RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Saint Malachy

1094 - 1148

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Malachy (; Middle Irish: Máel Máedóc Ua Morgair; Modern Irish: Maelmhaedhoc Ó Morgair; Latin: Malachias) (1094 – 2 November 1148) is an Irish saint who was Archbishop of Armagh, to whom were attributed several miracles and an alleged vision of 112 popes later attributed to the apocryphal (i.e. of doubtful authenticity) Prophecy of the Popes. Malachy was the first native-born Irish saint to be formally canonised. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Saint Malachy has received more than 444,066 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia. Saint Malachy is the 1,223rd most popular religious figure (down from 809th in 2019), the 1,300th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 786th in 2019) and the 31st most popular British Religious Figure.

Saint Malachy is most famous for his prophecies about the popes, which he wrote in the 12th century.

Memorability Metrics

  • 440k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 57.46

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.71

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.07

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Saint Malachy ranks 1,223 out of 3,187. Before him are Ibn Khuzayma, Carlo Maria Viganò, Geert Groote, Catherine de Vivonne, marquise de Rambouillet, Lutgardis, and Kevin Farrell. After him are William Booth, Marc Ouellet, Saichō, Nikolaj Velimirović, Jozef Tomko, and 'Abd Allah ibn Rawahah.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1094, Saint Malachy ranks 2. Before him is Abd al-Mu'min.  Among people deceased in 1148, Saint Malachy ranks 4. Before him are Jaufre Rudel, Alfonso Jordan, and Amadeus III, Count of Savoy. After him are Ari Thorgilsson, Abu Bakr ibn al-Arabi, Ulvhild Håkansdotter, William of St-Thierry, Reginald III, Count of Burgundy, Conan III, Duke of Brittany, Pietro Polani, and William II, Count of Nevers.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Saint Malachy ranks 1,300 out of 8,785. Before him are Marina Berti (1924), Michael Ventris (1922), Thomas Cavalier-Smith (1942), John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute (1713), John Wilkins (1614), and Joseph Boxhall (1884). After him are William Booth (1829), Alexander Cunningham (1814), Frederic Bartlett (1886), Joan of Kent (1328), Thomas Babington Macaulay (1800), and Gareth Bale (1989).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In United Kingdom

Among religious figures born in United Kingdom, Saint Malachy ranks 31. Before him are Edith Cavell (1865), George Fox (1624), Annie Chapman (1841), Gildas (500), Keith O'Brien (1938), and Hudson Taylor (1832). After him are William Booth (1829), Simon Stock (1164), Catherine Eddowes (1842), Oswald of Northumbria (604), Willehad (735), and Thomas Byles (1870).

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