RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope Callixtus II

1065 - 1124

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Pope Callixtus II or Callistus II (c. 1065 – 13 December 1124), born Guy of Burgundy, was the head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from February 1119 to his death in 1124. His pontificate was shaped by the Investiture Controversy, which he was able to settle through the Concordat of Worms in 1122. As son of Count William I of Burgundy, Guy was a member of and connected to the highest nobility in Europe. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pope Callixtus II has received more than 274,612 page views. His biography is available in 69 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 68 in 2019). Pope Callixtus II is the 251st most popular religious figure (up from 252nd in 2019), the 248th most popular biography from France (up from 264th in 2019) and the 19th most popular French Religious Figure.

Pope Callixtus II is most famous for being the pope who excommunicated the King of England, King John, in 1209.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 69

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 13.91

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.73

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Callixtus II ranks 251 out of 3,187. Before him are Pope Siricius, Matthias the Apostle, Jeremiah, Pope Innocent II, Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj, and Al-Tirmidhi. After him are Abd al-Muttalib, Pope Leo III, Abu Hurairah, Pope Anacletus, Pope Damasus II, and Pope Boniface IV.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1065, Pope Callixtus II ranks 1. After him are Niels, King of Denmark, Robert II, Count of Flanders, Adela of Normandy, Vladislaus I, Duke of Bohemia, Adela of Flanders, Humbert II, Count of Savoy, Bertrand, Count of Toulouse, Stephen I, Count of Burgundy, and Adelaide of Rheinfelden. Among people deceased in 1124, Pope Callixtus II ranks 2. Before him is Hassan-i Sabbah. After him are Bořivoj II, Duke of Bohemia, Alexander I of Scotland, and Guibert of Nogent.

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In France

Among people born in France, Pope Callixtus II ranks 248 out of 6,770. Before him are Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun (1755), Jean-Michel Jarre (1948), Simone Weil (1909), Berthe Morisot (1841), Oscar I of Sweden (1799), and Jean-Honoré Fragonard (1732). After him are Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot (1796), Honoré Daumier (1808), Philip III of France (1245), Ferdinand Foch (1851), Pope Leo IX (1002), and Georges Méliès (1861).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In France

Among religious figures born in France, Pope Callixtus II ranks 19. Before him are Pope Benedict XII (1280), Pope Gregory XI (1370), Pope Clement IV (1190), Pope Urban IV (1185), Pope Innocent VI (1282), and Pope Urban VI (1318). After him are Pope Innocent V (1225), Vincent de Paul (1581), Francis de Sales (1567), Jacques de Molay (1243), Pope Nicholas II (990), and John Vianney (1786).

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