RELIGIOUS FIGURE

John of Matha

1150 - 1213

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John of Matha, OSsT (23 June 1160 – 17 December 1213) was a French Catholic priest and cofounder of the Order of the Most Holy Trinity, initially dedicated to ransoming Christians who had been captured by marauders from North Africa. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John of Matha is the 1,005th most popular religious figure (up from 1,007th in 2019), the 1,372nd most popular biography from France (up from 1,540th in 2019) and the 66th most popular French Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, John of Matha ranks 1,005 out of 3,187. Before him are Otto of Bamberg, Sophronius of Jerusalem, Frumentius, Basil Fool for Christ, Peter Mogila, and Leopold Mandić. After him are Vilna Gaon, Isidore of Kiev, John the Merciful, Andrea Amati, Teobaldo Boccapecci, and Sebastian Castellio.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1150, John of Matha ranks 14. Before him are Canute I of Sweden, Roman the Great, Leo I, King of Armenia, Peter II of Bulgaria, Kaykhusraw I, and Baldwin V, Count of Hainaut. After him are Bonanno Pisano, Urraca of Portugal, Arnold of Torroja, Amalric of Bena, Jacopo Tiepolo, and Il-Arslan. Among people deceased in 1213, John of Matha ranks 4. Before him are Tamar of Georgia, Peter II of Aragon, and Muhammad al-Nasir. After him are Gertrude of Merania, Maria of Montpellier, William of Winchester, Lord of Lunenburg, Sharaf al-Dīn al-Ṭūsī, Gangjong of Goryeo, Eleanor, Countess of Vermandois, Frederick II, Duke of Lorraine, and Guy of Thouars.

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In France

Among people born in France, John of Matha ranks 1,372 out of 6,770. Before him are Gabrielle-Suzanne de Villeneuve (1685), Joan, Countess of Flanders (1200), Hélène Langevin-Joliot (1927), Laurent Schwartz (1915), André Campra (1660), and Jean-Mathieu-Philibert Sérurier (1742). After him are Marie Anne de Bourbon (1666), René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle (1643), Louis Vierne (1870), Antonio I, Prince of Monaco (1661), Frederick Michael, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken (1724), and Sebastian Castellio (1515).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In France

Among religious figures born in France, John of Matha ranks 66. Before him are Pierre Cauchon (1371), Odile of Alsace (662), Jane Frances de Chantal (1572), Jean Mabillon (1632), Jean-Marie Villot (1905), and Humbert of Silva Candida (1000). After him are Sebastian Castellio (1515), Benedict of Aniane (750), Amandus (600), Arnulf of Metz (582), Medardus (470), and Antoine Perrenot de Granvelle (1517).

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