RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope Marcellus I

255 - 309

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Pope Marcellus I (6 January 255 – 16 January 309) was the bishop of Rome from May or June 308 to his death. He succeeded Marcellinus after a considerable interval. Under Maxentius, he was banished from Rome in 309, on account of the tumult caused by the severity of the penances he had imposed on Christians who had lapsed under the recent persecution. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pope Marcellus I has received more than 235,271 page views. His biography is available in 68 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 67 in 2019). Pope Marcellus I is the 235th most popular religious figure (up from 351st in 2019), the 266th most popular biography from Italy (up from 420th in 2019) and the 107th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Pope Marcellus I is most famous for being the first pope to die in office.

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  • 240k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 72.98

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 68

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 14.69

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.62

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Marcellus I ranks 235 out of 3,187. Before him are Amos, Pope Lucius II, John of the Cross, Pope Adeodatus I, Pope Celestine V, and Pope John XVIII. After him are Pope Urban VI, Pope Joan, Pope Honorius II, Nathan, Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin, and Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 255, Pope Marcellus I ranks 1. After him are Tiridates III of Armenia, Arnobius, and Dorotheus of Tyre. Among people deceased in 309, Pope Marcellus I ranks 1. After him are Saint Menas, Hormizd II, Pamphilus of Caesarea, Adur Narseh, Domitius Alexander, Quirinus of Sescia, and Valerius Romulus.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pope Marcellus I ranks 266 out of 5,161. Before him are Bernardo Bertolucci (1941), Pope Lucius II (1100), Pope Adeodatus I (570), Pope Celestine V (1215), Giuseppe Meazza (1910), and Pope John XVIII (970). After him are Benvenuto Cellini (1500), Umberto II of Italy (1904), Pope Honorius II (1100), Pertinax (126), Pope Lucius III (1110), and Juvenal (50).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Marcellus I ranks 107. Before him are Pope Clement XI (1649), Pope Gregory X (1210), Pope Lucius II (1100), Pope Adeodatus I (570), Pope Celestine V (1215), and Pope John XVIII (970). After him are Pope Honorius II (1100), Pope Lucius III (1110), Pope Siricius (334), Pope Innocent II (1100), Pope Leo III (750), and Pope Anacletus (1).

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