RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Saint Lucy

283 - 304

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Lucia of Syracuse (c. 283 – 304 AD), also called Saint Lucia (Latin: Sancta Lucia) and better known as Saint Lucy, was a Roman Christian martyr who died during the Diocletianic Persecution. She is venerated as a saint in Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran, and Eastern Orthodox Christianity. She is one of eight women (including the Virgin Mary) explicitly commemorated by Catholics in the Canon of the Mass. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Saint Lucy has received more than 3,071,424 page views. Her biography is available in 61 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 60 in 2019). Saint Lucy is the 58th most popular religious figure (down from 35th in 2019), the 58th most popular biography from Italy (down from 40th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Saint Lucy is most famous for her martyrdom. She was born in Syracuse, Sicily, and she was killed by being beheaded on December 13, 304 AD. She is the patron saint of the blind and those who suffer from eye diseases.

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 79.07

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 61

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.05

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.34

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Saint Lucy ranks 58 out of 3,187. Before her are Catherine of Alexandria, Pope Leo XIII, Pope Clement VII, Pope Gregory I, Ignatius of Loyola, and James, son of Zebedee. After her are Luke the Evangelist, Joseph Smith, Pope Pius XII, Judas Iscariot, Saint Valentine, and Anthony of Padua.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 283, Saint Lucy ranks 1. After her is Eusebius of Vercelli. Among people deceased in 304, Saint Lucy ranks 1. After her are Vincent of Saragossa, Philomena, Anastasia of Sirmium, Christina of Bolsena, Saint Florian, Pope Marcellinus, Eulalia of Mérida, Pancras of Rome, Euphemia, Juliana of Nicomedia, and Saint Afra.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Saint Lucy ranks 58 out of 5,161. Before her are Giacomo Casanova (1725), Pope Clement VII (1478), Pope Gregory I (540), Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598), Lucretius (-94), and Enrico Fermi (1901). After her are Umberto Eco (1932), Pope Pius XII (1876), Saint Valentine (226), Guglielmo Marconi (1874), Ötzi (-3345), and Vespasian (9).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Saint Lucy ranks 8. Before her are Pope John Paul I (1912), Pope Pius IX (1792), Pope John XXIII (1881), Pope Leo XIII (1810), Pope Clement VII (1478), and Pope Gregory I (540). After her are Pope Pius XII (1876), Saint Valentine (226), Pope Innocent VII (1339), Pope Julius II (1443), Pope Pius V (1504), and Pope Pius XI (1857).

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