RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Louise de Marillac

1591 - 1660

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Louise de Marillac , also known as Louise Le Gras, (August 12, 1591 – March 15, 1660) was the co-founder, with Vincent de Paul, of the Daughters of Charity. She is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church and the Episcopal Church in the United States of America. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Louise de Marillac is the 879th most popular religious figure (down from 859th in 2019), the 1,158th most popular biography from France (up from 1,213th in 2019) and the 56th most popular French Religious Figure.

Louise de Marillac was a French religious sister who founded the order of the Sisters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul. She is most famous for founding the order and her work with the poor and sick.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Louise de Marillac ranks 879 out of 3,187. Before her are Mary of Bethany, Sergius of Radonezh, Mechtilde, Frances Xavier Cabrini, Antipope Paschal, and Eduardo Martínez Somalo. After her are Brother Roger, Peter of Verona, Therese Neumann, Anders Arborelius, Carlo Maria Martini, and Stefan Wyszyński.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1591, Louise de Marillac ranks 5. Before her are Mustafa I, Jusepe de Ribera, Girard Desargues, and Guercino. After her are Alfonso III d'Este, Duke of Modena, Alexandre de Rhodes, Johann Adam Schall von Bell, Stanisław Koniecpolski, Valentin de Boulogne, Isabella of Savoy, and Frederick Ulrich, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg. Among people deceased in 1660, Louise de Marillac ranks 10. Before her are Gaston, Duke of Orléans, William Oughtred, Judith Leyster, Pieter Claesz, Mary, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange, and Francesco Albani. After her are Gevherhan Sultan, George II Rákóczi, Elizabeth Charlotte of the Palatinate, Electress of Brandenburg, Ayşe Sultan, Alexandre de Rhodes, and Paul Scarron.

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In France

Among people born in France, Louise de Marillac ranks 1,158 out of 6,770. Before her are Charles III, Prince of Monaco (1818), Louis Jacques Thénard (1777), Daniel Cohn-Bendit (1945), Jean II Le Maingre (1366), Alain Poher (1909), and Jean Rochefort (1930). After her are Étienne Bézout (1730), Jean-Marc Nattier (1685), Lionel Jospin (1937), Antoine Destutt de Tracy (1754), Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester (1208), and Antoine Jérôme Balard (1802).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In France

Among religious figures born in France, Louise de Marillac ranks 56. Before her are Victor of Aveyron (1793), Lucile Randon (1904), Philipp Spener (1635), Roger Etchegaray (1922), Peter Faber (1506), and Saint Eligius (588). After her are Leonard of Noblac (496), Robert de Sorbon (1201), Antipope Gregory VIII (1100), Pierre Cauchon (1371), Odile of Alsace (662), and Jane Frances de Chantal (1572).

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