RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Louis de Montfort

1673 - 1716

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Louis-Marie Grignion de Montfort, SMM (French pronunciation: [lwi maʁi ɡʁiɲɔ̃ də mɔ̃fɔʁ]; 31 January 1673 – 28 April 1716) was a French Catholic priest known for his influence on Catholic Mariology. He wrote a number of books that went on to become classic Catholic titles, including Secret of the Rosary and True Devotion to Mary, and influenced several popes. He also founded several religious communities, including the Company of Mary. Pope Pius XII canonised him on 20 July 1947. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Louis de Montfort is the 689th most popular religious figure (down from 665th in 2019), the 790th most popular biography from France (down from 783rd in 2019) and the 42nd most popular French Religious Figure.

Louis de Montfort is most famous for his book True Devotion to Mary. In this book, he discusses the importance of devotion to Mary and how it can help people in their spiritual lives.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Louis de Montfort ranks 689 out of 3,187. Before him are Qasim ibn Muhammad, Al-Nasa'i, Péter Erdő, Alexius of Rome, Muadh ibn Jabal, and Hans Egede. After him are Abdullah ibn Umar, Conrad Schumann, Empress Meishō, Micah, Germanus I of Constantinople, and Jean Meslier.

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Among people born in 1673, Louis de Montfort ranks 4. Before him are Ahmed III, Wilhelmine Amalia of Brunswick-Lüneburg, and Dimitrie Cantemir. After him are Rosalba Carriera, Alessandro Marcello, Louise Françoise de Bourbon, Duchess of Bourbon, Alexander Danilovich Menshikov, Christian August of Holstein-Gottorp, Prince of Eutin, Mirwais Hotak, Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington, and Violante Beatrice of Bavaria. Among people deceased in 1716, Louis de Montfort ranks 2. Before him is Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz. After him are Johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine, Engelbert Kaempfer, Tokugawa Ietsugu, Marie Casimire Louise de La Grange d'Arquien, Ogata Kōrin, Roger Cotes, Anthim the Iberian, Dorothe Engelbretsdatter, Silahdar Damat Ali Pasha, and Banda Singh Bahadur.

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In France

Among people born in France, Louis de Montfort ranks 790 out of 6,770. Before him are Julie Clary (1771), Dagobert II (650), Michel Legrand (1932), Hubert de Givenchy (1927), Mary of Guise (1515), and Madame Roland (1754). After him are Albert I, Prince of Monaco (1848), Paul Broca (1824), Charles III, Duke of Bourbon (1490), Margaret of Provence (1221), Louis II of Anjou (1377), and Charles II of Navarre (1332).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In France

Among religious figures born in France, Louis de Montfort ranks 42. Before him are Rashi (1040), Peter the Hermit (1050), Clotilde (475), Jean-Baptiste de La Salle (1651), Antipope Clement VII (1342), and Peter Waldo (1140). After him are Jean Meslier (1664), Catherine Labouré (1806), Ivo of Kermartin (1253), Robert of Molesme (1024), Saint Remigius (437), and Célestin Freinet (1896).

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