RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Nilus of Sora

1433 - 1508

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Nilus of Sora (also Nil Sorsky or Nil Sorski; Russian: Нил Сорский; secular name: Nikolai Maikov; Russian: Николай Майков; c. 1433 – 7 May 1508) was a Russian Orthodox monk, spiritual writer, theologian, and the founder of the Sora Hermitage. He is best known as the founder of a tendency in the Russian Orthodox Church known as the non-possessors (nestyazhateli) which opposed ecclesiastic landownership. The Russian Orthodox Church venerates Nilus as a saint, marking his feast day on the anniversary of his repose on 7 May. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nilus of Sora is the 2,833rd most popular religious figure (down from 2,212th in 2019), the 1,879th most popular biography from Russia (down from 1,353rd in 2019) and the 42nd most popular Russian Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Nilus of Sora ranks 2,833 out of 3,187. Before him are Savio Hon, Claude Dagens, Walter Breuning, Mother Angelica, Pope Celadion of Alexandria, and Giovanni Cheli. After him are Silvano Piovanelli, Daniel DiNardo, Jakub Szynkiewicz, Ersilio Tonini, William Goh, and Bruno Heim.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1433, Nilus of Sora ranks 10. Before him are Ferdinand, Duke of Viseu, Abdullah Mirza, Mirkhvand, Giovanni Giocondo, James of Portugal, and Eleanor of Scotland.  Among people deceased in 1508, Nilus of Sora ranks 12. Before him are Conrad Celtes, Guidobaldo da Montefeltro, Philip, Elector Palatine, Nephon II of Constantinople, Radu IV the Great, and Lourenço de Almeida.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Nilus of Sora ranks 1,879 out of 3,761. Before him are Tigran Keosayan (1966), Augusts Voss (1919), Dmitry Grave (1863), M. Ageyev (1898), Umyar Mavlikhanov (1937), and Anastasiya Kuzmina (1984). After him are Tatyana Makarova (1920), Nikolai Klyuev (1884), Semyon Frank (1877), Vasili Kuznetsov (1932), Aleksandr Andronov (1901), and Aleksei Evert (1857).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Russia

Among religious figures born in Russia, Nilus of Sora ranks 42. Before him are Gamzat-bek (1789), Abraham of Smolensk (1172), Alexius, Metropolitan of Kiev (1290), Nikolay Ilminsky (1822), Herman of Alaska (1756), and Ignatius Brianchaninov (1807). After him are Grigory Rodchenkov (1958), Vissarion (1961), Hilarion (1966), and Rawil Gaynetdin (1959).

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