RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Rose of Lima

1586 - 1617

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Rose of Lima, TOSD (born Isabel Flores de Oliva; 20 April 1586 – 24 August 1617) (Latin: Rosa Limana, Spanish: Rosa de Lima) was a member of the Third Order of Saint Dominic in Lima, Peru, Spanish Empire, who became known for both her life of severe penance and her care of the poverty stricken of the city through her own private efforts. Rose of Lima was born to a noble family and is the patron saint of embroidery, gardening and cultivation of blooming flowers. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Rose of Lima has received more than 1,386,588 page views. Her biography is available in 46 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 44 in 2019). Rose of Lima is the 507th most popular religious figure (up from 563rd in 2019), the 10th most popular biography from Peru (up from 12th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Peruvian Religious Figure.

The rose of Lima is a type of flower that is native to Peru. It is most famous for its unique shape and color.

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  • 46

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.62

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.42

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Rose of Lima ranks 507 out of 3,187. Before her are Bruno of Cologne, Mus‘ab ibn 'Umair, 13th Dalai Lama, Rāhula, Maria al-Qibtiyya, and Paul of Thebes. After her are Haggai, Saint Sarah, Malachi, Pope Victor I, Simeon, and Saint Florian.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1586, Rose of Lima ranks 1. After her are Leopold V, Archduke of Austria, Johannes Valentinus Andreae, Johann Schein, Pietro Della Valle, Francesco IV Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua, Duchess Magdalene Sibylle of Prussia, Théophraste Renaudot, Jan Wildens, Pau Claris i Casademunt, Niccolò Zucchi, and John Ford. Among people deceased in 1617, Rose of Lima ranks 4. Before her are Ahmed I, Pocahontas, and John Napier. After her are Francisco Suárez, Emperor Go-Yōzei, Concino Concini, David Fabricius, Hendrik Goltzius, 4th Dalai Lama, Fausto Veranzio, and Dorothea of Denmark, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg.

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In Peru

Among people born in Peru, Rose of Lima ranks 10 out of 287. Before her are Isabel Allende (1942), Javier Pérez de Cuéllar (1920), Carlos Castaneda (1925), Alberto Fujimori (1938), Túpac Amaru (1545), and Manco Cápac (1250). After her are Pachacuti (1380), Túpac Amaru II (1738), Yma Sumac (1923), Manco Inca Yupanqui (1512), Martin de Porres (1579), and Huáscar (1490).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Peru

Among religious figures born in Peru, Rose of Lima ranks 2. Before her are Manco Cápac (1250). After her are Martin de Porres (1579), Sinchi Roca (1230), Mayta Cápac (1290), Juan Luis Cipriani Thorne (1943), Pedro Barreto (1944), and Juan Guevara (1882).

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