RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Abraham of Smolensk

1172 - 1221

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Abraham of Smolensk (Russian: Авраамий Смоленский; 1150 or 1172 - c. 1222) was a Russian monk and priest. He resided at the Bogoroditzkaja convent and was regarded as a miracle worker. He engaged in extensive preaching and biblical studies and is viewed as a notable figure in the pre-Mongol Russia. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Abraham of Smolensk is the 2,598th most popular religious figure (down from 2,290th in 2019), the 1,530th most popular biography from Russia (down from 1,428th in 2019) and the 37th most popular Russian Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Abraham of Smolensk ranks 2,598 out of 3,187Before him are Wilhelm Emmanuel von Ketteler, Riphath, Michel Aupetit, Mohammad Yunus Khalis, Rubén Salazar Gómez, and Philibert of Jumièges. After him are Mario Delpini, Polycarpus II of Byzantium, Lőrinc Schlauch, Franz Delitzsch, Arsacius of Tarsus, and John Mark.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1172, Abraham of Smolensk ranks 7Before him are Baldwin I, Latin Emperor, Shota Rustaveli, Aimery of Cyprus, Isabella I of Jerusalem, Bohemond IV of Antioch, and Louis I, Count of Blois.  Among people deceased in 1221, Abraham of Smolensk ranks 10Before him are Berengaria of Portugal, Najm al-Din Kubra, Theodoric I, Margrave of Meissen, Henry III, Duke of Limburg, Alix, Duchess of Brittany, and Raymond-Roupen.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Abraham of Smolensk ranks 1,530 out of 3,761Before him are Lyudmila Shevtsova (1934), Oleg Losev (1903), Pyotr Vyazemsky (1792), Léon Poliakov (1910), Osip Brik (1888), and Vladimir Krutov (1960). After him are Nikolai Tanayev (1945), Andrey Piontkovsky (1940), Konstantin Batyushkov (1787), Marietta Shaginyan (1888), Mikhail Shchepkin (1788), and Konstantin Aksakov (1817).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Russia

Among religious figures born in Russia, Abraham of Smolensk ranks 37Before him are Philip II, Metropolitan of Moscow (1507), Marina Semyonova (1908), Talgat Tadzhuddin (1948), Elsa Brändström (1888), Patriarch Hermogenes of Moscow (1530), and Gamzat-bek (1789). After him are Alexius, Metropolitan of Kiev (1290), Nikolay Ilminsky (1822), Herman of Alaska (1756), Ignatius Brianchaninov (1807), Nilus of Sora (1433), and Grigory Rodchenkov (1958).