RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope Boniface VIII

1235 - 1303

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Pope Boniface VIII (Latin: Bonifatius PP. VIII; born Benedetto Caetani; c. 1230 – 11 October 1303) was the head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 24 December 1294 until his death in 1303. The Caetani family was of baronial origin, with connections to the papacy. He succeeded Pope Celestine V, who had abdicated from the papal throne. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pope Boniface VIII has received more than 1,525,044 page views. His biography is available in 72 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 70 in 2019). Pope Boniface VIII is the 125th most popular religious figure (down from 122nd in 2019), the 134th most popular biography from Italy (down from 132nd in 2019) and the 36th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Pope Boniface VIII is most famous for his role in the Investiture Controversy.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 72

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 10.37

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.18

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Boniface VIII ranks 125 out of 3,187. Before him are Elisha, Saint Sebastian, John Bosco, Clare of Assisi, Pope Gregory XVI, and Pope Urban VII. After him are Zechariah, Pope Gregory IX, Hassan-i Sabbah, Pope Pius VIII, Pope Formosus, and Margaret the Virgin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1235, Pope Boniface VIII ranks 1. After him are Mengu-Timur, Yolanda of Poland, Drogön Chögyal Phagpa, Muhammad II of Granada, Henry XIII, Duke of Bavaria, Hugh III of Cyprus, Shlomo ibn Aderet, Hayton of Corycus, Qian Xuan, and Jacob van Maerlant. Among people deceased in 1303, Pope Boniface VIII ranks 1. After him are Daniel of Moscow, Ivo of Kermartin, Kayqubad III, Elizabeth of Sicily, Queen of Hungary, Ivan Asen III of Bulgaria, Beatrice of Castile, Otto IV, Count of Burgundy, Al-Adil Kitbugha, Frederick III, Duke of Lorraine, Rani Padmini, and Theodora Palaiologina.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pope Boniface VIII ranks 134 out of 5,161. Before him are Andrea Palladio (1508), Pope Gregory XVI (1765), Paolo Veronese (1528), Cesare Borgia (1475), Pope Urban VII (1521), and Andrea del Verrocchio (1435). After him are Pope Gregory IX (1160), Jean-Baptiste Lully (1632), Giuseppe Arcimboldo (1526), Pier Paolo Pasolini (1922), Cardinal Mazarin (1602), and Enzo Ferrari (1898).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Boniface VIII ranks 36. Before him are Pope Pius II (1405), Pope Adrian II (792), John Bosco (1815), Clare of Assisi (1193), Pope Gregory XVI (1765), and Pope Urban VII (1521). After him are Pope Gregory IX (1160), Pope Pius VIII (1761), Pope Formosus (816), Pope Clement VIII (1536), Pope Pius VI (1717), and Pope Leo XI (1535).

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