RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Saint Malachy

1094 - 1148

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Malachy (; Middle Irish: Máel Máedóc Ua Morgair; Modern Irish: Maelmhaedhoc Ó Morgair; Latin: Malachias) (1094 – 2 November 1148) is an Irish saint who was Archbishop of Armagh, to whom were attributed several miracles and an alleged vision of 112 popes later attributed to the apocryphal (i.e. of doubtful authenticity) Prophecy of the Popes. Malachy was the first native-born Irish saint to be formally canonised. His brother was Gilla Críst Ua Morgair, who was Bishop Christian of Clogher from 1126 to 1138. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Saint Malachy is the 803rd most popular religious figure (up from 1,223rd in 2019), the 794th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,301st in 2019) and the 15th most popular British Religious Figure.

Saint Malachy is most famous for his prophecies about the popes, which he wrote in the 12th century.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Saint Malachy ranks 803 out of 3,187. Before him are Abe no Seimei, Radha, Hillel the Elder, Gerhard Ludwig Müller, Isidore the Laborer, and Sen no Rikyū. After him are Isaac in Islam, Euphemia, Zephaniah, Papias of Hierapolis, Roger Etchegaray, and Josaphat Kuntsevych.

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Among people born in 1094, Saint Malachy ranks 2. Before him is Abd al-Mu'min.  Among people deceased in 1148, Saint Malachy ranks 2. Before him is Ari Thorgilsson. After him are Alfonso Jordan, Amadeus III, Count of Savoy, Jaufre Rudel, Reginald III, Count of Burgundy, William of St-Thierry, Ulvhild Håkansdotter, Abu Bakr ibn al-Arabi, Conan III, Duke of Brittany, William II, Count of Nevers, and Pietro Polani.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Saint Malachy ranks 794 out of 8,785. Before him are George Mallory (1886), James Dewar (1842), William McMaster Murdoch (1873), Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston (1784), Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806), and Peter Greenaway (1942). After him are Anthony James Leggett (1938), Chris Slade (1946), Edmund Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby (1861), Malcolm Young (1953), John Surtees (1934), and Ramsay MacDonald (1866).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In United Kingdom

Among religious figures born in United Kingdom, Saint Malachy ranks 15. Before him are Thomas Becket (1119), Pope Adrian IV (1100), John Knox (1514), Edward the Confessor (1003), Richard Williamson (1940), and Willibrord (658). After him are Thomas Wolsey (1473), John Nelson Darby (1800), John Henry Newman (1801), Charles Spurgeon (1834), Reginald Lee (1870), and Keith O'Brien (1938).

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