RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope Benedict II

635 - 685

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Pope Benedict II (Latin: Benedictus II) was the bishop of Rome from 26 June 684 to his death. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pope Benedict II has received more than 206,520 page views. His biography is available in 74 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 73 in 2019). Pope Benedict II is the 386th most popular religious figure (down from 219th in 2019), the 440th most popular biography from Italy (down from 254th in 2019) and the 177th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Pope Benedict XVI, born Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger, was the 265th pope of the Catholic Church and served from 2005 to 2013. He is most famous for his efforts to reform the church and for his encyclical Deus Caritas Est, which discusses love as a fundamental principle of Christianity.

Memorability Metrics

  • 210k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 69.68

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 74

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 13.97

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.56

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Benedict II ranks 386 out of 3,187. Before him are Matteo Ricci, Pope Zachary, Ruqayyah bint Muhammad, Simeon Stylites, Pope Hormisdas, and Pope Boniface VI. After him are John Vianney, Pope Nicholas III, Pope Benedict VI, Gregory the Illuminator, Pope Lando, and Faustina Kowalska.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 635, Pope Benedict II ranks 2. Before him is Pepin of Herstal. After him are Pope John V, Clovis II, Lambert of Maastricht, Yijing, and Cuthbert. Among people deceased in 685, Pope Benedict II ranks 2. Before him is Marwan I. After him are Constantine IV, Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad, Anania Shirakatsi, Catald, Ecgfrith of Northumbria, and Hlothhere of Kent.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pope Benedict II ranks 440 out of 5,161. Before him are Matteo Ricci (1552), Gaius Cassius Longinus (-87), Pope Zachary (679), Pope Hormisdas (450), Pope Boniface VI (800), and Renzo Piano (1937). After him are Lucky Luciano (1897), Pope Nicholas III (1215), Pope Benedict VI (900), Andrea Bocelli (1958), Pope Lando (900), and Pope Paul I (700).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Benedict II ranks 177. Before him are Pope Martin I (590), Pope Fabian (200), Matteo Ricci (1552), Pope Zachary (679), Pope Hormisdas (450), and Pope Boniface VI (800). After him are Pope Nicholas III (1215), Pope Benedict VI (900), Pope Lando (900), Pope Paul I (700), Pope Nicholas IV (1227), and Pope Gregory II (669).

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