RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Blessed Gerard

1047 - 1120

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Blessed Gerardo Sasso (c. 1040 – 3 September 1120), was an Italian lay brother in the Benedictine Order who was appointed as rector of the hospice in Jerusalem at Muristan in 1080. In the wake of the success of the First Crusade in 1099, he became the founder of the Order of St John of Jerusalem, also known as the Knights Hospitaller, an organization that received papal recognition in 1113. As such, he was the first Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Blessed Gerard is the 815th most popular religious figure (up from 842nd in 2019), the 1,048th most popular biography from Italy (up from 1,182nd in 2019) and the 277th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Blessed Gerard was a hermit who lived in the woods near Paris. He is most famous for his piety and holiness.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Blessed Gerard ranks 815 out of 3,187. Before him are Josaphat Kuntsevych, Haran, Ibrahim ibn Adham, Giuseppe Siri, Mahinda, and John of Ávila. After him are Thomas Wolsey, Catherine of Vadstena, Agabus, Margot Frank, Marc Ouellet, and Joanna, wife of Chuza.

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Among people born in 1047, Blessed Gerard ranks 1. After him is Sunjong of Goryeo. Among people deceased in 1120, Blessed Gerard ranks 1. After him are William Adelin, Albert of Aix, Ingegerd of Norway, Welf II, Duke of Bavaria, Baldwin III, Count of Hainaut, Bahya ibn Paquda, and Eadmer.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Blessed Gerard ranks 1,048 out of 5,161. Before him are Renata Tebaldi (1922), Gaius Lucilius (-180), Eleanor de' Medici (1567), Giuliano da Sangallo (1445), Eduard von Böhm-Ermolli (1856), and Giuseppe Siri (1906). After him are Vincenzo Viviani (1622), Niccolò dell'Abbate (1512), Richard Rogers (1933), Charles Felix of Sardinia (1765), Maria Theresa of Austria-Este, Queen of Sardinia (1773), and Vibia Sabina (86).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Blessed Gerard ranks 277. Before him are Giovanni Angelo Becciu (1948), Antipope Paschal III (1110), Augustine of Canterbury (510), Antipope Anacletus II (1090), Emma Morano (1899), and Giuseppe Siri (1906). After him are John of Capistrano (1386), Romuald (951), Justus (600), Giuseppe Caspar Mezzofanti (1774), Scipione Borghese (1577), and Maria Cristina of Savoy (1812).

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