RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Odilo of Cluny

961 - 1049

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Odilo of Cluny (c. 962 – 1 January 1049) was the 5th Benedictine Abbot of Cluny, succeeding Mayeul and holding the post for around 54 years. During his tenure Cluny became the most important monastery in western Europe. Odilo actively worked to reform the monastic practices not only at Cluny, but at other Benedictine houses. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Odilo of Cluny is the 1,326th most popular religious figure (down from 937th in 2019), the 1,964th most popular biography from France (down from 1,408th in 2019) and the 102nd most popular French Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Odilo of Cluny ranks 1,326 out of 3,187. Before him are Ignatius Kung Pin-Mei, Mark of Ephesus, Seán Brady, Ignatius Zakka I Iwas, Bao Xishun, and Ibn Qudamah. After him are John XI of Constantinople, Colette of Corbie, Charles III William, Margrave of Baden-Durlach, Abu Sa'īd al-Khūdrī, Khwaja Abdullah Ansari, and Regino of Prüm.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 961, Odilo of Cluny ranks 3. Before him are Pietro II Orseolo, and Ramiro III of León. After him are Arnulf II, Count of Flanders, Ibn al-Bawwab, and Sigmundur Brestisson. Among people deceased in 1049, Odilo of Cluny ranks 1. After him are Abu Sa'id Abu'l-Khayr, Dirk IV, Count of Holland, and Ermesinda of Bigorre.

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In France

Among people born in France, Odilo of Cluny ranks 1,964 out of 6,770. Before him are Bernard Kouchner (1939), Jaufre Rudel (1125), Petrus Peregrinus de Maricourt (1240), Thierry Mugler (1948), Edward, Count of Savoy (1284), and Maurice de Broglie (1875). After him are Colette of Corbie (1381), Pierre Soulages (1919), Adelaide-Blanche of Anjou (945), Suzanne, Duchess of Bourbon (1491), Guillaume-Chrétien de Lamoignon de Malesherbes (1721), and Pierre Paul Émile Roux (1853).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In France

Among religious figures born in France, Odilo of Cluny ranks 102. Before him are Benedict Joseph Labre (1748), Maurice de Sully (1110), Marcabru (1200), André Vingt-Trois (1942), Madeleine Sophie Barat (1779), and Itta of Metz (592). After him are Colette of Corbie (1381), Blandina (101), Jean Calas (1698), François de la Chaise (1624), Henri Estienne (1528), and Peter Nolasco (1180).

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