RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Robert of Molesme

1024 - 1111

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Robert of Molesme (1028 – 17 April 1111) was an abbot, and a founder of the Cistercian Order. He is venerated as a Christian saint. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Robert of Molesme is the 735th most popular religious figure (down from 678th in 2019), the 876th most popular biography from France (down from 820th in 2019) and the 46th most popular French Religious Figure.

Robert of Molesme was a French monk who founded the abbey of Molesme in 1075. He was most famous for his reform of the Benedictine Order.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Robert of Molesme ranks 735 out of 3,187. Before him are Eulalia of Mérida, John Cassian, Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, Angelo Scola, Obadiah, and Al-Suyuti. After him are John Mott, Nahor, son of Serug, Benkei, Mordecai, Saint Remigius, and Olaus Magnus.

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Among people born in 1024, Robert of Molesme ranks 2. Before him is Magnus the Good. After him are Iziaslav I of Kiev, Hugh of Cluny, Matilda of Frisia, William VIII, Duke of Aquitaine, Gagik II of Armenia, and Richard I of Capua. Among people deceased in 1111, Robert of Molesme ranks 3. Before him are Al-Ghazali, and Bohemond I of Antioch. After him are Robert II, Count of Flanders, Roger Borsa, Antipope Sylvester IV, Berthold II, Duke of Swabia, and Otto II, Count of Habsburg.

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In France

Among people born in France, Robert of Molesme ranks 876 out of 6,770. Before him are Louis I, Duke of Bourbon (1279), Pierre Janssen (1824), Jean Victor Marie Moreau (1763), Joscelin I, Count of Edessa (1072), Charles Hermite (1822), and Renée of France (1510). After him are Edmond Rostand (1868), Jean Froissart (1337), Adelaide of Maurienne (1092), Antoine Galland (1646), Jean-Baptiste Greuze (1725), and Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve (1804).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In France

Among religious figures born in France, Robert of Molesme ranks 46. Before him are Antipope Clement VII (1342), Peter Waldo (1140), Louis de Montfort (1673), Jean Meslier (1664), Catherine Labouré (1806), and Ivo of Kermartin (1253). After him are Saint Remigius (437), Célestin Freinet (1896), Martin Bucer (1491), Victor of Aveyron (1793), Lucile Randon (1904), and Philipp Spener (1635).

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