RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Charles de Foucauld

1858 - 1916

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Charles Eugène, vicomte de Foucauld de Pontbriand, (15 September 1858 – 1 December 1916), commonly known as Charles de Foucauld, was a French soldier, explorer, geographer, ethnographer, Catholic priest and hermit who lived among the Tuareg people in the Sahara in Algeria. He was murdered in 1916. His inspiration and writings led to the founding of a number of religious communities inspired by his example, such as the Little Brothers of Jesus. Orphaned at the age of six, de Foucauld was brought up by his maternal grandfather, Colonel Beaudet de Morlet. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Charles de Foucauld is the 589th most popular religious figure (down from 489th in 2019), the 622nd most popular biography from France (down from 515th in 2019) and the 33rd most popular French Religious Figure.

Charles de Foucauld was a French Catholic priest who spent his life living as a hermit in the Sahara Desert. He is most famous for his writings on spirituality and solitude.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Charles de Foucauld ranks 589 out of 3,187. Before him are Antipope Alexander V, Parascheva of the Balkans, Pope Donus, Anas ibn Malik, Paulo Miki, and Abdullah ibn Masud. After him are Maria al-Qibtiyya, 'Abd al-Rahman ibn 'Awf, Saint Maurice, Sabbas the Sanctified, Luigi Lucheni, and Christina of Bolsena.

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Among people born in 1858, Charles de Foucauld ranks 16. Before him are Christiaan Eijkman, Jagadish Chandra Bose, Omar Mukhtar, Giuseppe Peano, Emmeline Pankhurst, and Eliezer Ben-Yehuda. After him are Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein, Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont, Franz Boas, Maria Christina of Austria, Princess Louise of Belgium, and Marie Bashkirtseff. Among people deceased in 1916, Charles de Foucauld ranks 25. Before him are Henry James, Umberto Boccioni, Natsume Sōseki, Hiram Maxim, Ivan Franko, and Helmuth von Moltke the Younger. After him are Karl Schwarzschild, Enrique Granados, Eduard Strauss, Émile Verhaeren, Max Reger, and Vilhelm Hammershøi.

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In France

Among people born in France, Charles de Foucauld ranks 622 out of 6,770. Before him are Albert Uderzo (1927), Paul Doumer (1857), Michel Piccoli (1925), Caroline Bonaparte (1782), Pérotin (1160), and Avitus (395). After him are Élisabeth of France (1764), Luc Besson (1959), Suzanne Valadon (1865), Jules Michelet (1798), Luigi Lucheni (1873), and Adelbert von Chamisso (1781).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In France

Among religious figures born in France, Charles de Foucauld ranks 33. Before him are Genevieve (423), Margaret Mary Alacoque (1647), Suger (1080), Jean-Louis Tauran (1943), John Vianney (1786), and Marcel Lefebvre (1905). After him are Luigi Lucheni (1873), Ansgar (801), Rashi (1040), Peter the Hermit (1050), Clotilde (475), and Jean-Baptiste de La Salle (1651).

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