RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Rita of Cascia

1381 - 1457

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Rita of Cascia, OSA (born Margherita Ferri Lotti; 1381 – 22 May 1457), was an Italian widow and Augustinian nun. After Rita's husband died, she joined a small community of nuns, who later became Augustinians, where she was known both for practicing mortification of the flesh and for the efficacy of her prayers. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Rita of Cascia has received more than 1,864,517 page views. Her biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Rita of Cascia is the 172nd most popular religious figure (up from 188th in 2019), the 192nd most popular biography from Italy (up from 219th in 2019) and the 66th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Rita of Cascia is most famous for her poem "The Dialogue of Saint Catherine of Siena and Saint Margaret of Cortona."

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.9M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 78.32

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 38

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.88

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.02

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Rita of Cascia ranks 172 out of 3,187. Before her are Pope Gregory XII, Pope Paul IV, Pope Felix I, Pope Boniface IX, Pope Innocent XI, and Pope Adeodatus II. After her are Pope Alexander VII, Pope Linus, Lazarus of Bethany, Pope Urban V, Saint Blaise, and Pope Adrian VI.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1381, Rita of Cascia ranks 1. After her are Eric of Pomerania, John I, Duke of Bourbon, Chang of Goryeo, Lawrence Justinian, and Colette of Corbie. Among people deceased in 1457, Rita of Cascia ranks 1. After her are Ladislaus the Posthumous, Lorenzo Valla, Jingtai Emperor, Danjong of Joseon, Andrea del Castagno, Francesco Foscari, Ladislaus Hunyadi, Goharshad Begum, Bartolomeu Perestrello, Peter II, Duke of Brittany, and Abul-Qasim Babur Mirza.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Rita of Cascia ranks 192 out of 5,161. Before her are Pope Gregory XII (1335), Pope Paul IV (1476), Pope Felix I (300), Pope Boniface IX (1350), Pope Innocent XI (1611), and Pope Adeodatus II (610). After her are Pope Alexander VII (1599), Gaetano Donizetti (1797), Vincenzo Bellini (1801), Pope Linus (1), Carlo Ancelotti (1959), and Giovanni Bellini (1430).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Rita of Cascia ranks 66. Before her are Pope Gregory XII (1335), Pope Paul IV (1476), Pope Felix I (300), Pope Boniface IX (1350), Pope Innocent XI (1611), and Pope Adeodatus II (610). After her are Pope Alexander VII (1599), Pope Linus (1), Pope Boniface V (575), Saint Cecilia (200), Pope Clement IX (1600), and Pope Celestine I (400).

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