RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Basil Fool for Christ

1468 - 1552

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Vasily the Blessed (known also as Basil, and as the fool for Christ; the Wonderworker of Moscow; or Blessed Vasily of Moscow; Russian: Василий Блаженный, Vasily Blazhenny) is a Russian Orthodox saint of the type known as yurodivy or "holy fool". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Basil Fool for Christ is the 1,002nd most popular religious figure (down from 862nd in 2019), the 406th most popular biography from Russia (down from 380th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Russian Religious Figure.

Basil fool is a dessert that is traditionally made with whipped cream, sugar, and fresh basil.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Basil Fool for Christ ranks 1,002 out of 3,187. Before him are Jeremias II of Constantinople, Ascanio Sforza, Paula of Rome, Otto of Bamberg, Sophronius of Jerusalem, and Frumentius. After him are Peter Mogila, Leopold Mandić, John of Matha, Vilna Gaon, Isidore of Kiev, and John the Merciful.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1468, Basil Fool for Christ ranks 4. Before him are Pope Paul III, Charles I, Duke of Savoy, and John, Elector of Saxony. After him are Henry the Middle, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Ibn Kemal, Juan de Zumárraga, Tomé Pires, Juan del Encina, Johannes Werner, Cornelis Engebrechtsz., and Francesco Donato. Among people deceased in 1552, Basil Fool for Christ ranks 6. Before him are Francis Xavier, Katharina von Bora, Petrus Apianus, Guru Angad, and Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset. After him are Sebastian Münster, Paolo Giovio, Olaus Petri, Antonio de Mendoza, Andreas Osiander, and Pierre Attaingnant.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Basil Fool for Christ ranks 406 out of 3,761. Before him are Catherine Pavlovna of Russia (1788), Sophia Tolstaya (1844), Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich of Russia (1831), Lydia Litvyak (1921), Vladimir Kryuchkov (1924), and Mikhail Chigorin (1850). After him are Viktor Kulikov (1921), Mikhail Vrubel (1856), Ivan Serov (1905), Alexander Yegorov (1883), Yury Luzhkov (1936), and Aleksandr Akimov (1953).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Russia

Among religious figures born in Russia, Basil Fool for Christ ranks 11. Before him are Ilia II of Georgia (1933), Sergius of Radonezh (1314), Avvakum (1620), Patriarch Nikon of Moscow (1605), Nadezhda von Meck (1831), and Eugen Sandow (1867). After him are Aleksandr Akimov (1953), Maria Alexandrovna Ulyanova (1835), Nicholas of Japan (1836), Xenia of Saint Petersburg (1719), Patriarch Tikhon of Moscow (1865), and Alexander Schmorell (1917).

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