RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope Cornelius

200 - 253

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Pope Cornelius (Greek: Κορνήλιος) was the bishop of Rome from 6th or 13 March 251 until his martyrdom in June 253. He was pope during and following a period of persecution of the church, while a schism occurred over how repentant church members who had practiced pagan sacrifices to protect themselves could be readmitted to the church. He agreed with Cyprian of Carthage that those who had lapsed could be restored to communion after varying forms of Reinitiation and Penance. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pope Cornelius has received more than 428,284 page views. His biography is available in 76 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 73 in 2019). Pope Cornelius is the 285th most popular religious figure (up from 430th in 2019), the 316th most popular biography from Italy (up from 496th in 2019) and the 129th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Pope Cornelius is most famous for being the first pope to be chosen from outside of Rome.

Memorability Metrics

  • 430k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 76.00

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 76

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 11.67

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.63

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Cornelius ranks 285 out of 3,187. Before him are Judas Maccabeus, Brigham Young, Philip Melanchthon, Saint Veronica, Vincent de Paul, and Saint Patrick. After him are Pope John XII, Zaynab bint Jahsh, Pope Paschal II, Pope Alexander I, Charles Borromeo, and Francis de Sales.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 200, Pope Cornelius ranks 4. Before him are Pope Lucius I, Saint Cecilia, and Valerian. After him are Cyprian, Pope Dionysius, Pope Stephen I, Pope Fabian, Hua Tuo, Athenaeus, Celsus, and Alexander of Aphrodisias. Among people deceased in 253, Pope Cornelius ranks 1. After him are Trebonianus Gallus, Aemilianus, and Volusianus.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pope Cornelius ranks 316 out of 5,161. Before him are Maxentius (278), Marsilio Ficino (1433), Catiline (-109), Dario Fo (1926), Pierre Cardin (1922), and Zita of Bourbon-Parma (1892). After him are Alessandro Scarlatti (1660), Giorgio Napolitano (1925), Pope John XII (937), Lorenzo Ghiberti (1378), Dino Zoff (1942), and Pope Paschal II (1050).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Cornelius ranks 129. Before him are Pope Adrian V (1205), Pope Pius I (90), Pope Paschal I (775), Pope Gelasius I (410), Pope Adrian III (800), and Pope Benedict I (525). After him are Pope John XII (937), Pope Paschal II (1050), Pope Alexander I (100), Charles Borromeo (1538), Pope Eugene I (600), and Pope Alexander III (1100).

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