RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Peter Waldo

1140 - 1205

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Peter Waldo (; also Valdo, Valdes, Waldes; French: Pierre Vaudès, de Vaux; Latin: Petrus Waldus, Valdus; c. 1140 – c. 1205) was the leader of the Waldensians, a Christian spiritual movement of the Middle Ages. The tradition that his first name was "Peter" can only be traced back to the fourteenth century. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Peter Waldo is the 676th most popular religious figure (down from 635th in 2019), the 771st most popular biography from France (down from 732nd in 2019) and the 41st most popular French Religious Figure.

Peter Waldo is most famous for being the founder of the Waldensians, a Christian sect that was persecuted in the 13th century.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Peter Waldo ranks 676 out of 3,187. Before him are Truganini, Mahākāśyapa, Flavian of Constantinople, Lydia of Thyatira, Jael, and Richard Williamson. After him are Angelus Silesius, Ja'far ibn Abi Talib, Pontius Pilate's wife, John of God, Huineng, and Abu Dhar al-Ghifari.

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Among people born in 1140, Peter Waldo ranks 5. Before him are Raymond III, Count of Tripoli, Alexios V Doukas, Hoelun, and Adela of Champagne. After him are William of Montferrat, Count of Jaffa and Ascalon, Bertran de Born, Sophia of Minsk, Richeza of Poland, Queen of Castile, Bernhard, Count of Anhalt, Peire Vidal, and Michael Choniates. Among people deceased in 1205, Peter Waldo ranks 6. Before him are Baldwin I, Latin Emperor, Enrico Dandolo, Aimery of Cyprus, Isabella I of Jerusalem, and Jamukha. After him are Constantine Laskaris, Ladislaus III of Hungary, Roman the Great, Jean Bodel, Louis I, Count of Blois, and Peire Vidal.

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In France

Among people born in France, Peter Waldo ranks 771 out of 6,770. Before him are Pierre Puvis de Chavannes (1824), David Guetta (1967), Pierre Louis Maupertuis (1698), Bruno Latour (1947), Charles Lucien Bonaparte (1803), and Louis Renault (1877). After him are Dom Pérignon (1639), Armand Fallières (1841), Guntram (532), Simon Vouet (1590), Paul-Émile Lecoq de Boisbaudran (1838), and Joseph Justus Scaliger (1540).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In France

Among religious figures born in France, Peter Waldo ranks 41. Before him are Ansgar (801), Rashi (1040), Peter the Hermit (1050), Clotilde (475), Jean-Baptiste de La Salle (1651), and Antipope Clement VII (1342). After him are Louis de Montfort (1673), Jean Meslier (1664), Catherine Labouré (1806), Ivo of Kermartin (1253), Robert of Molesme (1024), and Saint Remigius (437).

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