RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Suger

1080 - 1151

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Suger (; French: [syʒɛʁ]; Latin: Sugerius; c. 1081 – 13 January 1151) was a French abbot and statesman. He was a key advisor to King Louis VI and his son Louis VII, acting as the latter's regent during the Second Crusade. His writings remain seminal texts for early twelfth-century Capetian history, and his reconstruction of the Basilica of Saint-Denis, where he was abbot, was instrumental in creating the Gothic architecture style. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Suger is the 530th most popular religious figure (down from 519th in 2019), the 524th most popular biography from France (up from 559th in 2019) and the 29th most popular French Religious Figure.

Sugar is most famous for its sweet taste. It is also a carbohydrate and a source of energy.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Suger ranks 530 out of 3,187. Before him are 13th Dalai Lama, Simeon Stylites, Rabbi Akiva, Adalbert of Prague, Pope John VI, and Talhah. After him are Anastasia of Sirmium, Desmond Tutu, Jean-Louis Tauran, Athenagoras I of Constantinople, Dorothea of Caesarea, and Pope Caius.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1080, Suger ranks 3. Before him are Pope Eugene III, and Avempace. After him are Norbert of Xanten, Isidore the Laborer, Theresa, Countess of Portugal, Fakhr al-Mulk Radwan, Matilda of Scotland, Raymond du Puy, Sanai, Abu'l-Barakāt al-Baghdādī, and Abu Hamid al-Gharnati. Among people deceased in 1151, Suger ranks 2. Before him is Geoffrey Plantagenet, Count of Anjou. After him are Adeliza of Louvain, Kim Bu-sik, George of Antioch, Elvira of Castile, Countess of Toulouse, and Alice of Antioch.

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In France

Among people born in France, Suger ranks 524 out of 6,770. Before him are Georges Bataille (1897), Françoise-Athénaïs de Rochechouart, Marquise de Montespan (1640), Joseph Black (1728), Théodore Rousseau (1812), Joan I of Navarre (1273), and Maurice Jarre (1924). After him are Lothair of France (941), Pauline Bonaparte (1780), Charles Richet (1850), Francis, Duke of Guise (1519), André Citroën (1878), and Pepin the Hunchback (770).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In France

Among religious figures born in France, Suger ranks 29. Before him are Vincent de Paul (1581), Jacques de Molay (1243), Pope Nicholas II (990), Pope Stephen IX (1020), Genevieve (423), and Margaret Mary Alacoque (1647). After him are Jean-Louis Tauran (1943), John Vianney (1786), Marcel Lefebvre (1905), Charles de Foucauld (1858), Luigi Lucheni (1873), and Ansgar (801).

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