RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Henry

1100 - 1156

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Henry (Finnish: Henrik; Swedish: Henrik; Latin: Henricus; died c. 20 January 1156) was a medieval English clergyman. He came to Sweden with Cardinal Nicholas Breakspeare in 1153 and was most likely designated to be the new Archbishop of Uppsala, but the independent church province of Sweden could only be established in 1164 after the civil war, and Henry would have been sent to organize the Church in Finland, where Christians had already existed for two centuries. According to legend, he entered Finland during the First Crusade together with the king, Saint Eric of Sweden, and died as a martyr, becoming the patron saint of the Catholic Church in Finland. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Henry is the 1,175th most popular religious figure (down from 999th in 2019), the 1,327th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,014th in 2019) and the 27th most popular British Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Henry ranks 1,175 out of 3,187. Before him are Shemon Bar Sabbae, Abo of Tiflis, 11th Dalai Lama, Rose of Viterbo, Hugh of Cluny, and Eugène de Mazenod. After him are Caesarius of Arles, Juan Luis Cipriani Thorne, Jayadeva, Maria Domenica Mazzarello, Yahdun-Lim, and Ali Hujwiri.

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Among people born in 1100, Henry ranks 34. Before him are Barisan of Ibelin, Eric III of Denmark, Inge the Younger, Abu Sa'id Gardezi, Wace, and Jabir ibn Aflah. After him are Anushtegin Gharchai, William V, Marquess of Montferrat, Bernard de Tremelay, Ragnvald Knaphövde, Malik Shah, and Ingegerd of Norway. Among people deceased in 1156, Henry ranks 5. Before him are Sverker I of Sweden, Emperor Toba, Mesud I, and Atsiz. After him are Richeza of Poland, Queen of Sweden, André de Montbard, Peter the Venerable, Demetrius I of Georgia, Ambaghai, Blanca of Navarre, Queen of Castile, and William IX, Count of Poitiers.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Henry ranks 1,327 out of 8,785. Before him are Charles Spearman (1863), John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute (1713), Ian Anderson (1947), James Ferguson (1797), Arnold Toynbee (1852), and Rick Parfitt (1948). After him are Bernard Cornwell (1944), Eddie Redmayne (1982), Robert Wyatt (1945), Ewan McGregor (1971), Olave Baden-Powell (1889), and Alan Baker (1939).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In United Kingdom

Among religious figures born in United Kingdom, Henry ranks 27. Before him are Keith O'Brien (1938), Ninian (360), Frederick Fleet (1887), Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke (1130), William Tyndale (1494), and John Fisher (1469). After him are George Fox (1624), Ælfheah of Canterbury (954), John Smyth (1570), Rafael Merry del Val (1865), Saint David (512), and William Booth (1829).

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