RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Hemma of Gurk

980 - 1045

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Hemma of Gurk (German: Hemma von Gurk; c. 995 – 29 June 1045), also called Emma of Gurk (Slovene: Ema Krška), was a noblewoman and founder of several churches and monasteries in the Duchy of Carinthia. Buried at Gurk Cathedral since 1174, she was beatified on 21 November 1287 and canonised on 5 January 1938 by Pope Pius XI. Her feast day is 27 June. Hemma is venerated as a saint by both the Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church, and as patroness of the current Austrian state of Carinthia. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hemma of Gurk is the 903rd most popular religious figure (down from 780th in 2019), the 14th most popular biography from Slovenia (down from 10th in 2019) and the most popular Slovene Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Hemma of Gurk ranks 903 out of 3,187. Before her are Zeno of Verona, Agostino Casaroli, Michael Michai Kitbunchu, Bruno of Querfurt, Jorge Medina, and Antipope Nicholas V. After her are Bavo of Ghent, Alessandro Valignano, Columba, Fatimah bint Asad, Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir, and Giuseppe Bertello.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 980, Hemma of Gurk ranks 7. Before her are Avicenna, Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor, Pope Benedict VIII, Gisela of Hungary, Olof Skötkonung, and Harald II of Denmark. After her are Tancred of Hauteville, Mokjong of Goryeo, Gerard of Csanád, Humbert I, Count of Savoy, Baldwin IV, Count of Flanders, and Emperor Ichijō. Among people deceased in 1045, Hemma of Gurk ranks 2. Before her is Radbot of Klettgau. After her are Emperor Go-Suzaku, Sigfrid of Sweden, and Rainulf Drengot.

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In Slovenia

Among people born in Slovenia, Hemma of Gurk ranks 14 out of 340. Before her are Franz Miklosich (1813), Jože Plečnik (1872), Santorio Santorio (1561), Milan Kučan (1941), Janez Drnovšek (1950), and Edvard Kardelj (1910). After her are Primož Trubar (1508), Borut Pahor (1963), Ivan Cankar (1876), Jernej Kopitar (1780), Carlos, Duke of Madrid (1848), and Wilhelm von Tegetthoff (1827).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Slovenia

Among religious figures born in Slovenia, Hemma of Gurk ranks 1. After her are Primož Trubar (1508), Franc Rode (1934), Jurij Dalmatin (1547), Lojze Grozde (1923), and Aloysius Ambrozic (1930).

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