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Pope Sylvester I (also Silvester, 285 – 31 December 335) was the bishop of Rome from 31 January 314 until his death on 31 December 335. He filled the See of Rome at an important era in the history of the Western Church, though very little is known of his life. During his pontificate, he notably convened the Council of Arles in 314, which condemned the separatist Donatist sect, and the First Council of Nicaea in 325, which aimed to resolve the Arian controversy. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pope Sylvester I has received more than 616,101 page views. His biography is available in 80 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 78 in 2019). Pope Sylvester I is the 69th most popular religious figure (up from 113th in 2019), the 71st most popular biography from Italy (up from 138th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Italian Religious Figure.
Pope Sylvester I was most famous for his role in the conversion of Constantine the Great to Christianity.
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Among religious figures, Pope Sylvester I ranks 69 out of 2,238. Before him are Pope Alexander VI, Thomas the Apostle, Daniel, Pope Pius XI, Saint Valentine, and John Chrysostom. After him are Muhammad al-Bukhari, Pope Gregory XIII, Pope Urban II, Pope Julius II, Pope Gregory VII, and Pope Pius IX.
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690 BC - 600 BC
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1857 - 1939
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226 - 273
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349 - 407
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300 - 335
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810 - 870
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1502 - 1585
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1042 - 1099
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1020 - 1085
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1792 - 1878
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Among people born in 300, Pope Sylvester I ranks 2. Before him is Saint Barbara. After him are Saint Sebastian, Saint Blaise, Pope Felix I, Pope Julius I, Pope Eutychian, Theodore of Amasea, Valerius Severus, Vincent of Saragossa, Macarius of Egypt, and Vātsyāyana. Among people deceased in 335, Pope Sylvester I ranks 1. After him are Saint Nino and Chandragupta I.
300 - 306
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300 - 335
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300 - 316
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300 - 352
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300 - 283
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300 - 306
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300 - 335
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Among people born in Italy, Pope Sylvester I ranks 71 out of 4,668. Before him are Benedict of Nursia (480), Luciano Pavarotti (1935), Vitruvius (-75), Giacomo Casanova (1725), Pope Pius XI (1857), and Saint Valentine (226). After him are Amedeo Modigliani (1884), Pope Gregory XIII (1502), Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor (1194), Livy (-59), Giorgio Vasari (1511), and Pope Julius II (1443).
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1935 - 2007
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75 BC - 15 BC
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1857 - 1939
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226 - 273
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300 - 335
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1884 - 1920
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1502 - 1585
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1194 - 1250
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59 BC - 17
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1511 - 1574
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1443 - 1513
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Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Sylvester I ranks 11. Before him are Pope Gregory I (540), Pope Pius XII (1876), Pope Clement VII (1478), Benedict of Nursia (480), Pope Pius XI (1857), and Saint Valentine (226). After him are Pope Gregory XIII (1502), Pope Julius II (1443), Pope Gregory VII (1020), Pope Pius IX (1792), Pope Paul VI (1897), and Pope Leo X (1475).
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1876 - 1958
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1478 - 1534
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480 - 543
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1857 - 1939
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226 - 273
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300 - 335
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1502 - 1585
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1443 - 1513
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1020 - 1085
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1792 - 1878
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1897 - 1978
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1475 - 1521
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