RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope Pius VIII

1761 - 1830

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Pope Pius VIII (Italian: Pio VIII; born Francesco Saverio Maria Felice Castiglioni; 20 November 1761 – 30 November 1830) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 31 March 1829 to his death in November 1830. Pius VIII's pontificate was the shortest of the 19th century, and is likely the least remembered. His brief papacy witnessed the Catholic Emancipation in the United Kingdom in 1829, which he welcomed, and the July Revolution in France in 1830, which he reluctantly accepted. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pope Pius VIII has received more than 453,907 page views. His biography is available in 78 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 77 in 2019). Pope Pius VIII is the 129th most popular religious figure (down from 128th in 2019), the 144th most popular biography from Italy (down from 143rd in 2019) and the 38th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Pope Pius VIII is most famous for his 1864 bull, Quanta Cura, in which he condemned liberalism, socialism, and communism.

Memorability Metrics

  • 450k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 75.51

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 78

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 15.31

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.71

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Pius VIII ranks 129 out of 3,187. Before him are Pope Gregory XVI, Pope Urban VII, Pope Boniface VIII, Zechariah, Pope Gregory IX, and Hassan-i Sabbah. After him are Pope Formosus, Margaret the Virgin, Saint Dominic, Pope Clement VIII, Mahavira, and Pope Pius VI.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1761, Pope Pius VIII ranks 1. After him are Selim III, Michael Andreas Barclay de Tolly, Marie Tussaud, Jan Potocki, Christiaan Hendrik Persoon, William Carey, August von Kotzebue, Philippe Buonarroti, Jean-Charles Pichegru, Sineperver Sultan, and Louis-Léopold Boilly. Among people deceased in 1830, Pope Pius VIII ranks 3. Before him are Simón Bolívar, and Joseph Fourier. After him are George IV of the United Kingdom, Adam Weishaupt, Francis I of the Two Sicilies, Benjamin Constant, Carlota Joaquina of Spain, Laurent de Gouvion Saint-Cyr, Antonio José de Sucre, Thomas Lawrence, and Louis I, Grand Duke of Hesse.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pope Pius VIII ranks 144 out of 5,161. Before him are Pier Paolo Pasolini (1922), Cardinal Mazarin (1602), Enzo Ferrari (1898), Luca Pacioli (1445), Adriano Celentano (1938), and Guillaume Apollinaire (1880). After him are Pope Formosus (816), Plautus (-254), Luigi Galvani (1737), Pope Clement VIII (1536), Marcello Mastroianni (1924), and Victor Emmanuel III of Italy (1869).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Pius VIII ranks 38. Before him are John Bosco (1815), Clare of Assisi (1193), Pope Gregory XVI (1765), Pope Urban VII (1521), Pope Boniface VIII (1235), and Pope Gregory IX (1160). After him are Pope Formosus (816), Pope Clement VIII (1536), Pope Pius VI (1717), Pope Leo XI (1535), Anselm of Canterbury (1033), and Pope Clement I (40).

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