RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Medardus

470 - 560

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Medardus or Medard (French: Médard or Méard) (ca. 456–545) was the Bishop of Noyon. He moved the seat of the diocese from Vermand to Noviomagus Veromanduorum (modern Noyon) in northern France. Medardus was one of the most honored bishops of his time, often depicted laughing, with his mouth wide open, and therefore he was invoked against toothache. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Medardus is the 1,041st most popular religious figure (up from 1,151st in 2019), the 1,442nd most popular biography from France (up from 1,844th in 2019) and the 71st most popular French Religious Figure.

Medardus is most famous for being the first bishop of Metz.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Medardus ranks 1,041 out of 3,187. Before him are Cláudio Hummes, Lidwina, Antipope Dioscorus, Carlos Osoro Sierra, Mahavatar Babaji, and Lawrence of Brindisi. After him are Paul of the Cross, Frederick Fleet, Clemente Domínguez y Gómez, Stanisław Ryłko, Malik al-Ashtar, and Gerard of Csanád.

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Among people born in 470, Medardus ranks 5. Before him are Pope John II, Pope John I, Pope Boniface II, and Theudis. After him are Caesarius of Arles, Audofleda, Albinus of Angers, Caradoc, Buddhapālita, Finnian of Clonard, and Narasimhagupta. Among people deceased in 560, Medardus ranks 4. Before him are Procopius, Cynric, and Simplicius of Cilicia. After him are Audoin, Chram, Clodoald, Glappa of Bernicia, Thurisind, and Gabrán mac Domangairt.

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In France

Among people born in France, Medardus ranks 1,442 out of 6,770. Before him are Philippe Starck (1949), Emmanuelle Béart (1963), Madame d'Aulnoy (1651), Pierre Mauroy (1928), Jean Charles Athanase Peltier (1785), and Aristide Cavaillé-Coll (1811). After him are Louis-Michel van Loo (1707), Marguerite Perey (1909), Agrippa d'Aubigné (1552), Bernard Hinault (1954), Oenomaus (-105), and Jean-Claude Pascal (1927).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In France

Among religious figures born in France, Medardus ranks 71. Before him are Humbert of Silva Candida (1000), John of Matha (1150), Sebastian Castellio (1515), Benedict of Aniane (750), Amandus (600), and Arnulf of Metz (582). After him are Antoine Perrenot de Granvelle (1517), Thibaud Gaudin (1229), Adalbert of Magdeburg (910), Eugène Tisserant (1884), Jacques Paul Migne (1800), and La Voisin (1640).

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