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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 head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 1 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 258,880 page views. His biography is available in 68 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 64 in 2019). Pope Callixtus II is the 256th most popular religious figure (down from 235th in 2019), the 264th most popular biography from France (down from 262nd in 2019) and the 20th 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)

  • 68

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    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.89

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Callixtus II ranks 256 out of 2,238. Before him are Pope Adrian II, Ezra, Irenaeus, Pope Nicholas I, Joseph of Arimathea, and Zechariah. After him are Bartholomew I of Constantinople, Pope Alexander III, Abd al-Muttalib, Pope Gelasius I, Pope Liberius, and Nathan.

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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, Bertrand, Count of Toulouse, Adela of Flanders, Humbert II, Count of Savoy, and Adelaide of Rheinfelden. Among people deceased in 1124, Pope Callixtus II ranks 2. Before him is Hassan-i Sabbah. After him are Alexander I of Scotland, Bořivoj II, Duke of Bohemia, and Guibert of Nogent.

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In France

Among people born in France, Pope Callixtus II ranks 264 out of 6,011. Before him are Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac (1778), Olympe de Gouges (1748), Berthe Morisot (1841), Jean-Antoine Watteau (1684), Arsène Wenger (1949), and Philip I of France (1052). After him are Josquin des Prez (1450), Ferdinand Foch (1851), Maurice Leblanc (1864), Louis-Ferdinand Céline (1894), Jules Massenet (1842), and Désirée Clary (1777).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In France

Among religious figures born in France, Pope Callixtus II ranks 20. Before him are Pope Innocent VI (1282), Pope Benedict XII (1280), Francis de Sales (1567), Pope Urban VI (1318), Pope Clement IV (1190), and Vincent de Paul (1581). After him are Pope Urban IV (1185), Pope Martin IV (1220), Pope Innocent V (1225), Genevieve (423), Hugues de Payens (1074), and Margaret Mary Alacoque (1647).

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