RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Vitus

290 - 303

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Vitus (), whose name is sometimes rendered Guy or Guido, was a Christian martyr from Sicily. His surviving hagiography is pure legend. The dates of his actual life are unknown. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Vitus has received more than 593,171 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Vitus is the 334th most popular religious figure (down from 306th in 2019), the 376th most popular biography from Italy (down from 356th in 2019) and the 152nd most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Vitus is most famous for being the patron saint of dancers, epileptics, and those who suffer from chorea.

Memorability Metrics

  • 590k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 70.61

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 38

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 10.15

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.32

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Vitus ranks 334 out of 3,187. Before him are Bartholomew I of Constantinople, Pope Sergius II, Pope Anastasius III, Pope Julius I, Pope Celestine IV, and Antipope John XXIII. After him are Pope Sixtus III, Pope Dionysius, Pope Leo IV, Ulfilas, Gregory of Nyssa, and Halimah bint Abi Dhuayb.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 290, Vitus ranks 1. After him are Pope Mark, Pappus of Alexandria, Eulalia of Mérida, Emperor Nintoku, Eulalia of Barcelona, Saint Faith, Flavia Julia Constantia, and Titus Calpurnius Siculus. Among people deceased in 303, Vitus ranks 3. Before him are Saint George, and Saint Pantaleon. After him are Cao Huan, Erasmus of Formia, Expeditus, Eulalia of Barcelona, Cyriacus, Saint Chrysogonus, Fermin, Procopius of Scythopolis, and Cassian of Imola.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Vitus ranks 376 out of 5,161. Before him are Pope Anastasius III (890), Pope Julius I (300), Gordian III (225), Pope Celestine IV (1200), Guido Reni (1575), and Antipope John XXIII (1370). After him are Archytas (-428), Giovanni Domenico Cassini (1625), Pope Sixtus III (390), Alberto Moravia (1907), Pope Leo IV (790), and Marcus Terentius Varro (-116).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Vitus ranks 152. Before him are Pope Victor III (1027), Pope Sergius II (800), Pope Anastasius III (890), Pope Julius I (300), Pope Celestine IV (1200), and Antipope John XXIII (1370). After him are Pope Sixtus III (390), Pope Leo IV (790), Pope John I (470), Pope Stephen I (200), Pope Liberius (310), and Pope Marinus II (932).

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