RELIGIOUS FIGURE
Saint Veronica
25 BC - 1
Saint Veronica
Saint Veronica, also known as Berenike, was a widow from Jerusalem who lived in the 1st century AD, according to extra-biblical Christian sacred tradition. A celebrated saint in many pious Christian countries, the 17th-century Acta Sanctorum published by the Bollandists listed her feast under July 12, but the German Jesuit scholar Joseph Braun cited her commemoration in Festi Marianni on 13 January. According to Church tradition, Veronica was moved with sympathy seeing Jesus carrying the cross to Calvary and gave him her veil so that he could wipe his forehead. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Saint Veronica has received more than 1,200,056 page views. Her biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). Saint Veronica is the 282nd most popular religious figure (up from 293rd in 2019).
Saint Veronica is most famous for the story of how she wiped Jesus's face with her veil and the image of his face was left on the cloth.
Memorability Metrics
1.2M
Page Views (PV)
71.94
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
40
Languages Editions (L)
10.24
Effective Languages (L*)
2.35
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES
Among religious figures, Saint Veronica ranks 282 out of 3,187. Before her are Pope Gelasius I, Pope Adrian III, Pope Benedict I, Judas Maccabeus, Brigham Young, and Philip Melanchthon. After her are Vincent de Paul, Saint Patrick, Pope Cornelius, Pope John XII, Zaynab bint Jahsh, and Pope Paschal II.
Most Popular Religious Figures in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsPope Gelasius I
410 - 496
HPI: 72.07
Rank: 276
Pope Adrian III
800 - 885
HPI: 72.05
Rank: 277
Pope Benedict I
525 - 579
HPI: 72.01
Rank: 278
Judas Maccabeus
200 BC - 160 BC
HPI: 72.01
Rank: 279
Brigham Young
1801 - 1877
HPI: 72.00
Rank: 280
Philip Melanchthon
1497 - 1560
HPI: 71.98
Rank: 281
Saint Veronica
25 BC - 1
HPI: 71.94
Rank: 282
Vincent de Paul
1581 - 1660
HPI: 71.93
Rank: 283
Saint Patrick
385 - 461
HPI: 71.91
Rank: 284
Pope Cornelius
200 - 253
HPI: 71.83
Rank: 285
Pope John XII
937 - 964
HPI: 71.76
Rank: 286
Zaynab bint Jahsh
592 - 641
HPI: 71.69
Rank: 287
Pope Paschal II
1050 - 1118
HPI: 71.67
Rank: 288
Contemporaries
Among people born in 25 BC, Saint Veronica ranks 1. After her are Aulus Cornelius Celsus, Marcus Gavius Apicius, and Vonones II. Among people deceased in 1, Saint Veronica ranks 1. After her are Mary of Clopas, Tigranes IV, Domitilla the Elder, Cleomedes, Agrippa, Zenobia of Armenia, Artaxias II of Iberia, and Terentius Maximus.
Others Born in 25 BC
Go to all RankingsSaint Veronica
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
25 BC - 1
HPI: 71.94
Rank: 1
Aulus Cornelius Celsus
WRITER
25 BC - 50
HPI: 68.47
Rank: 2
Marcus Gavius Apicius
CHEF
25 BC - 37
HPI: 64.78
Rank: 3
Vonones II
POLITICIAN
25 BC - 51
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 4
Others Deceased in 1
Go to all RankingsSaint Veronica
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
25 BC - 1
HPI: 71.94
Rank: 1
Mary of Clopas
POLITICIAN
100 BC - 1
HPI: 61.40
Rank: 2
Tigranes IV
POLITICIAN
35 BC - 1
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 3
Domitilla the Elder
COMPANION
50 - 1
HPI: 58.32
Rank: 4
Cleomedes
ASTRONOMER
110 - 1
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 5
Agrippa
ASTRONOMER
100 - 1
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 6
Zenobia of Armenia
COMPANION
100 - 1
HPI: 51.56
Rank: 7
Artaxias II of Iberia
POLITICIAN
1 BC - 1
HPI: 51.02
Rank: 8
Terentius Maximus
POLITICIAN
100 - 1
HPI: 50.94
Rank: 9