RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Thomas of Villanova

1486 - 1555

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Thomas of Villanova, OSA (1488 – September 8, 1555), born Tomás García y Martínez, was a Spanish friar of the Order of Saint Augustine who was a noted preacher, ascetic and religious writer of his day. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Thomas of Villanova has received more than 208,110 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Thomas of Villanova is the 1,339th most popular religious figure (down from 1,292nd in 2019), the 670th most popular biography from Spain (down from 649th in 2019) and the 51st most popular Spanish Religious Figure.

Memorability Metrics

  • 210k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 56.47

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.50

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.32

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Thomas of Villanova ranks 1,339 out of 3,187. Before him are David Yonggi Cho, George Müller, Simon Stock, Fariduddin Ganjshakar, Urraca of Zamora, and Victor of Marseilles. After him are Impenitent thief, Anandi Gopal Joshi, Pope Anianus of Alexandria, Julian of Antioch, Pope Avilius of Alexandria, and Aleksandr Akimov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1486, Thomas of Villanova ranks 15. Before him are Martin Agricola, Gerolamo Emiliani, Ahuitzotl, Domenico di Pace Beccafumi, Johann Eck, and Andreas Karlstadt. After him are Sigismund von Herberstein, Girolamo Priuli, William IX, Marquis of Montferrat, Albrecht VII, Duke of Mecklenburg, and Ludwig Senfl. Among people deceased in 1555, Thomas of Villanova ranks 12. Before him are Kara Ahmed Pasha, Pedro Mascarenhas, Herri met de Bles, Agnes of Hesse, Jacob Clemens non Papa, and Luís of Portugal, Duke of Beja. After him are Oronce Finé, Heinrich Aldegrever, Gemma Frisius, Elizabeth of Denmark, Electress of Brandenburg, Luis de Narváez, and Bartolomeo Veneto.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Thomas of Villanova ranks 670 out of 3,355. Before him are Najwa Nimri (1972), Sebastián Iradier (1809), Fernán González of Castile (910), Jesús María Pereda (1938), Mauregatus of Asturias (800), and Urraca of Zamora (1033). After him are Luis Molowny (1925), Luis de Morales (1509), José Antonio Aguirre (1904), Josefa de Óbidos (1630), Rafael Casanova (1660), and Andrés Gimeno (1937).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Spain

Among religious figures born in Spain, Thomas of Villanova ranks 51. Before him are Theodulf of Orléans (750), Junípero Serra (1713), Diego Laynez (1512), Pedro Arrupe (1907), Abu Bakr ibn al-Arabi (1076), and Urraca of Zamora (1033). After him are Pelagius of Córdoba (912), Juan de Zumárraga (1468), Alphonsus Rodriguez (1532), Qadi Iyad (1083), Eulogius of Córdoba (810), and Agobard (769).

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