RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope Urban I

222 - 230

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Pope Urban I, also known as Saint Urban (175?–230) (Latin: Urbanus I), was the bishop of Rome from 222 to 23 May 230. He was born in Rome and succeeded Callixtus I, who had been martyred. It was believed for centuries that Urban I was also martyred. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pope Urban I has received more than 301,902 page views. His biography is available in 77 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 75 in 2019). Pope Urban I is the 263rd most popular religious figure (down from 221st in 2019), the 289th most popular biography from Italy (down from 257th in 2019) and the 119th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Pope Urban I is most famous for being the pope who called for the first crusade in 1095.

Memorability Metrics

  • 300k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 72.45

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 77

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 18.98

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.43

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Urban I ranks 263 out of 3,187. Before him are Pope Boniface IV, Pope Honorius IV, Pope Gelasius II, Pope Felix III, Pope John VIII, and Rebecca. After him are Saint Pantaleon, Demetrius of Thessaloniki, Pope Sergius IV, Zechariah, Pope Innocent V, and Pope Damasus I.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 222, Pope Urban I ranks 1.  Among people deceased in 230, Pope Urban I ranks 2. Before him is Saint Cecilia. After him are Philostratus of Lemnos, and Marius Maximus.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pope Urban I ranks 289 out of 5,161. Before him are Pope Honorius IV (1210), Pope Gelasius II (1062), Valentinian III (419), Pope Felix III (440), Pope John VIII (820), and Didius Julianus (133). After him are Duccio (1255), Messalina (17), Pope Sergius IV (970), Germanicus (-15), Tommaso Campanella (1568), and Umberto I of Italy (1844).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Urban I ranks 119. Before him are Pope Anacletus (1), Pope Boniface IV (550), Pope Honorius IV (1210), Pope Gelasius II (1062), Pope Felix III (440), and Pope John VIII (820). After him are Pope Sergius IV (970), Pope Damasus I (305), Pope John X (860), Pope Adrian V (1205), Pope Pius I (90), and Pope Paschal I (775).

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