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RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Saint Patrick

385 - 461

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Saint Patrick (Latin: Patricius; Irish: Pádraig [ˈpˠɑːɾˠɪɟ] or [ˈpˠaːd̪ˠɾˠəɟ]; Welsh: Padrig) was a fifth-century Romano-British Christian missionary and bishop in Ireland. Known as the "Apostle of Ireland", he is the primary patron saint of Ireland, the other patron saints being Brigid of Kildare and Columba. Patrick was never formally canonised, having lived before the current laws of the Catholic Church in these matters. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Saint Patrick has received more than 8,621,939 page views. His biography is available in 63 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 59 in 2019). Saint Patrick is the 230th most popular religious figure (down from 187th in 2019), the 158th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 125th in 2019) and the most popular British Religious Figure.

Saint Patrick is most famous for converting Ireland to Christianity.

Memorability Metrics

  • 8.6M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 72.30

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 63

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.04

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.36

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Saint Patrick ranks 230 out of 2,238. Before him are Pope John XV, Joachim, Pope Adeodatus I, Pope Joan, Pope Benedict XIII, and Pope John VIII. After him are Pope Eugene III, Pope Adrian I, Pope Alexander I, Vincent de Paul, Pope Fabian, and Ignatius of Antioch.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 385, Saint Patrick ranks 1. After him are Wallia, Xie Lingyun, and Maria. Among people deceased in 461, Saint Patrick ranks 2. Before him is Pope Leo I. After him is Majorian.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Saint Patrick ranks 158 out of 7,765. Before him are John Logie Baird (1888), Henry IV of England (1367), Thomas Young (1773), James Chadwick (1891), Ringo Starr (1940), and Anne, Queen of Great Britain (1665). After him are Mark Knopfler (1949), Aleister Crowley (1875), Arthur C. Clarke (1917), Judi Dench (1934), Geoffrey Chaucer (1343), and Eric Clapton (1945).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In United Kingdom

Among religious figures born in United Kingdom, Saint Patrick ranks 1. After him are Saint Ursula (400), Thomas Becket (1119), Saint Boniface (680), John Wesley (1703), Saint Walpurga (710), John Knox (1514), William Laud (1573), Thomas Wolsey (1473), William Tyndale (1494), John Harvard (1607), and Pope Adrian IV (1100).

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