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John of Kronstadt

1829 - 1908

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John of Kronstadt or John Iliytch Sergieff (pre-reform Russian: Іоаннъ Кронштадтскій; post-reform Russian: Иоа́нн Кроншта́дтский; 31 October [O.S. 19 October] 1829 – 2 January 1909 [O.S. 20 December 1908]) was a Russian Orthodox archpriest and a member of the Most Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church. He was known for his mass confessions, numerous miracles, and charitable work, as well as his monarchistic, chauvinistic and anti-communist views. John is a saint of the Eastern Orthodox Church and is known with the epithet "Righteous". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John of Kronstadt is the 1,583rd most popular writer (up from 1,697th in 2019), the 552nd most popular biography from Russia (up from 605th in 2019) and the 67th most popular Russian Writer.

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Among writers, John of Kronstadt ranks 1,583 out of 7,302. Before him are Elisabeth of Schönau, Thomas Chatterton, Ueda Akinari, Antipater of Sidon, Jørgen Moe, and Jules Romains. After him are Diagoras of Melos, Joseph Needham, Jakob Michael Reinhold Lenz, Théodore de Banville, Eileen Chang, and Flannery O'Connor.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1829, John of Kronstadt ranks 19. Before him are N. R. Pogson, Adolf Eugen Fick, Anselm Feuerbach, Elizabeth Siddal, Ranavalona II, and William Booth. After him are Prince William of Baden, Radama II, Frederick VIII, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein, Tự Đức, Nikolai Fyodorovich Fyodorov, and Ivan Sechenov. Among people deceased in 1908, John of Kronstadt ranks 25. Before him are Wilhelm Busch, Ferdinand IV, Grand Duke of Tuscany, Machado de Assis, Pat Garrett, Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich of Russia, and Nikolay Pavlovich Ignatyev. After him are John Hope, 7th Earl of Hopetoun, Joseph Freinademetz, Tomás Estrada Palma, Sundance Kid, François Coppée, and Henry Campbell-Bannerman.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, John of Kronstadt ranks 552 out of 3,761. Before him are Werner Kempf (1886), Nicholas Miklouho-Maclay (1846), Andrei Karlov (1954), Zeki Velidi Togan (1890), Boris Pugo (1937), and Wilhelm Voigt (1849). After him are Irena Szewińska (1946), Natalia Pushkina (1812), Xenia of Saint Petersburg (1719), Gabdulkhay Akhatov (1927), Markian Popov (1902), and Konstantin Simonov (1915).

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Among WRITERS In Russia

Among writers born in Russia, John of Kronstadt ranks 67. Before him are Sergey Mikhalkov (1913), Salawat Yulayev (1754), Viktor Suvorov (1947), Vasily Shukshin (1929), Kristijonas Donelaitis (1714), and Korney Chukovsky (1882). After him are Konstantin Simonov (1915), Aleksandr Kuprin (1870), Konstantin Paustovsky (1892), Denis Fonvizin (1745), Lilya Brik (1891), and Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich of Russia (1858).

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