RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Teresa of Ávila

1515 - 1582

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Teresa of Ávila, OCD (Teresa Sánchez de Cepeda Dávila y Ahumada; 28 March 1515 – 4 or 15 October 1582), also called Saint Teresa of Jesus, was a Carmelite nun and prominent Spanish mystic and religious reformer. Active during the Counter-Reformation, Teresa became the central figure of a movement of spiritual and monastic renewal, reforming the Carmelite Orders of both women and men. The movement was later joined by the younger Carmelite friar and mystic Saint John of the Cross, with whom she established the Discalced Carmelites. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Teresa of Ávila has received more than 3,594,492 page views. Her biography is available in 70 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 68 in 2019). Teresa of Ávila is the 100th most popular religious figure (down from 89th in 2019), the 28th most popular biography from Spain (down from 25th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Spanish Religious Figure.

Teresa of ávila is most famous for her autobiography, "the life of saint teresa of ávila." she is also known for her mystical experiences and her contributions to the Carmelite Order.

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.6M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 76.65

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 70

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.87

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.68

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Over the past year Teresa of Ávila has had the most page views in the with 547,133 views, followed by Spanish (462,093), and Portuguese (100,471). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Lombard (100.31%), Georgian (68.83%), and Danish (65.33%)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Teresa of Ávila ranks 100 out of 3,187. Before her are Pope Pius X, Francis Xavier, Ambrose, Saint Lawrence, Pope Paul III, and Philip the Apostle. After her are Jude the Apostle, Pope Innocent III, Catherine of Aragon, Albertus Magnus, Bernard of Clairvaux, and Aminah.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1515, Teresa of Ávila ranks 2. Before her is Şehzade Mustafa. After her are Anne of Cleves, Philip Neri, Lucas Cranach the Younger, Injong of Joseon, Mary of Guise, Pierre Lescot, Piali Pasha, Petrus Ramus, Sebastian Castellio, and Cipriano de Rore. Among people deceased in 1582, Teresa of Ávila ranks 2. Before her is Oda Nobunaga. After her are Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba, Akechi Mitsuhide, Wu Cheng'en, Altan Khan, Takeda Katsuyori, Diego, Prince of Asturias, Mori Ranmaru, Oda Nobutada, Zhang Juzheng, and Charlotte of Bourbon.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Teresa of Ávila ranks 28 out of 3,355. Before her are Ibn Arabi (1165), Charles II of Spain (1661), Maimonides (1138), Francis Xavier (1506), Saint Lawrence (225), and Philip IV of Spain (1605). After her are Catherine of Aragon (1485), Ferdinand II of Aragon (1452), Federico García Lorca (1898), Julio Iglesias (1943), Philip III of Spain (1578), and Anne of Austria (1601).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Spain

Among religious figures born in Spain, Teresa of Ávila ranks 6. Before her are Pope Alexander VI (1431), Ignatius of Loyola (1491), Maimonides (1138), Francis Xavier (1506), and Saint Lawrence (225). After her are Catherine of Aragon (1485), Saint Dominic (1170), Isidore of Seville (560), Pope Callixtus III (1379), John of the Cross (1542), and Tomás de Torquemada (1420).

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