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Lanfranc

1005 - 1089

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Lanfranc, OSB (1005 x 1010 – 24 May 1089) was an Italian-born English churchman, monk and scholar. Born in Italy, he moved to Normandy to become a Benedictine monk at Bec. He served successively as prior of Bec Abbey and abbot of St Stephen's Abbey in Caen, Normandy and then as Archbishop of Canterbury in England, following its conquest by William the Conqueror. He is also variously known as Lanfranc of Pavia (Italian: Lanfranco di Pavia), Lanfranc of Bec (French: Lanfranc du Bec), and Lanfranc of Canterbury (Latin: Lanfrancus Cantuariensis). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lanfranc is the 1,706th most popular religious figure (down from 1,591st in 2019), the 2,252nd most popular biography from Italy (up from 2,307th in 2019) and the 415th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Lanfranc ranks 1,706 out of 3,187. Before him are Maria Schicklgruber, Giovanni Urbani, Clare of Montefalco, Anna Schäffer, Jair, and Shushanik. After him are Archduke Charles Joseph of Austria, Modestus of Jerusalem, Marina the Monk, Júlio Duarte Langa, Jeanne de Lestonnac, and Adalbert of Hamburg.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1005, Lanfranc ranks 8. Before him are Macbeth, King of Scotland, Michael I Cerularius, Bretislav I, Ali az-Zahir, Henry VII, Duke of Bavaria, and Berenguer Ramon I, Count of Barcelona. After him is John VIII of Constantinople. Among people deceased in 1089, Lanfranc ranks 3. Before him are Khwaja Abdullah Ansari, and Demetrius Zvonimir of Croatia. After him is Theobald III, Count of Blois.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Lanfranc ranks 2,252 out of 5,161. Before him are Carlo Allioni (1728), Clare of Montefalco (1268), Girolamo Aleandro (1480), Prince Michael of Greece and Denmark (1939), Emma Bonino (1948), and Marco Minghetti (1818). After him are Mauro Tassotti (1960), Franco Trappoli (1947), Vittorio Gregotti (1927), Alejandro Malaspina (1754), Archduke Karl of Austria-Este (1785), and Barbara Longhi (1552).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Lanfranc ranks 415. Before him are Nicola Canali (1874), Vigilius of Trent (355), Alfredo Ildefonso Schuster (1880), Raffaele Farina (1933), Giovanni Urbani (1900), and Clare of Montefalco (1268). After him are Giuseppe Betori (1947), Teodolfo Mertel (1806), Gaspar del Bufalo (1786), Achille Silvestrini (1923), Pietro Riario (1447), and Alexander of Bergamo (201).

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