RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Peter the Venerable

1092 - 1156

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Peter the Venerable (c. 1092 – 25 December 1156), also known as Peter of Montboissier, was the abbot of the Benedictine abbey of Cluny. He has been honored as a saint though he was never canonized in the Middle Ages. Since in 1862 Pope Pius IX confirmed his historical cult, and the Martyrologium Romanum, issued by the Holy See in 2004, regards him as a blessed. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Peter the Venerable is the 1,524th most popular religious figure (down from 1,233rd in 2019), the 2,277th most popular biography from France (down from 1,971st in 2019) and the 119th most popular French Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Peter the Venerable ranks 1,524 out of 3,187. Before him are John Xiphilinus, Dawud al-Zahiri, Prince Oscar Bernadotte, Alexander of Jerusalem, Petronius of Bologna, and Agnes of Montepulciano. After him are Charles Lwanga, Raphaël Bedros XXI Minassian, John Berchmans, Uppalavanna, Johannes Willebrands, and Felice della Rovere.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1092, Peter the Venerable ranks 4. Before him are Fulk, King of Jerusalem, Adelaide of Maurienne, and Al-Mustarshid. After him are Fakhr-un-Nisa, and Sybilla of Normandy. Among people deceased in 1156, Peter the Venerable ranks 8. Before him are Emperor Toba, Mesud I, Atsiz, Henry, Richeza of Poland, Queen of Sweden, and André de Montbard. After him are Demetrius I of Georgia, Ambaghai, Blanca of Navarre, Queen of Castile, William IX, Count of Poitiers, and Domenico Morosini.

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In France

Among people born in France, Peter the Venerable ranks 2,277 out of 6,770. Before him are Peter I of Courtenay (1126), Henry Beaufort (1374), Thomas Robert Bugeaud (1784), Claire Denis (1946), Marcellin Marbot (1782), and Elizabeth of the Trinity (1880). After him are Michel-Gabriel Paccard (1757), Anne Golon (1921), René Pottier (1879), Émile Baudot (1845), Maurice Papon (1910), and Jean Metzinger (1883).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In France

Among religious figures born in France, Peter the Venerable ranks 119. Before him are Lothair II of Italy (1000), Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange (1877), Robert Estienne (1503), Mamertus (401), Guillaume Dubois (1656), and Urbain Grandier (1590). After him are Peter Chanel (1803), Abraham Hyacinthe Anquetil-Duperron (1731), Ivo of Chartres (1040), Jean Daniélou (1905), Peter Bartholomew (1100), and Alfred Loisy (1857).

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