RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope Romanus

850 - 897

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Pope Romanus (fl. 867–897) was the bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from August to November 897. His short reign occurred during a period of partisan strife in the Catholic Church, amid the violence and disorder in central Italy. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pope Romanus has received more than 190,243 page views. His biography is available in 67 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 66 in 2019). Pope Romanus is the 571st most popular religious figure (up from 617th in 2019), the 670th most popular biography from Italy (up from 748th in 2019) and the 233rd most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Pope Romanus is most famous for being the pope who commissioned the first known map of the world.

Memorability Metrics

  • 190k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 66.32

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 67

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 14.01

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.28

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Romanus ranks 571 out of 3,187. Before him are Al-Nasa'i, Pope Donus, Guru Gobind Singh, Jephthah, Pope Hyginus, and Junayd of Baghdad. After him are Pope Eleutherius, Zayd ibn Ali, Sabbas the Sanctified, Saint Giles, Pope John VII, and Rabanus Maurus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 850, Pope Romanus ranks 9. Before him are Arnulf of Carinthia, Pope John IX, Pope Stephen VII, Berengar I of Italy, Ingólfr Arnarson, and Pope Stephen VI. After him are Pope Stephen V, Sigurd Snake-in-the-Eye, Istakhri, Abu Zayd al-Balkhi, Emperor Seiwa, and Linji Yixuan. Among people deceased in 897, Pope Romanus ranks 2. Before him is Pope Stephen VI. After him are Pope Theodore II, Wilfred the Hairy, Jinseong of Silla, Buhturi, and Braslav, Duke of Lower Pannonia.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pope Romanus ranks 670 out of 5,161. Before him are Theano (-600), Gaius Caesar (-20), Catherine Cornaro (1454), Pope Donus (610), Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies (1810), and Franco Baresi (1960). After him are Henry of Germany (1211), Lorenzo Da Ponte (1749), Gianni Rivera (1943), Pietro da Cortona (1596), Franco Zeffirelli (1923), and Patrizia Reggiani (1948).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Romanus ranks 233. Before him are Pope Stephen II (715), Pope Boniface II (470), Pope Telesphorus (100), Pope John XIII (930), Paul the Deacon (720), and Pope Donus (610). After him are Francis of Paola (1416), Camillus de Lellis (1550), Joseph of Cupertino (1603), Pope Marcellinus (250), Pope Stephen V (850), and Pope Theodore II (840).

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