RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Oswald of Worcester

1000 - 992

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Oswald of Worcester (died 29 February 992) was Archbishop of York from 972 to his death in 992. He was of Danish ancestry, but brought up by his uncle, Oda of Canterbury, who sent him to France to the abbey of Fleury to become a monk. After a number of years at Fleury, Oswald returned to England at the request of his uncle, who died before Oswald returned. With his uncle's death, Oswald needed a patron and turned to another kinsman, Oskytel, who had recently become Archbishop of York. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Oswald of Worcester is the 2,846th most popular religious figure (down from 2,532nd in 2019), the 523rd most popular biography from Denmark (down from 449th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Danish Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Oswald of Worcester ranks 2,846 out of 3,187. Before him are Mellitus, Umberto Betti, Gérard Mulumba Kalemba, Ismail ibn Musa Menk, Alalngar, and Kudur-Enlil. After him are Theognostus of Alexandria, Ernesto Corripio y Ahumada, Mario Francesco Pompedda, Adam Maida, Jean Margéot, and Ján Babjak.

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Among people born in 1000, Oswald of Worcester ranks 71. Before him are Qabus, Stepanos Asoghik, Robert II, Miroslav of Croatia, Bhoja, and Renauld I, Count of Nevers. After him is Amlaíb Cuarán. Among people deceased in 992, Oswald of Worcester ranks 8. Before him are Leo the Deacon, Jawhar, Ibn Babawayh, Conan I of Rennes, Abu al-Hassan al-Amiri, and Matilda of France.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Oswald of Worcester ranks 523 out of 1,032. Before him are Johannes Schmidt (1877), Martin Braithwaite (1991), Christian Friedrich Ecklon (1795), Julie Vinter Hansen (1890), Henrik Larsen (1966), and Rasmus Højlund (2003). After him are Princess Dorothea of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck (1685), Birgit Brüel (1927), Ragnhild Hveger (1920), Jørgen Pedersen Gram (1850), Daniel Agger (1984), and Dorrit Willumsen (1940).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Denmark

Among religious figures born in Denmark, Oswald of Worcester ranks 7. Before him are Charles I, Count of Flanders (1083), Christian Mortensen (1882), Hans Tausen (1494), Ingrid Vang Nyman (1916), Thomas Kingo (1634), and Sigmundur Brestisson (961).

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