Religieuze figuur

Menno Simons

1496 - 1561

Menno Simons

Minne Simens (Witmarsum, ca. 1496 – Bad Oldesloe (Sleeswijk-Holstein), 31 januari 1561), beter bekend als Menno Simons, was een Friese, rooms-katholieke priester, die vooral bekend is geworden als een leidinggevende anabaptistische reformator (kerkhervormer). Lees meer op Wikipedia

His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia. Menno Simons is the 705th most popular religieuze figuur (down from 658th in 2024), the 96th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 94th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Dutch Religieuze Figuur.

Menno Simons was a Dutch theologian who was born in 1496 and died in 1561. He was a Catholic priest before he became a Protestant. He is most famous for being the founder of the Mennonite Church.

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Among Religieuze figuurs

Among religieuze figuurs, Menno Simons ranks 705 out of 3,187. Before him are Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo, Porphyry of Gaza, Dominique Mamberti, Epiphanius of Salamis, Raymond of Penyafort, and Antipope Felix II. After him are Louis Raphaël I Sako, Giulia Farnese, Pope Peter I of Alexandria, Ibn Hisham, Je Tsongkhapa, and Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya.

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Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo
1948 - Present
HPI: 70.71
Rank: 699
Porphyry of Gaza
347 - 420
HPI: 70.71
Rank: 700
Dominique Mamberti
1952 - Present
HPI: 70.70
Rank: 701
Epiphanius of Salamis
315 - 403
HPI: 70.68
Rank: 702
Raymond of Penyafort
1175 - 1275
HPI: 70.66
Rank: 703
Antipope Felix II
300 - 365
HPI: 70.65
Rank: 704
Menno Simons
1496 - 1561
HPI: 70.62
Rank: 705
Louis Raphaël I Sako
1948 - Present
HPI: 70.61
Rank: 706
Giulia Farnese
1474 - 1524
HPI: 70.60
Rank: 707
Pope Peter I of Alexandria
300 - 311
HPI: 70.60
Rank: 708
Ibn Hisham
701 - 833
HPI: 70.58
Rank: 709
Je Tsongkhapa
1357 - 1419
HPI: 70.56
Rank: 710
Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya
1292 - 1350
HPI: 70.56
Rank: 711

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1496, Menno Simons ranks 4. Before him are Gustav I of Sweden, Hatice Sultan, and Mary Tudor, Queen of France. After him are Sebastiano Venier, Dawit II, Claude, Duke of Guise, João de Barros, Johann Walter, and Angelo Beolco. Among people deceased in 1561, Menno Simons ranks 3. Before him are Rüstem Pasha, and Şehzade Bayezid. After him are Lucrezia de' Medici, Duchess of Ferrara, Gülfem Hatun, Matteo Bandello, Lope de Aguirre, Sayri Túpac, Ridolfo Ghirlandaio, Bairam Khan, Claude Garamond, and Jan Tarnowski.

Others Born in 1496

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Gustav I of Sweden
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1496 - 1560
HPI: 78.75
Rank: 1
Hatice Sultan
POLITICIAN
1496 - 1538
HPI: 77.89
Rank: 2
Mary Tudor, Queen of France
COMPANION
1496 - 1533
HPI: 75.70
Rank: 3
Menno Simons
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1496 - 1561
HPI: 70.62
Rank: 4
Sebastiano Venier
POLITICIAN
1496 - 1578
HPI: 67.27
Rank: 5
Dawit II
POLITICIAN
1496 - 1540
HPI: 66.97
Rank: 6
Claude, Duke of Guise
NOBLEMAN
1496 - 1550
HPI: 65.85
Rank: 7
João de Barros
WRITER
1496 - 1570
HPI: 63.59
Rank: 8
Johann Walter
COMPOSER
1496 - 1570
HPI: 59.81
Rank: 9
Angelo Beolco
ACTOR
1496 - 1542
HPI: 58.91
Rank: 10

Others Deceased in 1561

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Rüstem Pasha
POLITICIAN
1500 - 1561
HPI: 78.62
Rank: 1
Şehzade Bayezid
POLITICIAN
1525 - 1561
HPI: 78.57
Rank: 2
Menno Simons
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1496 - 1561
HPI: 70.62
Rank: 3
Lucrezia de' Medici, Duchess of Ferrara
NOBLEMAN
1545 - 1561
HPI: 69.75
Rank: 4
Gülfem Hatun
COMPANION
1500 - 1561
HPI: 69.70
Rank: 5
Matteo Bandello
WRITER
1484 - 1561
HPI: 66.82
Rank: 6
Lope de Aguirre
EXPLORER
1518 - 1561
HPI: 66.82
Rank: 7
Sayri Túpac
POLITICIAN
1535 - 1561
HPI: 64.73
Rank: 8
Ridolfo Ghirlandaio
PAINTER
1483 - 1561
HPI: 64.51
Rank: 9
Bairam Khan
POLITICIAN
1501 - 1561
HPI: 64.44
Rank: 10
Claude Garamond
DESIGNER
1499 - 1561
HPI: 64.08
Rank: 11
Jan Tarnowski
POLITICIAN
1488 - 1561
HPI: 62.53
Rank: 12