RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Geert Groote

1340 - 1384

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Gerard Groote (October 1340 – 20 August 1384), otherwise Gerrit or Gerhard Groet, in Latin Gerardus Magnus, was a Dutch Catholic deacon, who was a popular preacher and the founder of the Brethren of the Common Life. He was a key figure in the Devotio Moderna movement. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Geert Groote is the 1,265th most popular religious figure (down from 1,219th in 2019), the 255th most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 278th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Dutch Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Geert Groote ranks 1,265 out of 3,187. Before him are Roberto Calvi, Alois Hudal, Nicetas of Remesiana, Pope Peter II of Alexandria, Xenia of Saint Petersburg, and Diego de Landa. After him are Valentin Haüy, Jean-Claude Hollerich, Franz Jägerstätter, Pamphilus of Caesarea, Pope Demetrius I of Alexandria, and Stephen Harding.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1340, Geert Groote ranks 10. Before him are Albert, King of Sweden, John, Duke of Berry, Claus Sluter, Peter II, Count of Alençon, Theophanes the Greek, and Hasdai Crescas. After him are Stephen of Perm, Eleanor of Arborea, Nicholas Tavelic, Theodora Kantakouzene, Jacopo da Bologna, and Robert Stewart, Duke of Albany. Among people deceased in 1384, Geert Groote ranks 4. Before him are John Wycliffe, Louis I, Duke of Anjou, and Louis II, Count of Flanders. After him are Joan, Duchess of Brittany, Beatrice Regina della Scala, Magnus I, Duke of Mecklenburg, Francesco I Gattilusio, and Thomas Preljubović.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Geert Groote ranks 255 out of 1,646. Before him are Piet Pieterszoon Hein (1577), Johann Weyer (1515), Nicolaes Maes (1634), Hans Vredeman de Vries (1527), Frans de Waal (1948), and Willem van Hanegem (1944). After him are Dick Bruna (1927), Cornelis van Haarlem (1562), Ton Koopman (1944), William II, Duke of Bavaria (1365), Guido van Rossum (1956), and Cornelis de Houtman (1565).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Netherlands

Among religious figures born in Netherlands, Geert Groote ranks 7. Before him are Pope Adrian VI (1459), Menno Simons (1496), Norbert of Xanten (1080), John of Leiden (1509), Lambert of Maastricht (635), and Lidwina (1380). After him are Wim Hof (1959), Ludger (742), Johannes Willebrands (1909), Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje (1857), Adrianus Johannes Simonis (1931), and Peter Hans Kolvenbach (1928).

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