RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Saint Fiacre

607 - 668

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Fiacre (Irish: Fiachra, Latin: Fiacrius) is the name of three different Irish saints, the most famous of which is Fiacre of Breuil (c. AD 600 – 18 August 670), the priest, abbot, hermit, and gardener of the seventh century who was famous for his sanctity and skill in curing infirmities. He emigrated from his native Ireland to France, where he constructed for himself a hermitage together with a vegetable and herb garden, oratory, and hospice for travellers. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Saint Fiacre has received more than 398,526 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Saint Fiacre is the 1,293rd most popular religious figure (up from 1,582nd in 2019), the 75th most popular biography from Ireland (up from 96th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Irish Religious Figure.

Memorability Metrics

  • 400k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 62.82

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.47

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.17

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Saint Fiacre ranks 1,293 out of 3,187. Before him are Robert Estienne, Jean-Marie Villot, Jean Calas, Asma bint Umais, Billy Meier, and Diego Laynez. After him are Joanna, wife of Chuza, Charles of Austria, Bishop of Wroclaw, Andrey Sheptytsky, Paisius Velichkovsky, Dashrath Manjhi, and Pedro Arrupe.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 607, Saint Fiacre ranks 4. Before him are Jabir ibn Abd Allah, Ildefonsus, and Gyebaek.  Among people deceased in 668, Saint Fiacre ranks 2. Before him is Constans II. After him is Judoc.

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Others Deceased in 668

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    Constans II

    POLITICIAN

    630 - 668

    HPI: 74.20

    Rank: 1

  • Photo of Saint Fiacre

    Saint Fiacre

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    607 - 668

    HPI: 62.82

    Rank: 2

  • Photo of Judoc

    Judoc

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    600 - 668

    HPI: 61.70

    Rank: 3

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Saint Fiacre ranks 75 out of 549. Before him are Malcolm II of Scotland (954), John Banville (1945), Antoine Thomson d'Abbadie (1810), Peter Lacy (1678), Brenda Fricker (1945), and James Barry (1795). After him are Vergilius of Salzburg (700), Brigid of Kildare (451), Neil Jordan (1950), James Hoban (1762), Fionnula Flanagan (1941), and Conor McGregor (1988).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Ireland

Among religious figures born in Ireland, Saint Fiacre ranks 5. Before him are Columbanus (540), Columba (521), Mary Jane Kelly (1863), and Kevin Farrell (1947). After him are Brigid of Kildare (451), Saint Kilian (640), Dymphna (700), Coloman of Stockerau (1000), Kevin of Glendalough (498), Adomnán (624), and Violet Gibson (1876).

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