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Nilus the Younger

910 - 1004

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Nilus the Younger, also called Neilos of Rossano (Italian: Nilo di Rossano, Greek: Όσιος Νείλος, ο εκ Καλαβρίας; 910 – 27 December 1005) was a Griko monk and abbot from Calabria. He was the founder of Italo-Byzantine monasticism in southern Italy. He is venerated as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox and Catholic churches, and his feast day is celebrated on September 26 in both the Byzantine calendar and the Roman Martyrology. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nilus the Younger is the 1,644th most popular religious figure (down from 1,253rd in 2019). (down from 1,114th in 2019)

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Among religious figures, Nilus the Younger ranks 1,644 out of 3,187. Before him are Sheikh Said, Huldah, Robert W. McElroy, Victor Maurus, An Shigao, and Pelagio Galvani. After him are Nicolaus Olahus, Désiré-Joseph Mercier, Julián Herranz Casado, Constantine VI of Constantinople, Marco d'Aviano, and Moses ben Jacob Cordovero.

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Among people born in 910, Nilus the Younger ranks 10. Before him are Eadgyth, William III, Duke of Aquitaine, Hasdai ibn Shaprut, Gunnbjörn Ulfsson, Fernán González of Castile, and Helena Lekapene. After him are Theobald I, Count of Blois, Andregoto Galíndez, Alan II, Duke of Brittany, Gunnhild, Mother of Kings, Urraca Sánchez of Pamplona, and Herbert III of Omois. Among people deceased in 1004, Nilus the Younger ranks 4. Before him are Adelaide of Aquitaine, Otto I, Duke of Carinthia, and Abbo of Fleury. After him is Theobald II of Blois.

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