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Menno Simons

1496 - 1561

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Menno Simons (Dutch: [ˈmɛnoː ˈsimɔns]; West Frisian: Minne Simens [ˈmɪnə ˈsimə̃ːs]; 1496 – 31 January 1561) was a Roman Catholic priest from the Friesland region of the Low Countries who was excommunicated from the Catholic Church and became an influential Anabaptist religious leader. Simons was a contemporary of the Protestant Reformers and it is from his name that his followers became known as Mennonites. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Menno Simons is the 705th most popular religious figure (down from 658th in 2019), the 96th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 94th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Dutch Religious Figure.

Menno Simons was a Dutch theologian who was born in 1496 and died in 1561. He was a Catholic priest before he became a Protestant. He is most famous for being the founder of the Mennonite Church.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Menno Simons ranks 705 out of 3,187. Before him are Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo, Porphyry of Gaza, Dominique Mamberti, Epiphanius of Salamis, Raymond of Penyafort, and Antipope Felix II. After him are Louis Raphaël I Sako, Giulia Farnese, Pope Peter I of Alexandria, Ibn Hisham, Je Tsongkhapa, and Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1496, Menno Simons ranks 4. Before him are Gustav I of Sweden, Hatice Sultan, and Mary Tudor, Queen of France. After him are Sebastiano Venier, Dawit II, Claude, Duke of Guise, João de Barros, Johann Walter, and Angelo Beolco. Among people deceased in 1561, Menno Simons ranks 3. Before him are Rüstem Pasha, and Şehzade Bayezid. After him are Lucrezia de' Medici, Duchess of Ferrara, Gülfem Hatun, Matteo Bandello, Lope de Aguirre, Sayri Túpac, Ridolfo Ghirlandaio, Bairam Khan, Claude Garamond, and Jan Tarnowski.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Menno Simons ranks 96 out of 1,646. Before him are Jan van Goyen (1596), Gerard Kuiper (1905), Saskia van Uylenburgh (1612), Lawrence Alma-Tadema (1836), Rob Rensenbrink (1947), and Kees van Dongen (1877). After him are Multatuli (1820), Judith Leyster (1609), William IV, Prince of Orange (1711), Dick Advocaat (1947), Hendrick Avercamp (1585), and Gerard ter Borch (1617).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Netherlands

Among religious figures born in Netherlands, Menno Simons ranks 2. Before him are Pope Adrian VI (1459). After him are Norbert of Xanten (1080), John of Leiden (1509), Lambert of Maastricht (635), Lidwina (1380), Geert Groote (1340), Wim Hof (1959), Ludger (742), Johannes Willebrands (1909), Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje (1857), and Adrianus Johannes Simonis (1931).

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