RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope John XV

1000 - 996

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Pope John XV (Latin: Iohannes XV; died March 996) was the bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from August 985 until his death. A Roman by birth, he was the first pope who canonized a saint. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pope John XV has received more than 157,353 page views. His biography is available in 66 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 63 in 2019). Pope John XV is the 221st most popular religious figure (up from 227th in 2019), the 249th most popular biography from Italy (up from 262nd in 2019) and the 97th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Pope John XV was most famous for his reforms of the Catholic Church. He did this by reforming the papal conclave, the process of electing a new pope. He also reformed the process of naming bishops and cardinals.

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  • 160k

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  • 73.31

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  • 66

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 20.62

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.09

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope John XV ranks 221 out of 3,187. Before him are Pope Innocent XIII, Saint Christopher, Pope Pelagius II, Pope Alexander VIII, Pope Leo I, and Pope Clement IV. After him are Pope Urban IV, Pope John XIX, Padre Pio, Pope Adrian I, Pope Clement XI, and Pope Gregory X.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1000, Pope John XV ranks 2. Before him is Pope Sylvester III. After him are Pope Damasus II, Pope Gregory VI, Parascheva of the Balkans, Constantine IX Monomachos, Ubba, Pope John XIV, Thorfinn Karlsefni, Michael VI Bringas, Antipope Boniface VII, and Antipope John XVI. Among people deceased in 996, Pope John XV ranks 2. Before him is Hugh Capet. After him are Richard I of Normandy, Al-Aziz Billah, Stephen Držislav of Croatia, Odo I, Count of Blois, and Herman I, Count Palatine of Lotharingia.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pope John XV ranks 249 out of 5,161. Before him are Pope Innocent XIII (1655), Pope Pelagius II (520), Pliny the Younger (61), Pope Alexander VIII (1610), Pope Leo I (390), and Cesare Lombroso (1835). After him are Diodorus Siculus (-90), Cimabue (1240), Pope John XIX (975), Luigi Pirandello (1867), Padre Pio (1887), and Pope Adrian I (700).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope John XV ranks 97. Before him are Pope Clement XIV (1705), Pope Nicholas V (1397), Pope Innocent XIII (1655), Pope Pelagius II (520), Pope Alexander VIII (1610), and Pope Leo I (390). After him are Pope John XIX (975), Padre Pio (1887), Pope Adrian I (700), Pope Clement XI (1649), Pope Gregory X (1210), and Pope Lucius II (1100).

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