RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope Benedict IV

860 - 903

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Pope Benedict IV (Latin: Benedictus IV; c. 840 – 30 July 903) was the bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from 1 February 900 to his death. The tenth-century historian Flodoard, who nicknamed him "the Great", commended his noble birth and public generosity. Benedict was a native of Rome, the son of one Mammalus, and was ordained priest by Pope Formosus. He succeeded Pope John IX. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pope Benedict IV has received more than 195,391 page views. His biography is available in 67 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 66 in 2019). Pope Benedict IV is the 656th most popular religious figure (down from 406th in 2019), the 785th most popular biography from Italy (down from 475th in 2019) and the 249th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Pope Benedict IV is most famous for being the first pope to resign from his position.

Memorability Metrics

  • 200k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 64.89

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 67

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.20

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.48

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Benedict IV ranks 656 out of 3,187. Before him are Saint Walpurga, Hans Küng, Saint Boniface, Basilios Bessarion, Francis Borgia, 4th Duke of Gandía, and Pope Constantine. After him are Evagrius Ponticus, Menno Simons, Benkei, Romanos the Melodist, Je Tsongkhapa, and Paulo Miki.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 860, Pope Benedict IV ranks 6. Before him are Pope John X, Pope Sergius III, Robert I of France, Rudaki, and Ludmila of Bohemia. After him are Theophylact I, Count of Tusculum, Arethas of Caesarea, and Acfred, Duke of Aquitaine. Among people deceased in 903, Pope Benedict IV ranks 1. After him are Sugawara no Michizane, Ahmad ibn Rustah, and Théodrate of Troyes.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pope Benedict IV ranks 785 out of 5,161. Before him are Mina (1940), Maria Luisa of Spain (1745), Lorenzo Lotto (1480), Isabella of Aragon, Queen of France (1248), Tancred, King of Sicily (1138), and Milo of Croton (-557). After him are Maria Goretti (1890), Giosuè Carducci (1835), Faustina the Younger (125), Pietro Metastasio (1698), Lorenzo di Credi (1459), and Jacopo Bellini (1396).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Benedict IV ranks 249. Before him are Pope Eusebius (250), Pope Leo VI (914), Pope Vigilius (500), Pope Felix IV (480), Pope Anastasius II (450), and Tarcisius (263). After him are Pope Benedict V (930), John of Capistrano (1386), Jacobus da Varagine (1228), Pope Leo V (870), Tarcisio Bertone (1934), and Scholastica (480).

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