RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Saint Dominic

1170 - 1221

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Saint Dominic, (Spanish: Santo Domingo; 8 August 1170 – 6 August 1221), also known as Dominic de Guzmán (Spanish: [ɡuθˈman]), was a Castilian Catholic priest and the founder of the Dominican Order. He is the patron saint of astronomers and natural scientists, and he and his order are traditionally credited with spreading and popularizing the rosary. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Saint Dominic has received more than 2,072,401 page views. His biography is available in 63 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 62 in 2019). Saint Dominic is the 132nd most popular religious figure (down from 95th in 2019), the 35th most popular biography from Spain (down from 28th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Spanish Religious Figure.

Saint Dominic is most famous for the establishment of the Dominican Order.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 79.17

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 63

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.21

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.31

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Saint Dominic ranks 132 out of 3,187. Before him are Zechariah, Pope Gregory IX, Hassan-i Sabbah, Pope Pius VIII, Pope Formosus, and Margaret the Virgin. After him are Pope Clement VIII, Mahavira, Pope Pius VI, Pope Clement V, Pope Leo XI, and Anselm of Canterbury.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1170, Saint Dominic ranks 2. Before him is Fibonacci. After him are Valdemar II of Denmark, Wolfram von Eschenbach, Walther von der Vogelweide, Hermann von Salza, Constantine Laskaris, Muqali, Isabella of Hainault, Al-Afdal ibn Salah ad-Din, Otto I, Count of Burgundy, and Jayadeva. Among people deceased in 1221, Saint Dominic ranks 1. After him are Theodore I Laskaris, Gebre Mesqel Lalibela, Berengaria of Portugal, Najm al-Din Kubra, Theodoric I, Margrave of Meissen, Henry III, Duke of Limburg, Alix, Duchess of Brittany, Raymond-Roupen, and Abraham of Smolensk.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Saint Dominic ranks 35 out of 3,355. Before him are Catherine of Aragon (1485), Ferdinand II of Aragon (1452), Federico García Lorca (1898), Julio Iglesias (1943), Philip III of Spain (1578), and Anne of Austria (1601). After him are Juan Sebastián Elcano (1476), Isidore of Seville (560), Alfonso XIII of Spain (1886), Luis Buñuel (1900), Charles III of Spain (1716), and Pope Callixtus III (1379).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Spain

Among religious figures born in Spain, Saint Dominic ranks 8. Before him are Ignatius of Loyola (1491), Maimonides (1138), Francis Xavier (1506), Saint Lawrence (225), Teresa of Ávila (1515), and Catherine of Aragon (1485). After him are Isidore of Seville (560), Pope Callixtus III (1379), John of the Cross (1542), Tomás de Torquemada (1420), Vincent of Saragossa (300), and Antipope Benedict XIII (1328).

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