RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope Martin I

590 - 655

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Pope Martin I (Latin: Martinus I, Greek: Πάπας Μαρτῖνος; between 590 and 600 – 16 September 655), also known as Martin the Confessor, was the bishop of Rome from 21 July 649 to his death 16 September 655. He had served as Pope Theodore I's ambassador to Constantinople, and was elected to succeed him as Pope. He was the only pope when Constantinople controlled the papacy whose election had not awaited imperial mandate. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pope Martin I has received more than 370,694 page views. His biography is available in 69 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 68 in 2019). Pope Martin I is the 377th most popular religious figure (down from 332nd in 2019), the 429th most popular biography from Italy (down from 394th in 2019) and the 171st most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Pope Martin I was most famous for being the first pope to be martyred. He was killed in the year 867 by supporters of the Emperor Louis II.

Memorability Metrics

  • 370k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 69.79

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 69

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 11.50

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.60

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Pope Martin IS by language

Over the past year Pope Martin I has had the most page views in the with 56,839 views, followed by Spanish (8,842), and Italian (8,305). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Finnish (340.00%), Sicilian (69.57%), and Malay (67.53%)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Martin I ranks 377 out of 3,187. Before him are Pope Anicetus, Sabbatai Zevi, Pope Nicholas II, Parascheva of the Balkans, Alcuin, and Muhammad al-Baqir. After him are Pope Fabian, Abu Mansur al-Maturidi, Matteo Ricci, Pope Zachary, Ruqayyah bint Muhammad, and Simeon Stylites.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 590, Pope Martin I ranks 1. After him are Harsha, Kavad II, Sa'd ibn Mu'adh, Aqil ibn Abi Talib, Boran, Peroz II, and Eanfrith of Bernicia. Among people deceased in 655, Pope Martin I ranks 1. After him are Penda of Mercia, and Lubaba bint al-Harith.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pope Martin I ranks 429 out of 5,161. Before him are Ludovico Ariosto (1474), Arturo Toscanini (1867), Louis II of Italy (825), Poppaea Sabina (30), Andrea Doria (1466), and Giovanni Trapattoni (1939). After him are Pietro Badoglio (1871), Pope Fabian (200), Marcus Aemilius Lepidus (-89), Cesare Beccaria (1738), Matteo Ricci (1552), and Gaius Cassius Longinus (-87).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Martin I ranks 171. Before him are Philip Neri (1515), Pope Leo VII (900), Pope Anastasius I (340), Pope Soter (120), Pope Clement III (1130), and Pope Sergius I (650). After him are Pope Fabian (200), Matteo Ricci (1552), Pope Zachary (679), Pope Hormisdas (450), Pope Boniface VI (800), and Pope Benedict II (635).

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