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Abbot Oliba

971 - 1046

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Oliba (IPA: [uˈliβə]; c. 971–1046) was the count of Berga and Ripoll (988–1002), and later abbot of the monasteries of Santa Maria de Ripoll and Sant Miquel de Cuixà (1008–1046) and the bishop of Vic (1018–1046). He is considered one of the spiritual founders of Catalonia and perhaps the most important prelate of his age in the Iberian Peninsula. Oliba was a great writer and from his scriptorium at Ripoll flowed a ceaseless stream of works which are enlightening about his world. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Abbot Oliba is the 1,825th most popular writer (up from 1,873rd in 2019), the 629th most popular biography from Spain (up from 655th in 2019) and the 63rd most popular Spanish Writer.

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Among writers, Abbot Oliba ranks 1,825 out of 7,302. Before him are Alexander Grin, Ruan Ji, Oliver Goldsmith, Peter Shaffer, Rifa'a al-Tahtawi, and Elizabeth Bishop. After him are Anthony Trollope, Valery Bryusov, Philip José Farmer, Al-Hariri of Basra, Lucinda Riley, and Jules Barbey d'Aurevilly.

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Among people born in 971, Abbot Oliba ranks 3. Before him are Mahmud of Ghazni, and Rudolph III of Burgundy. After him are Henry of Speyer, Constantine III of Scotland, and Kushyar Gilani. Among people deceased in 1046, Abbot Oliba ranks 4. Before him are Daji, Gerard of Csanád, and Jeongjong, 10th monarch of Goryeo. After him are William Iron Arm, Geoffrey II, Count of Gâtinais, Gothelo II of Lower Lorraine, and Al-Musta'in I.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Abbot Oliba ranks 629 out of 3,355. Before him are Luis de Morales (1509), Mary of Jesus of Ágreda (1602), Muhammad IV of Granada (1315), Carlos Arias Navarro (1908), Luis Molowny (1925), and Bernard of Septimania (795). After him are Liuva II (583), Borrell II, Count of Barcelona (927), Ferdinand, Prince of Asturias (1571), Lorenzo Fernández (1900), Emilia Pardo Bazán (1851), and Alonso de Ercilla (1533).

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Among WRITERS In Spain

Among writers born in Spain, Abbot Oliba ranks 63. Before him are Mateo Alemán (1547), Caterina Albert (1869), Josep Pla (1897), Fernando Arrabal (1932), Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa (1532), and Mary of Jesus of Ágreda (1602). After him are Emilia Pardo Bazán (1851), Alonso de Ercilla (1533), Luis de León (1527), Miguel Hernández (1910), Pedro Antonio de Alarcón (1833), and Jacint Verdaguer (1845).

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