RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Saint Maurice

250 - 287

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Maurice (also Moritz, Morris, or Mauritius; Coptic: Ⲁⲃⲃⲁ Ⲙⲱⲣⲓⲥ) was an Egyptian military leader who headed the legendary Theban Legion of Rome in the 3rd century, and is one of the favourite and most widely venerated saints of that martyred group. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Saint Maurice has received more than 971,640 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2019). Saint Maurice is the 466th most popular religious figure (down from 433rd in 2019), the 81st most popular biography from Egypt (down from 70th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Egyptian Religious Figure.

Saint Maurice is most famous for being the patron saint of Switzerland and for being a Roman soldier who was martyred for his Christian faith.

Memorability Metrics

  • 970k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 72.76

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 38

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.06

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.68

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Saint Maurice ranks 466 out of 3,187. Before him are Pope Anterus, Pope John III, Hor-Aha, Pope John XIV, Genevieve, and Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia. After him are Peter Lombard, Margaret Mary Alacoque, Baha-ud-Din Naqshband Bukhari, Pope Eutychian, Uwais al-Qarani, and Maya.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 250, Saint Maurice ranks 4. Before him are Helena, Galerius, and Constantius Chlorus. After him are Lactantius, Pope Caius, Saint Florian, Pope Miltiades, Carinus, Pope Marcellinus, Pope Alexander I of Alexandria, and Pope Eusebius. Among people deceased in 287, Saint Maurice ranks 2. Before him is Saint Sebastian.

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Saint Maurice ranks 81 out of 642. Before him are Pachomius the Great (292), Eli Cohen (1924), Saint Apollonia (110), Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah (985), Muhammad Abduh (1849), and Al-Kamil (1177). After him are Lactantius (250), Constantine P. Cavafy (1863), Teti (-2350), Psamtik I (-700), Eric Hobsbawm (1917), and Yusuf al-Qaradawi (1926).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Egypt

Among religious figures born in Egypt, Saint Maurice ranks 12. Before him are Hagar (-1800), Moses in Islam (-1392), Seti I (-1323), Tiye (-1398), Pachomius the Great (292), and Saint Apollonia (110). After him are Yusuf al-Qaradawi (1926), Maria al-Qibtiyya (600), Paul of Thebes (227), Saint Sarah (100), Saint Menas (285), and Mary of Egypt (344).

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