RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope Callixtus III

1379 - 1458

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Pope Callixtus III (Italian: Callisto III, Valencian: Calixt III, Spanish: Calixto III; 31 December 1378 – 6 August 1458), born Alfonso de Borgia (Valencian: Alfons de Borja), was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 8 April 1455 to his death, in August 1458. Borgia spent his early career as a professor of law at the University of Lleida; he later served as a diplomat for the kings of Aragon. He became a tutor for King Alfonso V's illegitimate son Ferdinand. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pope Callixtus III has received more than 701,466 page views. His biography is available in 77 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 76 in 2019). Pope Callixtus III is the 160th most popular religious figure (up from 178th in 2019), the 41st most popular biography from Spain and the 10th most popular Spanish Religious Figure.

Pope Callixtus III is most famous for being the pope who excommunicated King Henry VIII of England for divorcing Catherine of Aragon.

Memorability Metrics

  • 700k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 78.41

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 77

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 12.48

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.13

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Callixtus III ranks 160 out of 3,187. Before him are Pope Clement XII, Catherine of Siena, Pope Innocent X, Rabia of Basra, Pope Sixtus V, and Ānanda. After him are Pope Martin IV, Pope Julius III, Pope Honorius III, Vladimir the Great, Seti I, and Pope Gregory XII.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1379, Pope Callixtus III ranks 1. After him are Jerome of Prague, Henry III of Castile, Zawisza Czarny, and Huitzilihuitl. Among people deceased in 1458, Pope Callixtus III ranks 1. After him are Alfonso V of Aragon, Arthur III, Duke of Brittany, Lazar Branković, Maria of Castile, Queen of Aragon, Basarab II of Wallachia, John II of Cyprus, Íñigo López de Mendoza, 1st Marquis of Santillana, Bernhard II, Margrave of Baden-Baden, and Fernão Lopes.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Pope Callixtus III ranks 41 out of 3,355. Before him are Saint Dominic (1170), Juan Sebastián Elcano (1476), Isidore of Seville (560), Alfonso XIII of Spain (1886), Luis Buñuel (1900), and Charles III of Spain (1716). After him are Joan Fuster (1922), Montserrat Caballé (1933), Muhammad al-Idrisi (1100), Arcadius (377), Roland (736), and Bartolomé Esteban Murillo (1617).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Spain

Among religious figures born in Spain, Pope Callixtus III ranks 10. Before him are Francis Xavier (1506), Saint Lawrence (225), Teresa of Ávila (1515), Catherine of Aragon (1485), Saint Dominic (1170), and Isidore of Seville (560). After him are John of the Cross (1542), Tomás de Torquemada (1420), Vincent of Saragossa (300), Antipope Benedict XIII (1328), Ibn Hazm (994), and Vincent Ferrer (1350).

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