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Pope Gelasius I

410 - 496

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Pope Gelasius I was the bishop of Rome from 1 March 492 to his death on 19 November 496. Gelasius was a prolific author whose style placed him on the cusp between Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pope Gelasius I has received more than 595,139 page views. His biography is available in 76 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 74 in 2019). Pope Gelasius I is the 276th most popular religious figure (down from 256th in 2019), the 305th most popular biography from Italy (down from 297th in 2019) and the 126th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Pope Gelasius I is most famous for his role in the controversy over the date of Easter.

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  • 600k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 76.20

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 76

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 10.73

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.66

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Gelasius I ranks 276 out of 3,187. Before him are Pope John X, Ezra, Pope Adrian V, Eusebius, Pope Pius I, and Pope Paschal I. After him are Pope Adrian III, Pope Benedict I, Judas Maccabeus, Brigham Young, Philip Melanchthon, and Saint Veronica.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 410, Pope Gelasius I ranks 1. After him are Priscus, Hayk, Movses Khorenatsi, Severinus of Noricum, Hierocles of Alexandria, and Elishe. Among people deceased in 496, Pope Gelasius I ranks 1. After him is Gennadius of Massilia.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pope Gelasius I ranks 305 out of 5,161. Before him are Bonaventure (1221), Carlo Goldoni (1707), Michelangelo Antonioni (1912), Pope Pius I (90), Pope Paschal I (775), and Paolo Uccello (1475). After him are Pope Adrian III (800), Pope Benedict I (525), Torquato Tasso (1544), Charles IV of Spain (1748), Maxentius (278), and Marsilio Ficino (1433).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Gelasius I ranks 126. Before him are Pope Sergius IV (970), Pope Damasus I (305), Pope John X (860), Pope Adrian V (1205), Pope Pius I (90), and Pope Paschal I (775). After him are Pope Adrian III (800), Pope Benedict I (525), Pope Cornelius (200), Pope John XII (937), Pope Paschal II (1050), and Pope Alexander I (100).

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