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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 286,992 page views. His biography is available in 75 different languages on Wikipedia. Pope Urban I is the 225th most popular religious figure (down from 217th in 2019), the 258th most popular biography from Italy (up from 261st in 2019) and the 95th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

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

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  • 72.68

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 75

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 19.26

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.29

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Urban I ranks 225 out of 2,238Before him are Pope Urban VI, Pope Lucius III, Tomás de Torquemada, Rabia of Basra, Pope Benedict II, and Abdul Qadir Gilani. After him are Cyprian, Pope Boniface IV, Charles Borromeo, Pope Clement IV, Pope Pelagius I, and Pope John XV.

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Contemporaries

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

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pope Urban I ranks 258 out of 4,668Before him are Livia (-58), Andrea Mantegna (1431), Germanicus (-15), Pope Benedict II (635), Valentinian III (419), and Man in the Iron Mask (1640). After him are Pope Boniface IV (550), Charles Borromeo (1538), Fra Angelico (1400), Pope Pelagius I (505), Pope John XV (1000), and Zita of Bourbon-Parma (1892).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Urban I ranks 95Before him are Padre Pio (1887), Pope Innocent VII (1339), Pope Felix I (300), Pope Innocent IX (1519), Pope Lucius III (1110), and Pope Benedict II (635). After him are Pope Boniface IV (550), Charles Borromeo (1538), Pope Pelagius I (505), Pope John XV (1000), Pope Adeodatus I (570), and Pope Benedict XIII (1649).