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RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope Urban V

1310 - 1370

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Pope Urban V (Latin: Urbanus V; 1310 – 19 December 1370), born Guillaume de Grimoard, was the head of the Catholic Church from 28 September 1362 until his death, in December 1370 and was also a member of the Order of Saint Benedict. He was the only Avignon pope to be beatified. Even after his election as pontiff, he continued to follow the Benedictine Rule, living simply and modestly. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pope Urban V has received more than 253,733 page views. His biography is available in 71 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 70 in 2019). Pope Urban V is the 170th most popular religious figure (down from 153rd in 2019), the 178th most popular biography from France (up from 181st in 2019) and the 10th most popular French Religious Figure.

Pope Urban V is most famous for being the pope who moved the papal residence from Rome to Avignon, France.

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  • 250k

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  • 74.32

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 71

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 15.65

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.54

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Urban V ranks 170 out of 2,238. Before him are Pope Innocent VIII, Pope Innocent XII, Pope John XXII, Pope Innocent X, Pope Nicholas V, and Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib. After him are Pope Alexander VII, Pope Gregory XIV, Saint Cecilia, Rachel, Pope Eugene IV, and Isidore of Seville.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1310, Pope Urban V ranks 1. After him are Casimir III the Great, Laura de Noves, Viracocha Inca, Jeanne d'Évreux, Eleanor de Guzmán, Frederick II, Margrave of Meissen, Berdi Beg, Andronikos III of Trebizond, Henry of Grosmont, 1st Duke of Lancaster, Jean de Roquetaillade, and Gil Álvarez Carrillo de Albornoz. Among people deceased in 1370, Pope Urban V ranks 1. After him are Casimir III the Great, Toghon Temür, and Rudolf II, Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg.

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In France

Among people born in France, Pope Urban V ranks 178 out of 6,011. Before him are Louis X of France (1289), Henry Cavendish (1731), Louis Bonaparte (1778), Joseph Bonaparte (1768), Louis VIII of France (1187), and Pope John XXII (1244). After him are François Viète (1540), Prince Eugene of Savoy (1663), Louis de Broglie (1892), Gérard Depardieu (1948), Jean-Luc Godard (1930), and Pierre-Joseph Proudhon (1809).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In France

Among religious figures born in France, Pope Urban V ranks 10. Before him are Pope Clement V (1264), Saint Sebastian (300), Thérèse of Lisieux (1873), Bernadette Soubirous (1844), Pope Gregory XI (1370), and Pope John XXII (1244). After him are Jacques de Molay (1243), Pope Clement VI (1291), Saint Roch (1295), Pope Innocent VI (1282), Pope Benedict XII (1280), and Francis de Sales (1567).

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