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RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Saint Roch

1295 - 1327

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Roch (lived c. 1348 – 15/16 August 1376/79; traditionally c. 1295 – 16 August 1327), also called Rock in English, was a Majorcan Catholic confessor whose death is commemorated on 16 August and 9 September in Italy; he was especially invoked against the plague. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Saint Roch has received more than 1,433,206 page views. His biography is available in 47 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 45 in 2019). Saint Roch is the 199th most popular religious figure (down from 168th in 2019), the 209th most popular biography from France (down from 189th in 2019) and the 13th most popular French Religious Figure.

Saint Roch is most famous for being the patron saint of dogs and those who are bitten by them.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.4M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 73.40

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 47

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.10

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.65

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Saint Roch ranks 199 out of 2,238. Before him are Pope Clement X, Pope Boniface V, Pope Sixtus II, Pope Celestine V, Pope Evaristus, and Pope Lucius I. After him are Pope Pius I, Pope Innocent VI, Pope Benedict XI, Pope Paul V, Ambrose, and Pope Siricius.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1295, Saint Roch ranks 1. After him are Isabella of France, Jean Buridan, Nicephorus Gregoras, Henry Suso, Odo IV, Duke of Burgundy, Catherine of Austria, Duchess of Calabria, and Nicholas Orsini. Among people deceased in 1327, Saint Roch ranks 3. Before him are Osman I and Edward II of England. After him are James II of Aragon, Agnes of France, Duchess of Burgundy, Elizabeth de Burgh, Anne of Austria, Margravine of Brandenburg, and Adolf, Count Palatine of the Rhine.

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In France

Among people born in France, Saint Roch ranks 209 out of 6,011. Before him are Henri Rousseau (1844), Léon Foucault (1819), Richard II of England (1367), Nicéphore Niépce (1765), Georges Méliès (1861), and Charles IV of France (1294). After him are Pope Innocent VI (1282), Marie Thérèse of France (1778), Gustave Doré (1832), John II of France (1319), Petronius (27), and Pope Benedict XII (1280).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In France

Among religious figures born in France, Saint Roch ranks 13. Before him are Bernadette Soubirous (1844), Pope Gregory XI (1370), Pope John XXII (1244), Pope Urban V (1310), Jacques de Molay (1243), and Pope Clement VI (1291). After him are Pope Innocent VI (1282), Pope Benedict XII (1280), Francis de Sales (1567), Pope Urban VI (1318), Pope Clement IV (1190), and Vincent de Paul (1581).

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