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RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Scholastica

480 - 547

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Scholastica (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 502,748 page views. Her biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Scholastica is the 635th most popular religious figure (down from 539th in 2019), the 774th most popular biography from Italy (down from 664th in 2019) and the 252nd 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

  • 500k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 64.68

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 28

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.27

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.37

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Scholastica ranks 635 out of 2,238. Before her are Truganini, Thomas Wolsey, Pope Stephen IX, Alexius of Rome, Nicodemus, and Yasuke. After her are Baal Shem Tov, Óscar Romero, Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, Célestin Freinet, Dōgen, and Patriarch Kirill of Moscow.

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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, Mark of Cornwall, Eutocius of Ascalon, 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 774 out of 4,668. Before her are Federico da Montefeltro (1422), Vittorio Monti (1868), Luca Giordano (1634), Giorgetto Giugiaro (1938), Alexius of Rome (400), and Donatella Versace (1955). After her are Aldo Rossi (1931), Giacomo Balla (1871), Lodovico Ferrari (1522), Vitiges (475), Francesco Cavalli (1602), and Lorenzo Da Ponte (1749).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Scholastica ranks 252. Before her are Pope Severinus (600), Pope Leo VI (914), Pope Romanus (850), Tarcisius (263), Pope Stephen V (850), and Alexius of Rome (400). After her are Pope Leo V (870), Peter Lombard (1096), Giulia Farnese (1474), Tarcisio Bertone (1934), Angelo Sodano (1927), and Silas (1).

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