RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope Vigilius

500 - 555

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Pope Vigilius (died 7 June 555) was the bishop of Rome from 29 March 537 to his death. He is considered the first pope of the Byzantine papacy. Born into Roman aristocracy, Vigilius served as a deacon and papal apocrisiarius in Constantinople. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pope Vigilius has received more than 282,081 page views. His biography is available in 69 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 67 in 2019). Pope Vigilius is the 629th most popular religious figure (down from 595th in 2019), the 743rd most popular biography from Italy (down from 713th in 2019) and the 245th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Pope Vigilius is most famous for his role in the conflict between the Eastern and Western Churches.

Memorability Metrics

  • 280k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 65.36

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 69

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 10.69

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.73

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Vigilius ranks 629 out of 3,187. Before him are Mahākāśyapa, Michael I Cerularius, Sister Lúcia, Pope Leo VI, Theophanes the Confessor, and Canaan. After him are Jean Meslier, Pope Felix IV, Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, Charles Taze Russell, John Knox, and Peter Waldo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 500, Pope Vigilius ranks 5. Before him are Procopius, Theodora, Totila, and Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite. After him are Peroz I, Basiliscus, Nonnus, Sigismund of Burgundy, Yazdegerd II, Ildico, and Gundobad. Among people deceased in 555, Pope Vigilius ranks 1. After him are Theudebald, and Mark of Cornwall.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pope Vigilius ranks 743 out of 5,161. Before him are Alcmaeon of Croton (-510), Giovanni Borgia, 2nd Duke of Gandia (1474), Margherita of Savoy (1851), Antonio Negri (1933), Giovanni da Verrazzano (1485), and Pope Leo VI (914). After him are Joachim of Fiore (1135), Pope Felix IV (480), Poliziano (1454), Giovanni Schiaparelli (1835), Rosso Fiorentino (1494), and Luca della Robbia (1399).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Vigilius ranks 245. Before him are Pope Theodore II (840), Angela Merici (1474), Giulia Farnese (1474), Alexius of Rome (400), Pope Eusebius (250), and Pope Leo VI (914). After him are Pope Felix IV (480), Pope Anastasius II (450), Tarcisius (263), Pope Benedict IV (860), Pope Benedict V (930), and John of Capistrano (1386).

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