RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Sebastian Castellio

1515 - 1563

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Sebastian Castellio (also Sébastien Châteillon, Châtaillon, Castellión, and Castello; 1515 – 29 December 1563) was a French preacher and theologian; and one of the first Reformed Christian proponents of religious toleration, freedom of conscience and thought. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sebastian Castellio is the 1,011th most popular religious figure (down from 912th in 2019), the 1,378th most popular biography from France (down from 1,354th in 2019) and the 67th most popular French Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Sebastian Castellio ranks 1,011 out of 3,187. Before him are John of Matha, Vilna Gaon, Isidore of Kiev, John the Merciful, Andrea Amati, and Teobaldo Boccapecci. After him are Mariano Rampolla, Melito of Sardis, Agathius, Aleksandr Akimov, Gerolamo Emiliani, and Benedict of Aniane.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1515, Sebastian Castellio ranks 11. Before him are Lucas Cranach the Younger, Injong of Joseon, Mary of Guise, Margaret Douglas, Cipriano de Rore, and Pierre Lescot. After him are Petrus Ramus, Piali Pasha, Felix of Cantalice, Johann Weyer, Frederick III, Elector Palatine, and Mikołaj "the Black" Radziwiłł. Among people deceased in 1563, Sebastian Castellio ranks 3. Before him are Étienne de La Boétie, and Francis, Duke of Guise. After him are Heinrich Glarean, Andrea Schiavone, Yi Gwang-sik, Martynas Mažvydas, and Teodósio I, Duke of Braganza.

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In France

Among people born in France, Sebastian Castellio ranks 1,378 out of 6,770. Before him are John of Matha (1150), Marie Anne de Bourbon (1666), René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle (1643), Louis Vierne (1870), Antonio I, Prince of Monaco (1661), and Frederick Michael, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken (1724). After him are Otto Meissner (1880), Pierre Bergé (1930), Coluche (1944), Antoine Griezmann (1991), Charles Fabry (1867), and François-Édouard Picot (1786).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In France

Among religious figures born in France, Sebastian Castellio ranks 67. Before him are Odile of Alsace (662), Jane Frances de Chantal (1572), Jean Mabillon (1632), Jean-Marie Villot (1905), Humbert of Silva Candida (1000), and John of Matha (1150). After him are Benedict of Aniane (750), Amandus (600), Arnulf of Metz (582), Medardus (470), Antoine Perrenot de Granvelle (1517), and Thibaud Gaudin (1229).

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