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RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Saint Eligius

588 - 660

Saint Eligius

Eligius (French: Éloi; 11 June 588 – 1 December 660), venerated as Saint Eligius, was a Frankish goldsmith, courtier, and bishop who was chief counsellor to Dagobert I and later Bishop of Noyon–Tournai. His deeds were recorded in Vita Sancti Eligii, written by his friend Audoin of Rouen. Born into a Gallo-Roman family, Eligius found success as a goldsmith at the Merovingian royal court of Clotaire II and served as chief counsellor to Dagobert I until Dagobert's death in 639. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Saint Eligius has received more than 434,767 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Saint Eligius is the 726th most popular religious figure (up from 789th in 2019), the 922nd most popular biography from France (up from 1,203rd in 2019) and the 48th most popular French Religious Figure.

Saint Eligius is most famous for his role in the conversion of King Clovis I of the Franks to Christianity.

Memorability Metrics

430k
Page Views (PV)
62.75
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
25
Languages Editions (L)
5.84
Effective Languages (L*)
2.29
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Saint Eligius ranks 726 out of 2,238. Before him are Maudgalyayana, Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria, Canaan, John Henry Newman, Margaret of Hungary, and Antipope Anacletus II. After him are Obadiah, Frances of Rome, Radha, Leopold III, Margrave of Austria, Mattathias, and Al-Nasa'i.

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Maudgalyayana
568 BC - 484 BC
HPI: 62.90
Rank: 720
Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria
1923 - 2012
HPI: 62.84
Rank: 721
Canaan
HPI: 62.83
Rank: 722
John Henry Newman
1801 - 1890
HPI: 62.81
Rank: 723
Margaret of Hungary
1242 - 1270
HPI: 62.81
Rank: 724
Antipope Anacletus II
1090 - 1138
HPI: 62.80
Rank: 725
Saint Eligius
588 - 660
HPI: 62.75
Rank: 726
Obadiah
587 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 62.73
Rank: 727
Frances of Rome
1384 - 1440
HPI: 62.71
Rank: 728
Radha
HPI: 62.68
Rank: 729
Leopold III, Margrave of Austria
1073 - 1136
HPI: 62.68
Rank: 730
Mattathias
200 BC - 166 BC
HPI: 62.67
Rank: 731
Al-Nasa'i
829 - 915
HPI: 62.66
Rank: 732

Contemporaries

Among people born in 588, Saint Eligius ranks 1. Among people deceased in 660, Saint Eligius ranks 1. After him are Wahshi ibn Harb, Dharmakirti, Uija of Baekje, Gyebaek, Asma bint Umais, and Sigeberht the Good.