RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope Pelagius II

520 - 590

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Pope Pelagius II (died 7 February 590) was the bishop of Rome from 26 November 579 to his death. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pope Pelagius II has received more than 182,441 page views. His biography is available in 71 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 68 in 2019). Pope Pelagius II is the 217th most popular religious figure (up from 321st in 2019), the 244th most popular biography from Italy (up from 380th in 2019) and the 94th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Pope Pelagius II is most famous for being the first pope to be canonized.

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  • 180k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 73.48

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 71

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 19.91

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.29

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Pelagius II ranks 217 out of 3,187. Before him are Pope Innocent XII, Pope Eugene III, Pope Clement XIV, Pope Nicholas V, Pope Innocent XIII, and Saint Christopher. After him are Pope Alexander VIII, Pope Leo I, Pope Clement IV, Pope John XV, Pope Urban IV, and Pope John XIX.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 520, Pope Pelagius II ranks 1. After him are Pope John III, Justin II, Tiberius II Constantine, Charibert I, Emperor Sushun, Martin of Braga, Paul the Silentiary, and Zuhayr bin Abi Sulma. Among people deceased in 590, Pope Pelagius II ranks 1. After him are Hormizd IV, Authari, Pyeongwon of Goguryeo, and Guaram I of Iberia.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pope Pelagius II ranks 244 out of 5,161. Before him are Pope Eugene III (1080), Sergio Leone (1929), Arcangelo Corelli (1653), Pope Clement XIV (1705), Pope Nicholas V (1397), and Pope Innocent XIII (1655). After him are Pliny the Younger (61), Pope Alexander VIII (1610), Pope Leo I (390), Cesare Lombroso (1835), Pope John XV (1000), and Diodorus Siculus (-90).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Pelagius II ranks 94. Before him are Pope Gregory XIV (1535), Pope Innocent XII (1615), Pope Eugene III (1080), Pope Clement XIV (1705), Pope Nicholas V (1397), and Pope Innocent XIII (1655). After him are Pope Alexander VIII (1610), Pope Leo I (390), Pope John XV (1000), Pope John XIX (975), Padre Pio (1887), and Pope Adrian I (700).

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