RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Saint Maurus

512 - 587

Saint Maurus

Saint Maurus, O.S.B. (French: Maur; Italian: Mauro) was the first disciple of Saint Benedict of Nursia (512–584). He is mentioned in Saint 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 62,911 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Saint Maurus is the 767th most popular religious figure (down from 751st in 2019), the 1,117th most popular biography from Italy (down from 3rd in 2019) and the 275th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

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

Memorability Metrics

63k
Page Views (PV)
70.05
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
18
Languages Editions (L)
8.55
Effective Languages (L*)
1.18
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Saint Maurus ranks 767 out of 2,272. Before him are Eusebius of Nicomedia, Isidore the Laborer, Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow, Antipope Philip, Cyriacus, and Apollinaris of Laodicea. After him are Antipope John XVI, Agabus, Basilides, Andrea Amati, Nicholas of Flüe, and Antipope Dioscorus.

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Eusebius of Nicomedia
280 - 341
HPI: 70.12
Rank: 761
Isidore the Laborer
1080 - 1130
HPI: 70.12
Rank: 762
Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow
1929 - 2008
HPI: 70.10
Rank: 763
Antipope Philip
800 - 769
HPI: 70.08
Rank: 764
Cyriacus
300 - 303
HPI: 70.07
Rank: 765
Apollinaris of Laodicea
310 - 390
HPI: 70.07
Rank: 766
Saint Maurus
512 - 587
HPI: 70.05
Rank: 767
Antipope John XVI
1000 - 1001
HPI: 70.04
Rank: 768
Agabus
100 - 100
HPI: 70.00
Rank: 769
Basilides
117 - 140
HPI: 69.99
Rank: 770
Andrea Amati
1505 - 1577
HPI: 69.94
Rank: 771
Nicholas of Flüe
1417 - 1487
HPI: 69.92
Rank: 772
Antipope Dioscorus
500 - 530
HPI: 69.92
Rank: 773

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 1. After him are Varāhamihira, Radegund, Emperor Yōmei, and Æscwine of Essex.