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Venantius Fortunatus

530 - 609

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Venantius Honorius Clementianus Fortunatus (c. 530 – c. 600/609 AD; French: Venance Fortunat), known as Saint Venantius Fortunatus (, Latin: [weːˈnantɪ.ʊs fɔrtuːˈnaːtʊs]), was a Latin poet and hymnographer in the Merovingian Court, and a bishop of the Early Church who has been venerated since the Middle Ages. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Venantius Fortunatus is the 972nd most popular writer (down from 828th in 2019), the 1,135th most popular biography from Italy (down from 973rd in 2019) and the 84th most popular Italian Writer.

Venantius Fortunatus was a Latin poet and bishop of Poitiers in the 6th century. He is most famous for his poem "Pange Lingua Gloriosi" which is a hymn to the Eucharist.

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Among writers, Venantius Fortunatus ranks 972 out of 7,302. Before him are Gaius Asinius Pollio, Frank Wedekind, Aimé Césaire, Cormac McCarthy, Ambrose Bierce, and Raymond Carver. After him are Jean Giraudoux, Viktor Shklovsky, Abraham Abulafia, Sonia Rykiel, Hélène Cixous, and Avienus.

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Among people born in 530, Venantius Fortunatus ranks 3. Before him are Pope Sabinian, and Alboin. After him are Sophia, Waldrada, and Goiswintha. Among people deceased in 609, Venantius Fortunatus ranks 1. After him is Tassilo I of Bavaria.

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Among people born in Italy, Venantius Fortunatus ranks 1,135 out of 5,161. Before him are Gaius Asinius Pollio (-76), Renato Martino (1932), Archduke John of Austria (1782), Stanislao Cannizzaro (1826), Hiero I of Syracuse (-600), and Bartolus de Saxoferrato (1313). After him are Alberto Sordi (1920), Frederick of Naples (1451), Ottavio Farnese, Duke of Parma (1524), Giacomo Matteotti (1885), Luciano Spalletti (1959), and Bohemond II of Antioch (1108).

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Among WRITERS In Italy

Among writers born in Italy, Venantius Fortunatus ranks 84. Before him are Gaius Lucilius (-180), Guido Cavalcanti (1258), Marie Mancini (1639), Italo Svevo (1861), Lucius Accius (-170), and Gaius Asinius Pollio (-76). After him are Giambattista Marino (1569), Persius (34), Tavo Burat (1932), Lucrezia Tornabuoni (1427), Quintus Tullius Cicero (-102), and Rustichello da Pisa (1290).

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