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Nikolaj Velimirović

1880 - 1956

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Nikolaj Velimirović (Serbian Cyrillic: Николај Велимировић; 4 January 1881 [O.S. 23 December 1880] – 18 March [O.S. 5 March] 1956) was a Serbian Orthodox prelate who served as Bishop of Ohrid and Žiča from 1920 to 1956. An influential theological writer and a highly gifted orator, he was often referred to as the "new John Chrysostom". According to a number of historians he is one of the most influential bishops of the Serbian Orthodox Church in the twentieth century. As a young man, he came close to dying of dysentery and decided that he would dedicate his life to God if he survived. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nikolaj Velimirović is the 1,277th most popular religious figure (down from 1,227th in 2019), the 96th most popular biography from Serbia (up from 101st in 2019) and the 4th most popular Serbian Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Nikolaj Velimirović ranks 1,277 out of 3,187. Before him are Stephen Harding, Anthimus I of Constantinople, Saint Silvia, Elisheba, Fulgentius of Ruspe, and Mary Jane Kelly. After him are Saint Sabina, Agostino Vallini, Ilon Wikland, Meletius of Antioch, Loris Francesco Capovilla, and Benedict Joseph Labre.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1880, Nikolaj Velimirović ranks 55. Before him are Marie-Louise Meilleur, Martiros Saryan, Ugo Cavallero, Volodymyr Vynnychenko, Duchess Jutta of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, and Alice Bailey. After him are Jan Kubelík, Margherita Sarfatti, Grock, Elias, Duke of Parma, Alfred Einstein, and Hajime Sugiyama. Among people deceased in 1956, Nikolaj Velimirović ranks 61. Before him are Pío Baroja, Hiram Bingham III, Hermann Abendroth, Elpidio Quirino, Thomas J. Watson, and Mahmud Barzanji. After him are Art Tatum, Josep Puig i Cadafalch, Guido Cantelli, Drastamat Kanayan, Miklós Nyiszli, and Jehanne D'Alcy.

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In Serbia

Among people born in Serbia, Nikolaj Velimirović ranks 96 out of 661. Before him are Šaban Šaulić (1951), Željko Obradović (1960), Nadežda Petrović (1873), Rajko Mitić (1922), Borislav Ivkov (1933), and Dušan Ivković (1943). After him are Miki Manojlović (1950), Beba Lončar (1943), Velibor Vasović (1939), Koča Popović (1908), Stepa Stepanović (1856), and Bata Živojinović (1933).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Serbia

Among religious figures born in Serbia, Nikolaj Velimirović ranks 4. Before him are Jerome (345), Saint Sava (1169), and Martin of Braga (520). After him are Irinej, Serbian Patriarch (1930), Sava II (1199), Porfirije, Serbian Patriarch (1961), Szilárd Bogdánffy (1911), and Robert Zollitsch (1938).

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