RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope Leo VIII

900 - 965

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Pope Leo VIII (c. 915 – 1 March 965) was a Roman prelate who claimed the Holy See from 963 until 964 in opposition to John XII and Benedict V and again from 23 June 964 to his death. Today, he is considered by the Catholic Church to have been an antipope during the first period and the legitimate Pope during the second. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pope Leo VIII has received more than 349,948 page views. His biography is available in 67 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 66 in 2019). Pope Leo VIII is the 727th most popular religious figure (up from 834th in 2019), the 938th most popular biography from Italy (up from 1,157th in 2019) and the 260th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Pope Leo VIII is most famous for his 1864 papal bull, "Quanta Cura" which condemned liberalism, socialism, and communism.

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  • 350k

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  • 63.52

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 67

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.39

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.20

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Leo VIII ranks 727 out of 3,187. Before him are Eli, Philemon, Ivo of Kermartin, Nathan Söderblom, Melania the Younger, and Pope Adrian IV. After him are Saint Eligius, Maron, Antipope Anacletus II, Mahavatar Babaji, Patriarch Nikon of Moscow, and Sun Myung Moon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 900, Pope Leo VIII ranks 14. Before him are Pope Agapetus II, Halfdan Ragnarsson, Ahmad ibn Fadlan, Pope Stephen VIII, Robert the Strong, and Berengar II of Italy. After him are Guy III of Spoleto, Banū Mūsā, Zoe Karbonopsina, Symeon the Metaphrast, Theodora, and Hermann Billung. Among people deceased in 965, Pope Leo VIII ranks 2. Before him is Pope Benedict V. After him are Al-Mutanabbi, Bruno the Great, Arnulf I, Count of Flanders, Hedwig of Saxony, Ibn Hibban, Gero, Otto, Duke of Burgundy, and Joseph Bringas.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pope Leo VIII ranks 938 out of 5,161. Before him are Maximilian Sforza (1493), Arrigo Boito (1842), Valerius Maximus (-100), Alberto Sordi (1920), François Gérard (1770), and Melania the Younger (383). After him are Ferdinand Philippe, Duke of Orléans (1810), Sandro Mazzola (1942), Marie Mancini (1639), Antipope Anacletus II (1090), Cesare Pavese (1908), and Ibycus (-600).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Leo VIII ranks 260. Before him are Tarcisio Bertone (1934), Scholastica (480), Angelo Sodano (1927), Pope Severinus (600), Silas (1), and Melania the Younger (383). After him are Antipope Anacletus II (1090), Frances of Rome (1384), Juliana of Nicomedia (285), Saint Cajetan (1480), Antipope Nicholas V (1260), and Romuald (951).

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