RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope Anterus

180 - 236

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Pope Anterus (Latin: Anterus, Classical Greek: Ανθηρός (Antheros), was the bishop of Rome from 21 November 235 until his death on 3 January 236. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pope Anterus has received more than 277,698 page views. His biography is available in 75 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 72 in 2019). Pope Anterus is the 460th most popular religious figure (down from 434th in 2019), the 528th most popular biography from Italy (down from 497th in 2019) and the 210th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Pope Anterus is most famous for being the first pope to die in office.

Memorability Metrics

  • 280k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 68.27

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 75

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 13.41

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.27

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Anterus ranks 460 out of 3,187Before him are Manco Cápac, Pope Sabinian, Longinus, Bahira, Thomas à Kempis, and Pope-elect Stephen. After him are Pope John III, Hor-Aha, Pope John XIV, Genevieve, Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia, and Saint Maurice.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 180, Pope Anterus ranks 4Before him are Diogenes Laërtius, Ardashir I, and Pope Callixtus I. After him are Julia Avita Mamaea, Julia Soaemias, Eugenia of Rome, and Pope Heraclas of Alexandria. Among people deceased in 236, Pope Anterus ranks 1After him is Caecilia Paulina.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pope Anterus ranks 528 out of 5,161Before him are Pope Stephen III (720), Pietro Aretino (1492), Edmondo De Amicis (1846), Longinus (100), Pope-elect Stephen (700), and Ambrogio Lorenzetti (1290). After him are Marcello Lippi (1948), Elisabeth Farnese (1692), Conrad IV of Germany (1228), Lucullus (-118), Pope John III (520), and Pope John XIV (1000).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Anterus ranks 210Before him are Pope Hilarius (415), Pope Callixtus I (180), Pope Stephen IV (770), Pope Stephen III (720), Longinus (100), and Pope-elect Stephen (700). After him are Pope John III (520), Pope John XIV (1000), Peter Lombard (1096), Pope Eutychian (300), Pope Stephen VIII (900), and Alphonsus Liguori (1696).