RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pierre de Castelnau

1170 - 1208

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Pierre de Castelnau (? - died 15 January 1208), French ecclesiastic, made papal legate in 1199 to address the Cathar heresy, he was subsequently murdered in 1208. Following his death Pope Innocent III beatified him by papal order, excommunicated Count Raymond VI of Toulouse, and declared the Albigensian crusade. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pierre de Castelnau is the 1,617th most popular religious figure (down from 1,397th in 2019), the 2,429th most popular biography from France (down from 2,303rd in 2019) and the 128th most popular French Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pierre de Castelnau ranks 1,617 out of 3,187. Before him are Pope Timothy II of Alexandria, Abu Bakr bin Yahya al-Suli, Abbo of Fleury, Benedetto Aloisi Masella, Julian the Hospitaller, and Antipope Callixtus III. After him are Saint Martial, Armand de Périgord, Germanus of Auxerre, Joseph W. Tobin, Raymonde de Laroche, and Aldegonde.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1170, Pierre de Castelnau ranks 13. Before him are Constantine Laskaris, Hermann von Salza, Al-Afdal ibn Salah ad-Din, Muqali, Otto I, Count of Burgundy, and Jayadeva. After him are Conrad II, Duke of Swabia, Abdallah al-Adil, Jacques de Vitry, Henry I, Count of Anhalt, Rodrigo Jiménez de Rada, and Conrad of Urach. Among people deceased in 1208, Pierre de Castelnau ranks 6. Before him are Philip of Swabia, Hoelun, Maria Komnene, Queen of Jerusalem, Irene Angelina, and Sancha of Castile, Queen of Aragon. After him is Emperor Zhangzong of Jin.

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In France

Among people born in France, Pierre de Castelnau ranks 2,429 out of 6,770. Before him are William I of Provence (950), Guillaume Postel (1510), Julian the Hospitaller (700), Étienne Jodelle (1532), Yvan Goll (1891), and Claude Goudimel (1514). After him are Saint Martial (300), Henri Gervex (1852), Ford Madox Brown (1821), Eustace II, Count of Boulogne (1015), Germanus of Auxerre (378), and Roger Peyrefitte (1907).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In France

Among religious figures born in France, Pierre de Castelnau ranks 128. Before him are Ivo of Chartres (1040), Jean Daniélou (1905), Peter Bartholomew (1100), Alfred Loisy (1857), Abbo of Fleury (945), and Julian the Hospitaller (700). After him are Saint Martial (300), Germanus of Auxerre (378), Raymonde de Laroche (1882), Aldegonde (639), Louis Massignon (1883), and Bérenger Saunière (1852).

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