RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope Celestine II

1100 - 1144

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Pope Celestine II (Latin: Caelestinus II; died 8 March 1144), born Guido di Castello, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 26 September 1143 to his death in 1144. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pope Celestine II has received more than 180,482 page views. His biography is available in 65 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 63 in 2019). Pope Celestine II is the 406th most popular religious figure (up from 425th in 2019), the 462nd most popular biography from Italy (up from 494th in 2019) and the 189th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Pope Celestine II was the pope from 1143-1144. He is most famous for being the pope who excommunicated the emperor Frederick Barbarossa.

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  • 180k

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  • 69.37

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 65

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 18.39

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.22

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Celestine II ranks 406 out of 3,187. Before him are Maximus the Confessor, Pope Zosimus, Pope Agapetus II, Pope John IX, Pope John XVII, and Dionysius the Areopagite. After him are Saint Nino, Pope Anastasius IV, Pope Stephen VII, Pope Mark, Gad, and Pope Alexander II.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1100, Pope Celestine II ranks 8. Before him are Pope Gregory VIII, Pope Lucius II, Pope Honorius II, Pope Innocent II, Ahmad Sanjar, and Pope Alexander III. After him are Adam of Bremen, Suleiman ibn Qutulmish, Najm ad-Din Ayyub, Albert the Bear, Shirkuh, and Pope Adrian IV. Among people deceased in 1144, Pope Celestine II ranks 1. After him are Al-Zamakhshari, Matthew of Edessa, Berenguer Ramon, Count of Provence, and Salomea of Berg.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pope Celestine II ranks 462 out of 5,161. Before him are Pope Zosimus (400), Parmigianino (1503), Pope Agapetus II (900), Gaius Julius Caesar (-135), Pope John IX (850), and Pope John XVII (950). After him are Pope Anastasius IV (1073), Marcello Malpighi (1628), Pope Stephen VII (850), Pope Mark (290), Pope Alexander II (1010), and Brennus (-500).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Celestine II ranks 189. Before him are Pope Gregory II (669), Pope Symmachus (460), Pope Zosimus (400), Pope Agapetus II (900), Pope John IX (850), and Pope John XVII (950). After him are Pope Anastasius IV (1073), Pope Stephen VII (850), Pope Mark (290), Pope Alexander II (1010), Pope Benedict III (810), and Pope Simplicius (420).

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