RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Jacques Hamel

1930 - 2016

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Jacques Hamel (French pronunciation: [ʒak amɛl]; 30 November 1930 – 26 July 2016) was a French Catholic priest who served in Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray. On 26 July 2016, Hamel was murdered during the 2016 Normandy church attack by two Muslim men pledging allegiance to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant while Hamel celebrated Mass in his church. The circumstances of his death have led him to be called a martyr by Christians, including Pope Francis, non-Christians, and the press. Calls to declare him a saint started soon after his death. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jacques Hamel is the 2,209th most popular religious figure (down from 1,862nd in 2019), the 3,414th most popular biography from France (down from 3,091st in 2019) and the 181st most popular French Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Jacques Hamel ranks 2,209 out of 3,187. Before him are Gaudentius of Brescia, Hans Talhoffer, Balthasar Bekker, Juraj Drašković, Giuseppe Caprio, and Athenodorus of Byzantium. After him are Aleksander Kakowski, Dwight L. Moody, Johannes Cocceius, Jurgis Matulaitis-Matulevičius, Umamah bint Zainab, and Ghevont Alishan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, Jacques Hamel ranks 270. Before him are Colin McDonald, Sigge Parling, Freimut Börngen, Borislav Pekić, Adile Naşit, and Norio Ohga. After him are Carmen Sevilla, Egon Klepsch, Antonio Saura, John Astin, Gérard Blain, and Vilmos Zsigmond. Among people deceased in 2016, Jacques Hamel ranks 219. Before him are Sigge Parling, Halil İnalcık, Steven Hill, Jay Wright Forrester, Mohamed Hassanein Heikal, and Naná Vasconcelos. After him are Sándor Tarics, Lars Gustafsson, Vladica Kovačević, Faina Melnik, Hannes Löhr, and Vilmos Zsigmond.

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In France

Among people born in France, Jacques Hamel ranks 3,414 out of 6,770. Before him are Jacques Delille (1738), Louise Moillon (1610), Joseph Canteloube (1879), Bernard Stiegler (1952), Léon-Paul Fargue (1876), and Edwige Feuillère (1907). After him are François-Hubert Drouais (1727), Albert Batteux (1919), Jacques Antoine Charles Bresse (1822), Frederick IV, Duke of Lorraine (1282), Léon Jean Marie Dufour (1780), and Jacques Labillardière (1755).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In France

Among religious figures born in France, Jacques Hamel ranks 181. Before him are Fernando Ocáriz Braña (1944), Pierre Pigneau de Behaine (1741), Wolfgang Capito (1478), Hilary of Arles (401), Jacques Marquette (1637), and François de Tournon (1489). After him are Bernard Panafieu (1931), Marie-Eugénie de Jésus (1817), Raël (1946), Nicolas Trigault (1577), Marie-Joseph Lagrange (1855), and Louis Bourdaloue (1632).

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