RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Leodegar

616 - 679

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Leodegar of Poitiers (Latin: Leodegarius; French: Léger; c. 615 – October 2, 679 AD) was a martyred Burgundian Bishop of Autun. He was the son of Saint Sigrada and the brother of Saint Warinus. Leodegar was an opponent of Ebroin, the Frankish Mayor of the Palace of Neustria, and the leader of the faction of Burgundian nobles. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Leodegar is the 1,803rd most popular religious figure (down from 1,550th in 2019), the 2,753rd most popular biography from France (down from 2,576th in 2019) and the 144th most popular French Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Leodegar ranks 1,803 out of 3,187Before him are Giovanni Morone, Barbara West, Anthim the Iberian, Fructuosus of Braga, Antonio Maria Vegliò, and Eucherius of Lyon. After him are Emmanuel III Delly, António de Andrade, Gorazd, John Albert Vasa, Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi, and Wahiduddin Khan.

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Among people born in 616, Leodegar ranks 5Before him are Grimoald the Elder, 'Abd Allah ibn 'Amr ibn al-'As, Juansher, and Bridei III.  Among people deceased in 679, Leodegar ranks 3Before him are Dagobert II, and Peroz III. After him is Æthelthryth.

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In France

Among people born in France, Leodegar ranks 2,753 out of 6,770Before him are Blanche of France, Duchess of Austria (1278), Charles Amadeus, Duke of Nemours (1624), Stéphanie Félicité, comtesse de Genlis (1746), Roger Piantoni (1931), Thomas Bérard (1300), and René Crevel (1900). After him are Charles Joshua Chaplin (1825), Christian IV, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken (1722), Bayezid Osman (1924), Mirra Alfassa (1878), Auguste Serrurier (1857), and Alain Corneau (1943).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In France

Among religious figures born in France, Leodegar ranks 144Before him are Jacques de Vitry (1170), Judoc (600), Charles de Bourbon (1523), Christophe Pierre (1946), Lupus of Troyes (395), and Eucherius of Lyon (380). After him are Albert Vanhoye (1923), Louis Billot (1846), Louis Antoine de Noailles (1651), John Francis Regis (1597), Albinus of Angers (470), and Bernard de Montfaucon (1655).