RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Saint Cecilia

200 - 230

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Saint Cecilia (Latin: Sancta Caecilia), also spelled Cecelia, was a Roman Christian virgin martyr, who is venerated in Catholic, Orthodox, Anglican, and some Lutheran churches, such as the Church of Sweden. She became the patroness of music and musicians, it being written that, as the musicians played at her wedding, Cecilia "sang in her heart to the Lord". Musical compositions are dedicated to her, and her feast, on 22 November, is the occasion of concerts and musical festivals. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Saint Cecilia has received more than 2,347,727 page views. Her biography is available in 52 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 47 in 2019). Saint Cecilia is the 180th most popular religious figure (down from 169th in 2019), the 205th most popular biography from Italy (down from 197th in 2019) and the 70th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Saint Cecilia is most famous for being the patron saint of music. She was a Roman Christian who was martyred in the third century.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.3M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 74.18

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 52

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.06

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.09

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Saint Cecilia ranks 180 out of 3,187. Before her are Pope Linus, Lazarus of Bethany, Pope Urban V, Saint Blaise, Pope Adrian VI, and Pope Boniface V. After her are Bernadette Soubirous, Pope Clement IX, Pope Celestine I, Abdul Qadir Gilani, Malik ibn Anas, and Pope Urban III.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 200, Saint Cecilia ranks 2. Before her is Pope Lucius I. After her are Valerian, Pope Cornelius, Cyprian, Pope Dionysius, Pope Stephen I, Pope Fabian, Hua Tuo, Athenaeus, Celsus, and Alexander of Aphrodisias. Among people deceased in 230, Saint Cecilia ranks 1. After her are Pope Urban I, Philostratus of Lemnos, and Marius Maximus.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Saint Cecilia ranks 205 out of 5,161. Before her are Tomaso Albinoni (1671), Vitellius (15), Catullus (-84), Domenico Scarlatti (1685), Ludovico Sforza (1452), and Pope Boniface V (575). After her are Livia (-58), Boethius (480), Pompey (-106), Servius Tullius (-600), Pope Clement IX (1600), and Pope Celestine I (400).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Saint Cecilia ranks 70. Before her are Pope Innocent XI (1611), Pope Adeodatus II (610), Rita of Cascia (1381), Pope Alexander VII (1599), Pope Linus (1), and Pope Boniface V (575). After her are Pope Clement IX (1600), Pope Celestine I (400), Pope Urban III (1200), Pope Gregory VIII (1100), Pope Benedict XIV (1675), and Pope Martin V (1369).

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