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 266,530 page views. His biography is available in 73 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 71 in 2019). Pope Urban V is the 176th most popular religious figure (down from 166th in 2019), the 174th most popular biography from France (up from 178th in 2019) and the 9th 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.

Memorability Metrics

  • 270k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 74.33

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 73

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 14.99

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.72

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Urban V ranks 176 out of 3,187. Before him are Pope Innocent XI, Pope Adeodatus II, Rita of Cascia, Pope Alexander VII, Pope Linus, and Lazarus of Bethany. After him are Saint Blaise, Pope Adrian VI, Pope Boniface V, Saint Cecilia, Bernadette Soubirous, and Pope Clement IX.

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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, Winrich von Kniprode, Berdi Beg, Andronikos III of Trebizond, Lorenzo Celsi, 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, Rudolf II, Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg, Guariento di Arpo, and Euphemia of Sweden.

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In France

Among people born in France, Pope Urban V ranks 174 out of 6,770. Before him are Jean Racine (1639), Tacitus (54), Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683), Edward IV of England (1442), Pierre-Joseph Proudhon (1809), and Jean Bodin (1530). After him are Annie Ernaux (1940), Louis VII of France (1120), Bernadette Soubirous (1844), Louis VIII of France (1187), Camille Saint-Saëns (1835), and Francis II of France (1544).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In France

Among religious figures born in France, Pope Urban V ranks 9. Before him are Bernard of Clairvaux (1090), Thérèse of Lisieux (1873), Saint Sebastian (300), Pope Clement V (1264), Pope John XXII (1244), and Pope Martin IV (1220). After him are Bernadette Soubirous (1844), Pope Clement VI (1291), Saint Roch (1295), Pope Benedict XII (1280), Pope Gregory XI (1370), and Pope Clement IV (1190).

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