RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Saint Sebastian

300 - 287

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Sebastian (Latin: Sebastianus; c. AD 255 – c. AD 288) was an early Christian saint and martyr. According to traditional belief, he was killed during the Diocletianic Persecution of Christians. He was initially tied to a post or tree and shot with arrows, though this did not kill him. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Saint Sebastian has received more than 3,662,643 page views. His biography is available in 60 different languages on Wikipedia. Saint Sebastian is the 120th most popular religious figure (down from 101st in 2019), the 129th most popular biography from France (down from 115th in 2019) and the 5th most popular French Religious Figure.

Saint Sebastian is most famous for being a martyr who was shot with arrows and then clubbed to death.

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.7M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 75.84

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 60

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.52

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.44

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Saint Sebastian ranks 120 out of 3,187. Before him are Agatha of Sicily, Pope Pius II, Thérèse of Lisieux, Esther, Pope Adrian II, and Elisha. After him are John Bosco, Clare of Assisi, Pope Gregory XVI, Pope Urban VII, Pope Boniface VIII, and Zechariah.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 300, Saint Sebastian ranks 3. Before him are Saint Barbara, and Pope Sylvester I. After him are Pope Felix I, Saint Blaise, Pope Julius I, Valerius Severus, Vincent of Saragossa, Pope Eutychian, Theodore of Amasea, Macarius of Egypt, and Asanga. Among people deceased in 287, Saint Sebastian ranks 1. After him is Saint Maurice.

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In France

Among people born in France, Saint Sebastian ranks 129 out of 6,770. Before him are Guy de Maupassant (1850), Hugh Capet (940), Charles VI of France (1368), Thérèse of Lisieux (1873), Louis XII of France (1462), and Henri Poincaré (1854). After him are Joseph Fourier (1768), Catherine Deneuve (1943), Paul Verlaine (1844), Albert Schweitzer (1875), Jean le Rond d'Alembert (1717), and Jacques Lacan (1901).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In France

Among religious figures born in France, Saint Sebastian ranks 5. Before him are John Calvin (1509), Pope Urban II (1042), Bernard of Clairvaux (1090), and Thérèse of Lisieux (1873). After him are Pope Clement V (1264), Pope John XXII (1244), Pope Martin IV (1220), Pope Urban V (1310), Bernadette Soubirous (1844), Pope Clement VI (1291), and Saint Roch (1295).

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