RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Saint Boniface

680 - 754

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Boniface, OSB (Latin: Bonifatius; c. 675 – 5 June 754) was an English Benedictine monk and leading figure in the Anglo-Saxon mission to the Germanic parts of Francia during the eighth century. He organised significant foundations of the church in Germany and was made bishop of Mainz by Pope Gregory III. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Saint Boniface has received more than 1,166,378 page views. His biography is available in 44 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 40 in 2019). Saint Boniface is the 652nd most popular religious figure (down from 526th in 2019), the 474th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 390th in 2019) and the 10th most popular British Religious Figure.

Saint Boniface was a missionary to the Germanic tribes. He is most famous for his efforts to convert the Germanic tribes to Christianity.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 65.01

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 44

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.23

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.11

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Saint Bonifaces by language

Over the past year Saint Boniface has had the most page views in the with 196,525 views, followed by German (93,540), and Dutch (47,383). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Ido (441.60%), Esperanto (276.07%), and Slovenian (117.86%)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Saint Boniface ranks 652 out of 3,187. Before him are Pope Theodore I, Maudgalyayana, Angelus Silesius, Billy Graham, Saint Walpurga, and Hans Küng. After him are Basilios Bessarion, Francis Borgia, 4th Duke of Gandía, Pope Constantine, Pope Benedict IV, Evagrius Ponticus, and Menno Simons.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 680, Saint Boniface ranks 2. Before him is Mus‘ab ibn 'Umair. After him are Empress Genshō, Wu Daozi, Aripert II, and Liutpert. Among people deceased in 754, Saint Boniface ranks 4. Before him are Childeric III, As-Saffah, and Carloman. After him are Hiltrud, Cui Hao, and Anastasius of Constantinople.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Saint Boniface ranks 474 out of 8,785. Before him are Bernie Ecclestone (1930), Eadred (923), Saint Walpurga (710), Denis Law (1940), Brook Taylor (1685), and Æthelflæd (869). After him are Alexander Pope (1688), Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley (1545), G. E. Moore (1873), Muriel Spark (1918), Kate Winslet (1975), and Robert Robinson (1886).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In United Kingdom

Among religious figures born in United Kingdom, Saint Boniface ranks 10. Before him are Thomas Becket (1119), William Laud (1573), Edward the Confessor (1003), John Wesley (1703), John Knox (1514), and Saint Walpurga (710). After him are Thomas Wolsey (1473), Pope Adrian IV (1100), Willibrord (658), John Henry Newman (1801), William Tyndale (1494), and Charles Spurgeon (1834).

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