RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Fructuosus of Braga

601 - 665

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Fructuosus of Braga (c. 600 – 16 April 665) was the Bishop of Dumio and Archbishop of Braga, also known for being a great founder of monasteries The son of a Visigothic dux in the region of Bierzo, at a young age he accompanied his father on official trips over his estates. After a period spent as a hermit, he established a monastery at Complutum and became its first abbot. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Fructuosus of Braga is the 1,800th most popular religious figure (down from 1,791st in 2019), the 833rd most popular biography from Spain (up from 918th in 2019) and the 67th most popular Spanish Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Fructuosus of Braga ranks 1,800 out of 3,187Before him are Sigfrid of Sweden, Basil III of Constantinople, Theodulf of Orléans, Giovanni Morone, Barbara West, and Anthim the Iberian. After him are Antonio Maria Vegliò, Eucherius of Lyon, Leodegar, Emmanuel III Delly, António de Andrade, and Gorazd.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 601, Fructuosus of Braga ranks 6Before him are Ali, Bāṇabhaṭṭa, Go of Balhae, Qapaghan Qaghan, and Julian, Count of Ceuta. After him are Rostam Farrokhzad, Ilterish Qaghan, Æthelred of Mercia, Mangsong Mangtsen, Amalberga of Maubeuge, and Peada of Mercia. Among people deceased in 665, Fructuosus of Braga ranks 3Before him are Zayd ibn Thabit, and Kubrat.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Fructuosus of Braga ranks 833 out of 3,355Before him are Enrique Líster (1907), Blanca of Navarre, Queen of Castile (1137), Theodulf of Orléans (750), Nacho (1990), Bera, Count of Barcelona (770), and Joseph Albo (1380). After him are Álvaro de Bazán, 1st Marquess of Santa Cruz (1526), Benito Jerónimo Feijóo y Montenegro (1676), Carlos Westendorp (1937), Marcos Alonso (1933), Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos (1744), and Alphonsus Rodriguez (1532).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Spain

Among religious figures born in Spain, Fructuosus of Braga ranks 67Before him are Fray Tomás de Berlanga (1487), Lluís Martínez Sistach (1937), Francisco Álvarez Martínez (1925), Antonio María Rouco Varela (1936), Javier Echevarría Rodríguez (1932), and Theodulf of Orléans (750). After him are Alphonsus Rodriguez (1532), Abu Bakr ibn al-Arabi (1076), Agobard (769), Josep Maria Mauri (1941), Raimon Panikkar (1918), and Gil Álvarez Carrillo de Albornoz (1310).