RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Samson of Dol

490 - 565

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Samson of Dol (also Samsun; born c. late 5th century) was a Welsh saint, who is also counted among the seven founder saints of Brittany with Pol Aurelian, Tugdual or Tudwal, Brieuc, Malo, Patern (Paternus) and Corentin. Born in southern Wales, he died in Dol-de-Bretagne, a small town in north Brittany, and was the nephew of Athrwys ap Meurig. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Samson of Dol is the 2,651st most popular religious figure (down from 2,618th in 2019), the 3,505th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 3,543rd in 2019) and the 82nd most popular British Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Samson of Dol ranks 2,651 out of 3,187. Before him are Harsiese A, Ulf Ekman, Bernard Fellay, Lobsang Yeshe, 5th Panchen Lama, Marie-Alphonsine Danil Ghattas, and Henry Edward Manning. After him are Julijans Vaivods, Maatkare Mutemhat, Zabaia, Zygmunt Gorazdowski, Saud Al-Shuraim, and Augustin Kažotić.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 490, Samson of Dol ranks 9. Before him are Bumin Qaghan, Romanos the Melodist, John Philoponus, Simplicius of Cilicia, John the Lydian, and John the Cappadocian. After him is Urien. Among people deceased in 565, Samson of Dol ranks 5. Before him are Justinian I, Belisarius, Antonina, and Peter the Patrician.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Samson of Dol ranks 3,506 out of 8,785. Before him are Fred Yates (1884), Roger Rees (1944), Frederick W. Lanchester (1868), Henry Edward Manning (1808), Jon Pertwee (1919), and Jeremy Northam (1961). After him are William Nicol (1770), Alex Kingston (1963), Grace Elliott (1754), Trevor Francis (1954), John Scott Haldane (1860), and Ol Parker (1969).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In United Kingdom

Among religious figures born in United Kingdom, Samson of Dol ranks 82. Before him are Richard Hooker (1554), Justin Welby (1956), Edmund Campion (1540), Æthelthryth (636), George Abbot (1562), and Henry Edward Manning (1808). After him are Hugh Latimer (1485), Aldhelm (639), Anne Hutchinson (1591), John Colet (1467), Richard de Bury (1287), and Patrick Abercrombie (1879).

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