RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope Sylvester I

300 - 335

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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 650,275 page views. His biography is available in 82 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 80 in 2019). Pope Sylvester I is the 80th most popular religious figure (down from 66th in 2019), the 87th most popular biography from Italy (down from 71st in 2019) and the 17th 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

Among religious figures, Pope Sylvester I ranks 80 out of 3,187. Before him are Pope Pius V, Pope Pius XI, Benedict of Nursia, Hasan ibn Ali, Pope Urban II, and Pope Gregory XIII. After him are Pope Benedict XV, Girolamo Savonarola, Pope Sixtus IV, Pope Paul VI, Thomas the Apostle, and Pope Leo X.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 300, Pope Sylvester I ranks 2. Before him is Saint Barbara. After him are Saint Sebastian, Pope Felix I, Saint Blaise, Pope Julius I, Valerius Severus, Vincent of Saragossa, Pope Eutychian, Theodore of Amasea, Macarius of Egypt, and Asanga. Among people deceased in 335, Pope Sylvester I ranks 1. After him are Saint Nino, Chandragupta I, Macarius of Jerusalem, and Wisimar.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pope Sylvester I ranks 87 out of 5,161. Before him are Giorgio Vasari (1511), Pope Pius V (1504), Pope Pius XI (1857), Benedict of Nursia (480), Michael Collins (1930), and Pope Gregory XIII (1502). After him are Masaccio (1401), Sonia Gandhi (1946), Pope Benedict XV (1854), Livy (-59), Girolamo Savonarola (1452), and Pope Sixtus IV (1414).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Sylvester I ranks 17. Before him are Pope Innocent VII (1339), Pope Julius II (1443), Pope Pius V (1504), Pope Pius XI (1857), Benedict of Nursia (480), and Pope Gregory XIII (1502). After him are Pope Benedict XV (1854), Girolamo Savonarola (1452), Pope Sixtus IV (1414), Pope Paul VI (1897), Pope Leo X (1475), and Pope Pius III (1439).

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