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Pope Linus

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Pope Linus ( , Greek: Λῖνος, Linos; died c. AD 80) was the bishop of Rome from c. AD 68 to his death. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pope Linus has received more than 1,460,498 page views. His biography is available in 91 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 87 in 2019). Pope Linus is the 174th most popular religious figure (up from 289th in 2019), the 196th most popular biography from Italy (up from 342nd in 2019) and the 68th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Pope Linus is most famous for being the second pope.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.5M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 74.43

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 91

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.05

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.46

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Linus ranks 174 out of 3,187. Before him are Pope Felix I, Pope Boniface IX, Pope Innocent XI, Pope Adeodatus II, Rita of Cascia, and Pope Alexander VII. After him are Lazarus of Bethany, Pope Urban V, Saint Blaise, Pope Adrian VI, Pope Boniface V, and Saint Cecilia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1, Pope Linus ranks 6. Before him are Saint Stephen, James, son of Zebedee, Thomas the Apostle, Simon the Zealot, and Barnabas. After him are Matthias the Apostle, Pope Anacletus, Barabbas, Thomas Bangalter, Silas, and Vologases I of Parthia. Among people deceased in 79, Pope Linus ranks 3. Before him are Vespasian, and Pliny the Elder. After him are Aulus Caecina Alienus, and Drusilla.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pope Linus ranks 196 out of 5,161. Before him are Pope Innocent XI (1611), Pope Adeodatus II (610), Rita of Cascia (1381), Pope Alexander VII (1599), Gaetano Donizetti (1797), and Vincenzo Bellini (1801). After him are Carlo Ancelotti (1959), Giovanni Bellini (1430), Tomaso Albinoni (1671), Vitellius (15), Catullus (-84), and Domenico Scarlatti (1685).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Linus ranks 68. Before him are Pope Felix I (300), Pope Boniface IX (1350), Pope Innocent XI (1611), Pope Adeodatus II (610), Rita of Cascia (1381), and Pope Alexander VII (1599). After him are Pope Boniface V (575), Saint Cecilia (200), Pope Clement IX (1600), Pope Celestine I (400), Pope Urban III (1200), and Pope Gregory VIII (1100).

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