RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope Benedict I

525 - 579

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Pope Benedict I (Latin: Benedictus I; died 30 July 579) was the bishop of Rome from 2 June 575 to his death. Benedict was the son of a man named Boniface, and was called Bonosus by the Greeks. The ravages of the Lombards rendered it very difficult to communicate with the emperor at Constantinople, who claimed the privilege of confirming the election of popes. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pope Benedict I has received more than 232,023 page views. His biography is available in 72 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 71 in 2019). Pope Benedict I is the 278th most popular religious figure (up from 341st in 2019), the 307th most popular biography from Italy (up from 408th in 2019) and the 128th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Pope Benedict I is most famous for being the first pope to resign from the papacy in 600 years.

Memorability Metrics

  • 230k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 76.16

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 72

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 16.84

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.18

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Benedict I ranks 278 out of 3,187. Before him are Pope Adrian V, Eusebius, Pope Pius I, Pope Paschal I, Pope Gelasius I, and Pope Adrian III. After him are Judas Maccabeus, Brigham Young, Philip Melanchthon, Saint Veronica, Vincent de Paul, and Saint Patrick.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 525, Pope Benedict I ranks 1. After him are Liuvigild, Antarah ibn Shaddad, Alexander of Tralles, Justinian, and Aneirin. Among people deceased in 579, Pope Benedict I ranks 2. Before him is Khosrow I. After him is Theodric of Bernicia.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pope Benedict I ranks 307 out of 5,161. Before him are Michelangelo Antonioni (1912), Pope Pius I (90), Pope Paschal I (775), Paolo Uccello (1475), Pope Gelasius I (410), and Pope Adrian III (800). After him are Torquato Tasso (1544), Charles IV of Spain (1748), Maxentius (278), Marsilio Ficino (1433), Catiline (-109), and Dario Fo (1926).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Benedict I ranks 128. Before him are Pope John X (860), Pope Adrian V (1205), Pope Pius I (90), Pope Paschal I (775), Pope Gelasius I (410), and Pope Adrian III (800). After him are Pope Cornelius (200), Pope John XII (937), Pope Paschal II (1050), Pope Alexander I (100), Charles Borromeo (1538), and Pope Eugene I (600).

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