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RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Saint Maurus

512 - 587

Saint Maurus

Maurus (French: Maur; Italian: Mauro) (512–584) was the first disciple of Benedict of Nursia. He is mentioned in Gregory the Great's biography of the latter as the first oblate, offered to the monastery by his noble Roman parents as a young boy to be brought up in the monastic life. Four stories involving Maurus recounted by Gregory formed a pattern for the ideal formation of a Benedictine monk. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Saint Maurus has received more than 97,849 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Saint Maurus is the 822nd most popular religious figure (down from 766th in 2019), the 1,133rd most popular biography from Italy (down from 1,117th in 2019) and the 277th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Saint Maurus is most famous for being the patron saint of blacksmiths.

Memorability Metrics

98k
Page Views (PV)
61.01
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
19
Languages Editions (L)
7.43
Effective Languages (L*)
1.58
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Saint Maurus ranks 822 out of 2,238. Before him are Vilna Gaon, Saint Malachy, Mammes of Caesarea, Haran, Rashid Rida, and Eduardo Martínez Somalo. After him are Antipope Dioscorus, Yamamoto Tsunetomo, Apollinaris of Ravenna, Romano Guardini, Malik al-Ashtar, and Jean Mabillon.

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Vilna Gaon
1720 - 1797
HPI: 61.14
Rank: 816
Saint Malachy
1094 - 1148
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 817
Mammes of Caesarea
259 - 275
HPI: 61.11
Rank: 818
Haran
HPI: 61.09
Rank: 819
Rashid Rida
1865 - 1935
HPI: 61.09
Rank: 820
Eduardo Martínez Somalo
1927 - 2021
HPI: 61.04
Rank: 821
Saint Maurus
512 - 587
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 822
Antipope Dioscorus
500 - 530
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 823
Yamamoto Tsunetomo
1659 - 1719
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 824
Apollinaris of Ravenna
101 - 75
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 825
Romano Guardini
1885 - 1968
HPI: 60.98
Rank: 826
Malik al-Ashtar
585 - 658
HPI: 60.98
Rank: 827
Jean Mabillon
1632 - 1707
HPI: 60.96
Rank: 828

Contemporaries

Among people born in 512, Saint Maurus ranks 1. After him are Saint David and Eutychius of Constantinople. Among people deceased in 587, Saint Maurus ranks 2. Before him is Varāhamihira. After him are Radegund, Emperor Yōmei, and Æscwine of Essex.