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Saint Meinhard

1130 - 1196

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Saint Meinhard (1134 or 1136 – August 14 or October 11, 1196) was a German Augustinian canon regular and the first bishop of Livonia. His life was described in the Livonian Chronicle of Henry. His body rests in the now-Lutheran Riga Cathedral, as his remains were moved to Riga in 1226. He is venerated as the apostle of the Church in Latvia (Livonia in the Middle Ages). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Saint Meinhard is the 1,690th most popular religious figure (down from 1,584th in 2019). (up from 1,717th in 2019)

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Among religious figures, Saint Meinhard ranks 1,690 out of 3,187. Before him are Severus of Antioch, Impenitent thief, Stanisława Leszczyńska, Germanus V of Constantinople, Theodosius of Kiev, and Alfredo Ildefonso Schuster. After him are Raffaele Farina, Michel Sabbah, Zadok, Baldwin of Luxembourg, Leopoldo Brenes, and Domitilla the Younger.

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Among people born in 1130, Saint Meinhard ranks 20. Before him are Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke, Akka Mahadevi, Andronikos Doukas Angelos, Nicholas of Verdun, Eustace IV, Count of Boulogne, and Constantine Manasses. After him are Rurik Rostislavich, Beatrice of Rethel, Al-Samawal al-Maghribi, Helen of Sweden, Kirill of Turov, and Archpoet. Among people deceased in 1196, Saint Meinhard ranks 10. Before him are Basava, Henry IV, Count of Luxembourg, Ivan Asen I of Bulgaria, Isaac Komnenos of Cyprus, Maurice de Sully, and Conrad II, Duke of Swabia. After him is Ermengarde, Viscountess of Narbonne.

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