RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Otto of Bamberg

1060 - 1139

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Otto of Bamberg (1060 or 1061 – 30 June 1139) was a German missionary and papal legate who converted much of medieval Pomerania to Christianity. He was the bishop of Bamberg from 1102 until his death. He was canonized in 1189. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Otto of Bamberg is the 999th most popular religious figure (down from 927th in 2019), the 1,217th most popular biography from Germany (up from 1,231st in 2019) and the 30th most popular German Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Otto of Bamberg ranks 999 out of 3,187. Before him are Bernardin Gantin, Benedict the Moor, Gotthard of Hildesheim, Jeremias II of Constantinople, Ascanio Sforza, and Paula of Rome. After him are Sophronius of Jerusalem, Frumentius, Basil Fool for Christ, Peter Mogila, Leopold Mandić, and John of Matha.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1060, Otto of Bamberg ranks 4. Before him are Godfrey of Bouillon, Baldwin II of Jerusalem, and Godfrey I, Count of Louvain. After him are Duncan II of Scotland, Albert of Aix, Eustace III, Count of Boulogne, Roger Borsa, Alan IV, Duke of Brittany, Herman II, Margrave of Baden, Henry III, Count of Louvain, and Felicia of Roucy. Among people deceased in 1139, Otto of Bamberg ranks 4. Before him are Henry X, Duke of Bavaria, Magnus IV of Norway, and Godfrey I, Count of Louvain. After him are Yaropolk II of Kiev, Antipope Victor IV, Godfrey I, Count of Namur, Simon I, Duke of Lorraine, Sigurd Slembe, Euphemia of Kiev, and Waleran, Duke of Lower Lorraine.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Otto of Bamberg ranks 1,217 out of 7,253. Before him are Walther Flemming (1843), Thomas Abbt (1738), Carl Ludwig Willdenow (1765), Hermann Schlegel (1804), Heinz Linge (1913), and Prince Karl Anton August of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck (1727). After him are Karl von Bülow (1846), Adolf Eugen Fick (1829), Max Klinger (1857), Hans Magnus Enzensberger (1929), Christian Wirth (1885), and Ivan Rebroff (1931).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Germany

Among religious figures born in Germany, Otto of Bamberg ranks 30. Before him are Georg Ratzinger (1924), Bruno of Querfurt (970), Killing of Peter Fechter (1944), Severinus of Noricum (410), Walter Kasper (1933), and Gotthard of Hildesheim (960). After him are Karl Theodor Anton Maria von Dalberg (1744), Clemens August Graf von Galen (1878), Rupert of Salzburg (650), Fidelis of Sigmaringen (1577), Arnold Janssen (1837), and Henry of Latvia (1187).

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