RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope Valentine

780 - 827

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Pope Valentine (Latin: Valentinus; died 10 October 827) was the bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States for two months in 827. He was unusually close to his predecessor, Eugene II, rumoured to be Valentine's father or his lover, and became pope before being ordained as a priest. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pope Valentine has received more than 195,925 page views. His biography is available in 70 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 68 in 2019). Pope Valentine is the 436th most popular religious figure (down from 415th in 2019), the 505th most popular biography from Italy (down from 480th in 2019) and the 200th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Pope Valentine was an early Christian martyr who was killed in the year 270. He is most famous for being the namesake of Valentine's Day.

Memorability Metrics

  • 200k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 68.64

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 70

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 12.84

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.64

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Valentine ranks 436 out of 3,187. Before him are Clement of Ohrid, Dionysius Exiguus, Eber, Pope John V, Pope Leo II, and Abdullah ibn Masud. After him are Sumayyah bint Khabbat, Pachomius the Great, Charbel Makhlouf, Nehemiah, Saint Apollonia, and Pope Boniface III.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 780, Pope Valentine ranks 4. Before him are Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi, Ahmad ibn Hanbal, and Pope Eugene II. After him are Rabanus Maurus, Frederick of Utrecht, Odo I, Count of Orléans, and Theodote. Among people deceased in 827, Pope Valentine ranks 2. Before him is Pope Eugene II. After him are Emperor Jingzong of Tang, Adalard of Corbie, and Ludeca of Mercia.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pope Valentine ranks 505 out of 5,161. Before him are Paolo Maldini (1968), Jacopo Peri (1561), Cornelius Nepos (-100), Pope Leo II (611), Pontormo (1494), and Elena Ferrante (1943). After him are Totila (500), Umberto Boccioni (1882), Pope Boniface III (540), Beatrice Portinari (1265), Monica Vitti (1931), and Pope Conon (630).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Valentine ranks 200. Before him are Pope Benedict III (810), Pope Simplicius (420), Pope Paul II (1417), Pope Honorius I (585), Januarius (272), and Pope Leo II (611). After him are Pope Boniface III (540), Beatrice Portinari (1265), Pope Conon (630), Pope Hilarius (415), Pope Callixtus I (180), and Pope Stephen IV (770).

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