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. He has for long been tied to the Sicilian martyrs Modestus and Crescentia but in the earliest sources it is clear that these were originally different traditions that later became combined. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Vitus is the 269th most popular religious figure (up from 334th in 2019), the 282nd most popular biography from Italy (up from 376th in 2019) and the 126th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

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

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Vitus ranks 269 out of 3,187. Before him are Zechariah, Pope Leo IV, Pope Paul II, Pope Innocent IV, Pope Celestine IV, and Mani. After him are Anna the Prophetess, Saint Christopher, Pope Eugene I, Pope Cornelius, Pope Gregory V, and Pope Sergius IV.

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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, Flavia Julia Constantia, Saint Faith, and Titus Calpurnius Siculus. Among people deceased in 303, Vitus ranks 2. Before him is Saint George. After him are Saint Pantaleon, Erasmus of Formia, Expeditus, Cao Huan, Eulalia of Barcelona, Cyriacus, Agathius, Saint Chrysogonus, Procopius of Scythopolis, and Fermin.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Vitus ranks 282 out of 5,161. Before him are Bernardo Bertolucci (1941), Arcangelo Corelli (1653), Pope Celestine IV (1200), Scipio Africanus (-235), Giovanni Domenico Cassini (1625), and Luchino Visconti (1906). After him are Pietro Perugino (1446), Cosimo de' Medici (1389), Pope Eugene I (600), Pope Cornelius (200), Giovanni Battista Pergolesi (1710), and Sergio Leone (1929).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Vitus ranks 126. Before him are Pope Honorius II (1100), Pope Boniface V (575), Pope Leo IV (790), Pope Paul II (1417), Pope Innocent IV (1195), and Pope Celestine IV (1200). After him are Pope Eugene I (600), Pope Cornelius (200), Pope Sergius IV (970), Pope Honorius I (585), Pope Sixtus III (390), and Pope Adeodatus I (570).

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