RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Saint Alphonsa

1910 - 1946

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Saint Alphonsa of the Immaculate Conception (19 August 1910 – 28 July 1946), born as Anna Muttathupadathu, was an Indian Catholic nun and educator. She is the first woman of Indian origin to be canonized as a saint by the Catholic Church, and the first canonized saint of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church. Born in Kudamalur, Kerala, Alphonsa joined the Franciscan Clarist Congregation at a young age. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Saint Alphonsa has received more than 415,226 page views. Her biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia. Saint Alphonsa is the 2,396th most popular religious figure (down from 2,151st in 2019), the 517th most popular biography from India (down from 450th in 2019) and the 44th most popular Indian Religious Figure.

Memorability Metrics

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  • 49.91

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.51

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.75

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Saint Alphonsa ranks 2,396 out of 3,187. Before her are António Ribeiro, Ingund, Joseph Asajiro Satowaki, Ratramnus, Iuliu Hossu, and Giacomo Biffi. After her are Ursula Ledóchowska, Paul Josef Cordes, Giorgio Demetrio Gallaro, Antonio Riberi, Stanislaus Papczyński, and Bartholomäus Ziegenbalg.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1910, Saint Alphonsa ranks 216. Before her are Fei Xiaotong, Jutta Rüdiger, Vivien Thomas, Carlo Ceresoli, Ma Zhongying, and Robert Cummings. After her are Walter Thiel, Carlos Marcello, Charles Crichton, Robert Buron, Edmund Leach, and Donald Watson. Among people deceased in 1946, Saint Alphonsa ranks 161. Before her are Shirase Nobu, Teizo Takeuchi, Rudolf Walden, Renée Jeanne Falconetti, Jacob Ellehammer, and Moisei Ginzburg. After her are Barbu Știrbey, Giuseppe Adami, Mae Busch, Antti Hackzell, Shefqet Vërlaci, and Federico Laredo Brú.

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In India

Among people born in India, Saint Alphonsa ranks 517 out of 1,861. Before her are Islam Shah Suri (1510), N. R. Narayana Murthy (1946), Rajendra K. Pachauri (1940), Erick Avari (1952), Derek Prince (1915), and Bhairon Singh Shekhawat (1923). After her are Kalyan Singh (1932), Priyanka Chopra (1982), Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay (1903), Sugathakumari (1934), Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah (1565), and Mayawati (1956).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In India

Among religious figures born in India, Saint Alphonsa ranks 44. Before her are Guru Har Krishan (1656), Ashraf Ali Thanwi (1863), Joseph Vaz (1651), Ivan Dias (1936), Sadhu Sundar Singh (1889), and Kuriakose Elias Chavara (1805). After her are Mohan Bhagwat (1950), Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy (1924), Roberto de Nobili (1577), Oswald Gracias (1944), Nirmala Joshi (1934), and Joseph Coutts (1945).

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