RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope Leo IV

790 - 855

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Pope Leo IV (died 17 July 855) was the bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from 10 April 847 to his death in 855. He is remembered for repairing Roman churches that had been damaged during the Arab raid against Rome, and for building the Leonine Wall around Vatican Hill to protect the city. Pope Leo organized a league of Italian cities who fought and won the sea Battle of Ostia against the Saracens. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pope Leo IV is the 264th most popular religious figure (up from 337th in 2019), the 273rd most popular biography from Italy (up from 381st in 2019) and the 122nd most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Pope Leo IV is most famous for being the pope who crowned Charlemagne as the Holy Roman Emperor.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Leo IV ranks 264 out of 3,187. Before him are Pope Gelasius II, Isidore of Seville, Pope Honorius II, Pope Boniface V, John of Nepomuk, and Zechariah. After him are Pope Paul II, Pope Innocent IV, Pope Celestine IV, Mani, Vitus, and Anna the Prophetess.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 790, Pope Leo IV ranks 1. After him are Pope Gregory IV, Íñigo Arista of Pamplona, Ramiro I of Asturias, Li He, Fatimah bint Musa, Euphrosyne, Leo the Mathematician, Berengar the Wise, and Otfrid of Weissenburg. Among people deceased in 855, Pope Leo IV ranks 1. After him are Lothair I, Ahmad ibn Hanbal, and Boso the Elder.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pope Leo IV ranks 273 out of 5,161. Before him are Pope Paschal I (775), Pope Gelasius II (1062), Catullus (-84), Pope Honorius II (1100), Pope Boniface V (575), and Boethius (480). After him are Pope Paul II (1417), Pope Innocent IV (1195), Bernardo Bertolucci (1941), Arcangelo Corelli (1653), Pope Celestine IV (1200), and Scipio Africanus (-235).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Leo IV ranks 122. Before him are Pope Honorius IV (1210), Pope Adrian II (792), Pope Paschal I (775), Pope Gelasius II (1062), Pope Honorius II (1100), and Pope Boniface V (575). After him are Pope Paul II (1417), Pope Innocent IV (1195), Pope Celestine IV (1200), Vitus (290), Pope Eugene I (600), and Pope Cornelius (200).

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