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RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope Telesphorus

100 - 137

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Pope Telesphorus (Greek: Τελεσφόρος) was the bishop of Rome from c. 126 to his death c. 137, during the reigns of Roman Emperors Hadrian and Antoninus Pius. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pope Telesphorus has received more than 363,796 page views. His biography is available in 73 different languages on Wikipedia. Pope Telesphorus is the 463rd most popular religious figure (down from 411th in 2019), the 528th most popular biography from Italy (down from 495th in 2019) and the 205th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Pope Telesphorus is most famous for being the first pope to be martyred for his faith.

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  • 360k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 67.82

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 73

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 11.86

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.43

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Telesphorus ranks 463 out of 2,238. Before him are Pope Stephen II, Anastasia of Sirmium, Hugues de Payens, Bruno of Cologne, Theodore of Amasea, and Jephthah. After him are Pope John III, Pope Zephyrinus, Tollund Man, Pope Stephen VIII, Pope Constantine, and Beatrice Portinari.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 100, Pope Telesphorus ranks 9. Before him are Joseph of Arimathea, Longinus, Dionysius the Areopagite, Thecla, James the Less, and Decebalus. After him are Pope Hyginus, Saint Sarah, Pope Victor I, Justin Martyr, Ananias of Damascus, and Philemon. Among people deceased in 137, Pope Telesphorus ranks 1. 

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pope Telesphorus ranks 528 out of 4,668. Before him are Ambrogio Lorenzetti (1290), Propertius (-50), Pope Stephen II (715), Anastasia of Sirmium (281), Maria Luisa of Parma (1751), and Caterina Sforza (1463). After him are Pope John III (520), Giorgio Napolitano (1925), Giuliano Gemma (1938), Ferruccio Lamborghini (1916), Filippino Lippi (1457), and Pope Zephyrinus (150).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Telesphorus ranks 205. Before him are Pope-elect Stephen (700), Pope Boniface VI (800), Pope Hilarius (415), Pope Innocent I (378), Pope Stephen II (715), and Anastasia of Sirmium (281). After him are Pope John III (520), Pope Zephyrinus (150), Pope Stephen VIII (900), Beatrice Portinari (1265), Pope John XIV (1000), and Dominic Savio (1842).

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