RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope Sixtus II

215 - 258

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Pope Sixtus II (Greek: Πάπας Σίξτος Β΄), also written as Pope Xystus II, was bishop of Rome from 31 August 257 until his death on 6 August 258. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pope Sixtus II has received more than 353,401 page views. His biography is available in 78 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 76 in 2019). Pope Sixtus II is the 208th most popular religious figure (down from 191st in 2019), the 51st most popular biography from Greece (up from 54th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Greek Religious Figure.

Pope Sixtus II is most famous for being the first pope to be martyred.

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  • 77.59

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 78

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 13.71

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.11

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Sixtus II ranks 208 out of 3,187. Before him are Elizabeth of Hungary, Pope Boniface I, Pope Celestine III, John of Nepomuk, Pope Innocent IX, and Pope Gregory XI. After him are Bridget of Sweden, Pope Gregory XIV, Pope Innocent XII, Pope Eugene III, Pope Clement XIV, and Pope Nicholas V.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 215, Pope Sixtus II ranks 1.  Among people deceased in 258, Pope Sixtus II ranks 2. Before him is Saint Lawrence. After him are Cyprian, Novatian, Eugenia of Rome, and Zhuge Dan.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Pope Sixtus II ranks 51 out of 1,024. Before him are Theophrastus (-371), Aristarchus of Samos (-311), Praxiteles (-395), Constantine II of Greece (1940), Peisistratos (-600), and Menander (-342). After him are Pindar (-517), Queen Sofía of Spain (1938), Vangelis (1943), Antisthenes (-445), Miltiades (-540), and Seleucus I Nicator (-358).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Greece

Among religious figures born in Greece, Pope Sixtus II ranks 2. Before him are Saint Stephen (1). After him are Demetrius of Thessaloniki (270), Pope Dionysius (200), Dionysius the Areopagite (100), Saint Titus (13), Philomena (291), Antipope Alexander V (1339), Pope Hyginus (100), Pope Eleutherius (171), Saint Giles (640), and Athenagoras I of Constantinople (1886).

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