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RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope Benedict XI

1240 - 1304

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Pope Benedict XI (Latin: Benedictus PP. XI; 1240 – 7 July 1304), born Nicola Boccasini (Niccolò of Treviso), was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 22 October 1303 to his death, in 7 July 1304. Boccasini entered the Order of Preachers in his native Treviso. He studied at Venice and Milan before becoming a teacher in Venice and in other Dominican houses. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pope Benedict XI has received more than 241,331 page views. His biography is available in 64 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 63 in 2019). Pope Benedict XI is the 202nd most popular religious figure (down from 189th in 2019), the 233rd most popular biography from Italy (down from 229th in 2019) and the 84th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Pope Benedict XVI is most famous for being the first pope to resign from his position in nearly 600 years.

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  • 240k

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  • 73.35

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 64

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 13.96

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.51

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Benedict XI ranks 202 out of 2,238. Before him are Pope Celestine V, Pope Evaristus, Pope Lucius I, Saint Roch, Pope Pius I, and Pope Innocent VI. After him are Pope Paul V, Ambrose, Pope Siricius, Pope Benedict XII, Pope Benedict VIII, and Malik ibn Anas.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1240, Pope Benedict XI ranks 1. After him are Cimabue, Yunus Emre, Arnaldus de Villa Nova, Arnolfo di Cambio, Abraham Abulafia, Pietro Cavallini, Henry VI, Count of Luxembourg, Siger of Brabant, Magnus III of Sweden, Emperor Duzong, and Boetius of Dacia. Among people deceased in 1304, Pope Benedict XI ranks 1. After him are Ghazan, Emperor Go-Fukakusa, John II, Count of Holland, Matilda of Habsburg, Agnes of Brandenburg, Andrey of Gorodets, and Conrad, Margrave of Brandenburg-Stendal.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pope Benedict XI ranks 233 out of 4,668. Before him are Gerolamo Cardano (1501), Lucius Verus (130), Pope Lucius I (200), Giorgio Armani (1934), Ludovico Sforza (1452), and Pope Pius I (90). After him are Pope Paul V (1552), Pope Siricius (334), Pope Benedict VIII (980), Bernardo Bertolucci (1941), Pietro Perugino (1446), and Pope Celestine III (1106).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Benedict XI ranks 84. Before him are Rita of Cascia (1381), Pope Clement X (1590), Pope Boniface V (575), Pope Celestine V (1215), Pope Lucius I (200), and Pope Pius I (90). After him are Pope Paul V (1552), Pope Siricius (334), Pope Benedict VIII (980), Pope Celestine III (1106), Padre Pio (1887), and Pope Innocent VII (1339).

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