The Most Famous
RELIGIOUS FIGURES from Luxembourg
This page contains a list of the greatest Luxembourger Religious Figures. The pantheon dataset contains 2,238 Religious Figures, 2 of which were born in Luxembourg. This makes Luxembourg the birth place of the 91st most number of Religious Figures behind North Korea and Bangladesh.
Top 2
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Luxembourger Religious Figures of all time. This list of famous Luxembourger Religious Figures is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Baldwin of Luxembourg (1285 - 1354)
With an HPI of 52.75, Baldwin of Luxembourg is the most famous Luxembourger Religious Figure. His biography has been translated into 18 different languages on wikipedia.
Baldwin of Luxembourg (c. 1285 – 21 January 1354) was the archbishop and elector of Trier and archchancellor of Burgundy from 1307 to his death. From 1328 to 1336, he was the administrator of the archdiocese of Mainz and from 1331 to 1337 (with interruptions) of the dioceses of Worms and Speyer. He was one of the most prominent German prelates and statesmen of his age, and the most effective ruler of Trier during the late Middle Ages.
2. Jean-Claude Hollerich (1958 - )
With an HPI of 48.50, Jean-Claude Hollerich is the 2nd most famous Luxembourger Religious Figure. His biography has been translated into 18 different languages.
Jean-Claude Hollerich, S.J. (born 9 August 1958) is a Luxembourger prelate of the Catholic Church, who has served as the Archbishop of Luxembourg since 2011. He was the president of the Commission of the Bishops' Conferences of the European Union (COMECE) from March 2018 to 2023. In addition to studies and pastoral work in Belgium, Germany, and Luxembourg, he studied in Japan from 1985 to 1989 and worked there from 1994 to 2011. Pope Francis raised him to the rank of cardinal on 5 October 2019, He is the first cardinal from Luxembourg. He is a member of the Council of Cardinals.
Pantheon has 2 people classified as religious figures born between 1285 and 1958. Of these 2, 1 (50.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living religious figures include Jean-Claude Hollerich. The most famous deceased religious figures include Baldwin of Luxembourg. As of April 2022, 1 new religious figures have been added to Pantheon including Jean-Claude Hollerich.
