian II (Latin: Adrianus II; also Hadrian II; 792 – 14 December 872) was the bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from 867 to his death. He continued the policy of his predecessor, Nicholas I. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pope Adrian II has received more than 229,941 page views. His biography is available in 72 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 69 in 2019). Pope Adrian II is the 118th most popular religious figure (up from 246th in 2019), the 124th most popular biography from Italy (up from 283rd in 2019) and the 31st most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Pope Adrian II is most famous for being the pope who ended the schism of the three popes.

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  • 230k

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  • 75.86

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 72

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 23.79

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.42

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Adrian II ranks 118 out of 3,187. Before him are Methuselah, Ahmed Yassin, Agatha of Sicily, Pope Pius II, Thérèse of Lisieux, and Esther. After him are Elisha, Saint Sebastian, John Bosco, Clare of Assisi, Pope Gregory XVI, and Pope Urban VII.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 792, Pope Adrian II ranks 1. After him is Paschasius Radbertus. Among people deceased in 872, Pope Adrian II ranks 1. After him is Fujiwara no Yoshifusa.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pope Adrian II ranks 124 out of 5,161. Before him are Pope Urban VIII (1568), Agatha of Sicily (235), Pope Pius II (1405), Gina Lollobrigida (1927), Guido of Arezzo (991), and Terence Hill (1939). After him are John Bosco (1815), Donato Bramante (1443), Clare of Assisi (1193), Andrea Palladio (1508), Pope Gregory XVI (1765), and Paolo Veronese (1528).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Adrian II ranks 31. Before him are Pope Pius X (1835), Pope Paul III (1468), Pope Innocent III (1160), Pope Urban VIII (1568), Agatha of Sicily (235), and Pope Pius II (1405). After him are John Bosco (1815), Clare of Assisi (1193), Pope Gregory XVI (1765), Pope Urban VII (1521), Pope Boniface VIII (1235), and Pope Gregory IX (1160).

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