RELIGIOUS FIGURE

William of Gellone

750 - 812

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William of Gellone (c. 755 – 28 May 812 or 814), the medieval William of Orange, was the second Duke of Toulouse from 790 until 811. In 804, he founded the abbey of Gellone. He was canonized a saint in 1066 by Pope Alexander II. In the tenth or eleventh century, a Latin hagiography, the Vita sancti Willelmi, was composed. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William of Gellone is the 1,211th most popular religious figure (down from 1,056th in 2019), the 1,750th most popular biography from France (down from 1,659th in 2019) and the 90th most popular French Religious Figure.

William of Gellone is most famous for founding the abbey of Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, William of Gellone ranks 1,211 out of 3,187. Before him are Angelo Comastri, Antipope Victor IV, Peter Claver, Adhemar of Le Puy, Epaphroditus, and Jean-Marie Lustiger. After him are Maximilian of Tebessa, Alexandre do Nascimento, Ælfheah of Canterbury, Hugh of Châteauneuf, Franciszek Macharski, and Amun-her-khepeshef.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 750, William of Gellone ranks 6. Before him are Pope Leo III, Leo IV the Khazar, Muhammad al-Shaybani, Benedict of Aniane, and Bermudo I of Asturias. After him are Pietro Tradonico, Theodulf of Orléans, Theodore Abu Qurrah, Cynewulf of Wessex, Giovanni I Participazio, and Domenico Monegario. Among people deceased in 812, William of Gellone ranks 2. Before him is Staurakios. After him is Ibrahim I ibn al-Aghlab.

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In France

Among people born in France, William of Gellone ranks 1,750 out of 6,770. Before him are Jean Chardin (1643), Adhemar of Le Puy (1055), Jules Bastien-Lepage (1848), François-Henri Pinault (1962), Jean-Marie Lustiger (1926), and Louis Claude de Saint-Martin (1743). After him are Anselme Payen (1795), Xavier de Maistre (1763), Hugh of Châteauneuf (1053), Lambert Wilson (1958), Jacques Dutronc (1943), and Henri, Count of Paris (1908).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In France

Among religious figures born in France, William of Gellone ranks 90. Before him are Caesarius of Arles (470), Vincent of Lérins (400), Arnaud Amalric (1160), Henri de Lubac (1896), Adhemar of Le Puy (1055), and Jean-Marie Lustiger (1926). After him are Hugh of Châteauneuf (1053), William Farel (1489), Felix of Valois (1127), Germain of Paris (496), Valentin Haüy (1745), and Benedict Joseph Labre (1748).

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