RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Scholastica

480 - 547

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Scholastica /skəˈlæstɪkə/ (c. 480 – 10 February 543) was an Italian Christian hermit and the sister of Benedict of Nursia. She is traditionally regarded as the foundress of the Benedictine nuns. Scholastica is honored as a saint of the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church and Anglican Communion. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Scholastica has received more than 536,395 page views. Her biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Scholastica is the 695th most popular religious figure (down from 630th in 2019), the 864th most popular biography from Italy (down from 772nd in 2019) and the 255th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Scholastica is most famous for being the patron saint of students. She is the sister of Benedict of Nursia, who is the founder of Western monasticism.

Memorability Metrics

  • 540k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 64.15

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 30

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.89

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.64

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Scholastica ranks 695 out of 3,187. Before her are Mordecai, Célestin Freinet, Tarcisio Bertone, Said Nursî, Abdullah ibn Saba', and Abe no Seimei. After her are 6th Dalai Lama, Pancras of Rome, Lydia of Thyatira, Martin de Porres, Gertrude the Great, and Antipas of Pergamum.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 480, Scholastica ranks 5. Before her are Benedict of Nursia, Boethius, Gelimer, and Pope Felix IV. After her are Theodahad, Damascius, Dignāga, Eutocius of Ascalon, Mark of Cornwall, and Maelgwn Gwynedd. Among people deceased in 547, Scholastica ranks 1. After her is Maelgwn Gwynedd.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Scholastica ranks 864 out of 5,161. Before her are Francesco Maria Grimaldi (1618), Salvator Rosa (1615), Gentile da Fabriano (1370), Archduke Joseph, Palatine of Hungary (1776), Tarcisio Bertone (1934), and Francesca Caccini (1587). After her are Pupienus (170), Luciano Berio (1925), Francesco Hayez (1791), Veronica Franco (1546), Lentulus Batiatus (-200), and Giorgio Morandi (1890).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Scholastica ranks 255. Before her are Pope Benedict IV (860), Pope Benedict V (930), John of Capistrano (1386), Jacobus da Varagine (1228), Pope Leo V (870), and Tarcisio Bertone (1934). After her are Angelo Sodano (1927), Pope Severinus (600), Silas (1), Melania the Younger (383), Pope Leo VIII (900), and Antipope Anacletus II (1090).

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