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RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope Benedict IX

1012 - 1055

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Pope Benedict IX (Latin: Benedictus IX; c. 1012 – c. 1056), born Theophylactus of Tusculum in Rome, was the bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States for three periods between October 1032 and July 1048. Aged about 20 when first elected, he is the youngest pope in history. He is the only person to have been Pope more than once and the only person ever accused of selling the papacy. Benedict was the nephew of his immediate predecessor, John XIX. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pope Benedict IX has received more than 1,072,414 page views. His biography is available in 68 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 66 in 2019). Pope Benedict IX is the 268th most popular religious figure (down from 218th in 2019), the 308th most popular biography from Italy (down from 264th in 2019) and the 115th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Pope Benedict IX was most famous for being the first and only pope to resign from the papacy.

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  • 71.30

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 68

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.87

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.75

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Benedict IX ranks 268 out of 2,238. Before him are Nathan, Pope Eugene II, Belshazzar, Pope John XII, Pope Paschal I, and Philip Melanchthon. After him are Pope John XIX, Zacchaeus, Pope Gregory IV, Pope Urban IV, Sathya Sai Baba, and Pope Sixtus I.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1012, Pope Benedict IX ranks 1. After him are Baldwin V, Count of Flanders, Marpa Lotsawa, García Sánchez III of Pamplona, Abbad II al-Mu'tadid, and Cai Xiang. Among people deceased in 1055, Pope Benedict IX ranks 1. After him are Constantine IX Monomachos, Bretislav I, Adalbert, Margrave of Austria, Samuel ibn Naghrillah, Emperor Xingzong of Liao, Hilarion of Kiev, Conrad I, Duke of Bavaria, Conrad II, Duke of Bavaria, and Welf, Duke of Carinthia.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pope Benedict IX ranks 308 out of 4,668. Before him are Enrico Dandolo (1107), Pope Eugene II (780), Filippo Lippi (1406), Torquato Tasso (1544), Pope John XII (937), and Pope Paschal I (775). After him are Pope John XIX (975), Monica Bellucci (1964), Roberto Rossellini (1906), Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies (1751), Pope Gregory IV (790), and Sallust (-86).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Benedict IX ranks 115. Before him are Pope Alexander III (1100), Pope Gelasius I (410), Pope Liberius (310), Pope Eugene II (780), Pope John XII (937), and Pope Paschal I (775). After him are Pope John XIX (975), Pope Gregory IV (790), Pope Sixtus I (42), Pope Celestine I (400), Pope Gelasius II (1062), and Pope Sylvester III (1000).

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