RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Jeanne Jugan

1792 - 1879

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Jeanne Jugan (25 October 1792 – 29 August 1879), religious name Mary of the Cross, was a French religious sister who became known for the dedication of her life to the neediest of the elderly poor. Her service resulted in the establishment of the Little Sisters of the Poor, who care for the elderly who have no other resources throughout the world. She has been declared a saint by the Catholic Church. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jeanne Jugan is the 2,500th most popular religious figure (down from 1,991st in 2019), the 3,900th most popular biography from France (down from 3,303rd in 2019) and the 202nd most popular French Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Jeanne Jugan ranks 2,500 out of 3,187. Before her are Lorenzo Antonetti, José Manuel Estepa Llaurens, Julio Terrazas Sandoval, Marguerite Bays, Hossein Wahid Khorasani, and Alexandru Todea. After her are Richard Hooker, Nicholas Charnetsky, Franz Ehrle, Ingund, Abu Ishaq al-Shatibi, and Protase Rugambwa.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1792, Jeanne Jugan ranks 54. Before her are George Cruikshank, Martin Ohm, Maria Quitéria, James Francis Stephens, Friedrich Wilhelm, Count Brandenburg, and Charles Grandison Finney. After her are Peter von Hess, Johann Georg Christian Lehmann, Christian Albrecht Jensen, Johann Georg Hiedler, Thomas Bell, and Pyotr Vyazemsky. Among people deceased in 1879, Jeanne Jugan ranks 43. Before her are Michel Chevalier, Begum Hazrat Mahal, Johann von Lamont, Sergey Solovyov, Nikolai Zaremba, and Marguerite Bays. After her are Lyuben Karavelov, Aleksandr Baryatinsky, Miguel Grau Seminario, Immanuel Hermann Fichte, Édouard Spach, and Jakob Stämpfli.

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In France

Among people born in France, Jeanne Jugan ranks 3,900 out of 6,770. Before her are Guy Marchand (1937), Jérémy Mathieu (1983), Henri Jobier (1879), Maurice Scève (1501), Pierre André de Suffren (1729), and Jean Mouton (1459). After her are Esther Duflo (1972), Ernest Lavisse (1842), Daniel Duval (1944), Marcel Cachin (1869), Eddy Mitchell (1942), and Jean-Christophe Yoccoz (1957).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In France

Among religious figures born in France, Jeanne Jugan ranks 202. Before her are Emmanuel Célestin Suhard (1874), Jean de Brébeuf (1593), Marie of the Incarnation (1599), François Marty (1904), François de Laval (1623), and Claude Fleury (1640). After her are Amalberga of Maubeuge (601), Alfred Des Cloizeaux (1817), Michel Aupetit (1951), Philibert of Jumièges (608), Jean-Louis Bruguès (1943), and Adalbero of Reims (null).

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