RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Ivo of Kermartin

1253 - 1303

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Ivo of Kermartin, TOSF (17 October 1253 – 19 May 1303), also known as Yvo, Yves, or Ives (and in Breton as Erwan, Iwan, Youenn or Eozenn, depending on the region, and known as Yves Hélory (also Helori or Heloury) in French), was a parish priest among the poor of Louannec, the only one of his station to be canonized in the Middle Ages. He is the patron of Brittany, lawyers, and abandoned children. His feast day is 19 May. Poetically, he is referred to as "advocate of the poor". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ivo of Kermartin is the 719th most popular religious figure (up from 723rd in 2019), the 844th most popular biography from France (up from 915th in 2019) and the 45th most popular French Religious Figure.

Ivo of Kermartin is most famous for his poem "The Song of Roland" which is a medieval epic poem.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Ivo of Kermartin ranks 719 out of 3,187. Before him are Joseph of Cupertino, Aloysius Stepinac, Ignatios of Constantinople, Tarasios of Constantinople, Alessandro Farnese, and Anatolius of Constantinople. After him are Ludmila of Bohemia, Theodore Edgar McCarrick, Zayd ibn Ali, Pelagia, Nathan Söderblom, and Silas.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1253, Ivo of Kermartin ranks 2. Before him is Amir Khusrow. After him are Stefan Milutin, Stefan Dragutin, Theodora of Trebizond, Matilda of Habsburg, Bolko I the Strict, and Ulrich II, Count of Württemberg. Among people deceased in 1303, Ivo of Kermartin ranks 2. Before him is Pope Boniface VIII. After him are Daniel of Moscow, Beatrice of Castile, Ivan Asen III of Bulgaria, Kayqubad III, Elizabeth of Sicily, Queen of Hungary, Theodora Palaiologina, Otto IV, Count of Burgundy, Al-Adil Kitbugha, Frederick III, Duke of Lorraine, and Rani Padmini.

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In France

Among people born in France, Ivo of Kermartin ranks 844 out of 6,770. Before him are Antoine-Jean Gros (1771), Henri Lefebvre (1901), Henri Fantin-Latour (1836), Jacques Hadamard (1865), Pierre Loti (1850), and Marina Vlady (1938). After him are Auguste Mariette (1821), Lorin Maazel (1930), Félix Guattari (1930), Marie de France (1101), Jean-François de Galaup, comte de Lapérouse (1741), and Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin (1755).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In France

Among religious figures born in France, Ivo of Kermartin ranks 45. Before him are Jean-Baptiste de La Salle (1651), Antipope Clement VII (1342), Peter Waldo (1140), Louis de Montfort (1673), Jean Meslier (1664), and Catherine Labouré (1806). After him are Robert of Molesme (1024), Saint Remigius (437), Célestin Freinet (1896), Martin Bucer (1491), Victor of Aveyron (1793), and Lucile Randon (1904).

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