RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope Zephyrinus

150 - 217

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Pope Zephyrinus was the bishop of Rome from 199 to his death on 20 December 217. He was born in Rome, and succeeded Victor I. Upon his death on 20 December 217, he was succeeded by his principal advisor, Callixtus I. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pope Zephyrinus has received more than 377,306 page views. His biography is available in 74 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 72 in 2019). Pope Zephyrinus is the 524th most popular religious figure (down from 460th in 2019), the 599th most popular biography from Italy (down from 533rd in 2019) and the 223rd most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Pope Zephyrinus is most famous for being the pope who presided over the church during the time of the Roman emperor Septimius Severus.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Zephyrinus ranks 524 out of 3,187Before him are Abbas ibn Ali, Suger, Desmond Tutu, Theodore of Amasea, Saint Rosalia, and Ibrahim ibn Muhammad. After him are John Climacus, Ja'far ibn Abi Talib, Ibn Hazm, Pope Miltiades, James, brother of Jesus, and Vincent Ferrer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 150, Pope Zephyrinus ranks 4Before him are Nagarjuna, Shapur I, and Clement of Alexandria. After him are Clodius Albinus, Lucilla, Vologases IV, Zhang Zhongjing, Aristides of Athens, Dian Wei, Terentianus, and Gaius Fulvius Plautianus. Among people deceased in 217, Pope Zephyrinus ranks 3Before him are Caracalla, and Julia Domna. After him are Judah ha-Nasi, Philadelphus of Byzantium, and Khosrov I of Armenia.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pope Zephyrinus ranks 599 out of 5,161Before him are Charles Ponzi (1882), Saint Rosalia (1130), Livius Andronicus (-280), Carlo Ponti (1912), Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma (1545), and Bianca Maria Sforza (1472). After him are Francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1541), Laura Bassi (1711), Alexander of Battenberg (1857), Raffaella Carrà (1943), Pope Miltiades (250), and Maurizio Gucci (1948).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Zephyrinus ranks 223Before him are Anastasia of Sirmium (281), Dominic Savio (1842), Aloysius Gonzaga (1568), Denis (210), Saint Eustace (10), and Saint Rosalia (1130). After him are Pope Miltiades (250), Pope Agapetus I (490), Pope Stephen VI (850), Pope Stephen II (715), Pope Boniface II (470), and Pope Telesphorus (100).