RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope Benedict XV

1854 - 1922

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Pope Benedict XV (Latin: Benedictus XV; Italian: Benedetto XV), born Giacomo Paolo Giovanni Battista della Chiesa (Italian: [ˈdʒaːkomo ˈpaːolo dʒoˈvanni batˈtista della ˈkjɛːza]; 21 November 1854 – 22 January 1922), was head of the Catholic Church from 1914 until his death in January 1922. His pontificate was largely overshadowed by World War I and its political, social, and humanitarian consequences in Europe. Between 1846 and 1903, the Catholic Church had experienced two of its longest pontificates in history up to that point. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pope Benedict XV has received more than 1,169,529 page views. His biography is available in 93 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 91 in 2019). Pope Benedict XV is the 81st most popular religious figure (up from 83rd in 2019), the 90th most popular biography from Italy (up from 97th in 2019) and the 18th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Pope Benedict XV is most famous for his peace efforts during World War I.

Memorability Metrics

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    Page Views (PV)

  • 77.42

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 93

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 13.83

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.10

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Benedict XV ranks 81 out of 3,187. Before him are Pope Pius XI, Benedict of Nursia, Hasan ibn Ali, Pope Urban II, Pope Gregory XIII, and Pope Sylvester I. After him are Girolamo Savonarola, Pope Sixtus IV, Pope Paul VI, Thomas the Apostle, Pope Leo X, and Hagar.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1854, Pope Benedict XV ranks 3. Before him are Oscar Wilde, and Arthur Rimbaud. After him are Henri Poincaré, Leoš Janáček, Emil von Behring, Paul Ehrlich, Karl Kautsky, Henri La Fontaine, James George Frazer, Paul Sabatier, and Milan I of Serbia. Among people deceased in 1922, Pope Benedict XV ranks 3. Before him are Alexander Graham Bell, and Marcel Proust. After him are Charles I of Austria, Enver Pasha, Erich von Falkenhayn, Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran, Fredrik Bajer, Eliezer Ben-Yehuda, Hermann Rorschach, Walther Rathenau, and Georges Sorel.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pope Benedict XV ranks 90 out of 5,161. Before him are Benedict of Nursia (480), Michael Collins (1930), Pope Gregory XIII (1502), Pope Sylvester I (300), Masaccio (1401), and Sonia Gandhi (1946). After him are Livy (-59), Girolamo Savonarola (1452), Pope Sixtus IV (1414), Antonio Stradivari (1644), Pope Paul VI (1897), and Toto Cutugno (1943).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Benedict XV ranks 18. Before him are Pope Julius II (1443), Pope Pius V (1504), Pope Pius XI (1857), Benedict of Nursia (480), Pope Gregory XIII (1502), and Pope Sylvester I (300). After him are Girolamo Savonarola (1452), Pope Sixtus IV (1414), Pope Paul VI (1897), Pope Leo X (1475), Pope Pius III (1439), and Pope Gregory VII (1020).

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