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RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope Boniface VI

800 - 896

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Pope Boniface VI (Latin: Bonifatius VI; 806 [1][2] – 26 April 896) was the bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States in April 896. He was a native of Rome. His election came about as a result of riots soon after the death of Pope Formosus. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pope Boniface VI has received more than 216,451 page views. His biography is available in 68 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 65 in 2019). Pope Boniface VI is the 448th most popular religious figure (down from 432nd in 2019), the 513th most popular biography from Italy (up from 531st in 2019) and the 200th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Pope Boniface VI was most famous for being the first pope in 600 years to resign from the papacy.

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  • 68

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 14.93

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.75

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Boniface VI ranks 448 out of 2,238Before him are Parascheva of the Balkans, Pachomius the Great, Pope Agapetus II, Báb, Pope-elect Stephen, and Pope John V. After him are Saint Titus, Joseph Smith, Pope Hilarius, Devadatta, Musa al-Kadhim, and Pope Innocent I.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 800, Pope Boniface VI ranks 6Before him are Björn Ironside, Pope Nicholas I, Ecgberht, King of Wessex, Pope Adrian III, and Ælla of Northumbria. After him are Pope Sergius II, Fatima al-Fihri, Offa of Mercia, Thomas the Slav, Jayavarman II, and Horik I. Among people deceased in 896, Pope Boniface VI ranks 3Before him are Pope Formosus and Photios I of Constantinople. After him are Abu Hanifa Dinawari, Hastein, Khumarawayh ibn Ahmad ibn Tulun, and Ermengard of Italy.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pope Boniface VI ranks 513 out of 4,668Before him are Francesco Redi (1626), Edmondo De Amicis (1846), Francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1541), Totila (500), Cornelius Nepos (-100), and Pietro Aretino (1492). After him are Alberto Ascari (1918), Giovanni Falcone (1939), Pope Hilarius (415), Giulio Caccini (1551), Ettore Bugatti (1881), and Maria Anna of Savoy (1803).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Boniface VI ranks 200Before him are Pope Cornelius (200), Pope Anterus (180), Pope Sergius I (650), Pope Innocent II (1100), Pope Agapetus II (900), and Pope-elect Stephen (700). After him are Pope Hilarius (415), Pope Innocent I (378), Pope Stephen II (715), Anastasia of Sirmium (281), Pope Telesphorus (100), and Pope John III (520).