RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Paul the Deacon

720 - 799

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Paul the Deacon (c. 720s – 13 April in 796, 797, 798, or 799 AD), also known as Paulus Diaconus, Warnefridus, Barnefridus, or Winfridus, and sometimes suffixed Cassinensis (i.e. "of Monte Cassino"), was a Benedictine monk, scribe, and historian of the Lombards. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Paul the Deacon is the 572nd most popular religious figure (down from 558th in 2019), the 674th most popular biography from Italy (down from 662nd in 2019) and the 248th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Paul the Deacon is most famous for his Historia Romana, a history of the Roman Empire from the time of Julius Caesar to the death of Charlemagne.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Paul the Deacon ranks 572 out of 3,187. Before him are Archduke Rudolf of Austria, Ibn Hazm, Annas, Josemaría Escrivá, Pope Severinus, and Pope Stephen V. After him are Meritaten, Nicodemus, Musa al-Kadhim, Ibn Majah, Kane Tanaka, and Francis of Paola.

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Among people born in 720, Paul the Deacon ranks 2. Before him is Pope Stephen III. After him are Bertrada of Laon, Silo of Asturias, and Anselm, Duke of Friuli. Among people deceased in 799, Paul the Deacon ranks 1. After him are Musa al-Kadhim, Eric of Friuli, and Osbald of Northumbria.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Paul the Deacon ranks 674 out of 5,161. Before him are Ettore Bugatti (1881), Pope Stephen V (850), Pierluigi Collina (1960), Giorgio Moroder (1940), Umberto Nobile (1885), and Frank Capra (1897). After him are Aldus Manutius (1449), Arrigo Sacchi (1946), Bianca Maria Sforza (1472), Maria Theresa of Austria (1767), Josephine of Leuchtenberg (1807), and Giovanni Giustiniani (1418).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Paul the Deacon ranks 248. Before him are Pope Felix IV (480), Pope Romanus (850), Pope Leo VIII (900), Archduke Rudolf of Austria (1788), Pope Severinus (600), and Pope Stephen V (850). After him are Francis of Paola (1416), Saint Rosalia (1130), Pope Donus (610), Beatrice Portinari (1265), Camillus de Lellis (1550), and Jacobus da Varagine (1228).

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