RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Saint Lawrence

225 - 258

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Saint Lawrence or Laurence (Latin: Laurentius, lit. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Saint Lawrence has received more than 1,727,581 page views. His biography is available in 61 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 62 in 2019). Saint Lawrence is the 97th most popular religious figure (down from 90th in 2019), the 26th most popular biography from Spain and the 5th most popular Spanish Religious Figure.

Saint Lawrence was a deacon in the Roman Catholic Church who was martyred on a grill. He is most famous for being the patron saint of cooks, chefs, and comedians.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.7M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 80.34

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 61

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 10.33

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.08

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Saint Lawrence ranks 97 out of 3,187. Before him are Maimonides, Salome, Bilal ibn Rabah, Pope Pius X, Francis Xavier, and Ambrose. After him are Pope Paul III, Philip the Apostle, Teresa of Ávila, Jude the Apostle, Pope Innocent III, and Catherine of Aragon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 225, Saint Lawrence ranks 1. After him are Gordian III, Liu Hui, Zhong Hui, Lady Triệu, and Tranquillina. Among people deceased in 258, Saint Lawrence ranks 1. After him are Pope Sixtus II, Cyprian, Novatian, Eugenia of Rome, and Zhuge Dan.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Saint Lawrence ranks 26 out of 3,355. Before him are Joanna of Castile (1479), Joan Miró (1893), Ibn Arabi (1165), Charles II of Spain (1661), Maimonides (1138), and Francis Xavier (1506). After him are Philip IV of Spain (1605), Teresa of Ávila (1515), Catherine of Aragon (1485), Ferdinand II of Aragon (1452), Federico García Lorca (1898), and Julio Iglesias (1943).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Spain

Among religious figures born in Spain, Saint Lawrence ranks 5. Before him are Pope Alexander VI (1431), Ignatius of Loyola (1491), Maimonides (1138), and Francis Xavier (1506). After him are Teresa of Ávila (1515), Catherine of Aragon (1485), Saint Dominic (1170), Isidore of Seville (560), Pope Callixtus III (1379), John of the Cross (1542), and Tomás de Torquemada (1420).

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