1624 - 1677
Angelus Silesius, OFM (c. 1624 – 9 July 1677), born Johann Scheffler, was a German Catholic priest, physician, mystic and religious poet. Born and raised a Lutheran, he began to read the works of medieval mystics while studying in the Netherlands and became acquainted with the works of the German mystic Jacob Böhme through Böhme's friend, Abraham von Franckenberg. Silesius's display of his mystic beliefs caused tension with Lutheran authorities and led to his eventual conversion to Catholicism in 1653, wherein he adopted the name Angelus (Latin for "angel" or "heavenly messenger") and the epithet Silesius ("Silesian"). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Angelus Silesius has received more than 197,314 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Angelus Silesius is the 592nd most popular religious figure (down from 559th in 2019), the 113th most popular biography from Poland and the 6th most popular Polish Religious Figure.
Angelus Silesius is most famous for his poem "The Cherubinic Wanderer."
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Among religious figures, Angelus Silesius ranks 592 out of 2,238. Before him are Pope Theodore II, Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya, Sister Lúcia, Joan Enric Vives Sicília, John Knox, and Macarius of Egypt. After him are Jacobus da Varagine, Pope Stephen VI, Pope Severinus, Pope Leo VI, William Laud, and Nichiren.
840 - 897
HPI: 65.12
Rank: 586
1292 - 1350
HPI: 65.10
Rank: 587
1907 - 2005
HPI: 65.10
Rank: 588
1949 - Present
HPI: 65.10
Rank: 589
1514 - 1572
HPI: 65.07
Rank: 590
300 - 391
HPI: 65.03
Rank: 591
1624 - 1677
HPI: 65.03
Rank: 592
1228 - 1298
HPI: 65.00
Rank: 593
850 - 897
HPI: 64.99
Rank: 594
600 - 640
HPI: 64.97
Rank: 595
914 - 929
HPI: 64.97
Rank: 596
1573 - 1645
HPI: 64.97
Rank: 597
1222 - 1282
HPI: 64.96
Rank: 598
Among people born in 1624, Angelus Silesius ranks 2. Before him is Koxinga. After him are Empress Meishō, Guarino Guarini, George Fox, Maria Miloslavskaya, Thomas Sydenham, George William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Arnold Geulincx, François de la Chaise, Barent Fabritius, and Charles Amadeus, Duke of Nemours. Among people deceased in 1677, Angelus Silesius ranks 3. Before him are Baruch Spinoza and Jan van Riebeeck. After him are Isaac Barrow, Barbara Strozzi, Wenceslaus Hollar, Frederick VI, Margrave of Baden-Durlach, Antonio Maria Abbatini, Aert van der Neer, William Louis, Duke of Württemberg, Robert Cambert, and James Harrington.
1624 - 1662
HPI: 66.29
Rank: 1
1624 - 1677
HPI: 65.03
Rank: 2
1624 - 1696
HPI: 63.36
Rank: 3
1624 - 1683
HPI: 61.89
Rank: 4
1624 - 1691
HPI: 58.15
Rank: 5
1624 - 1669
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 6
1624 - 1689
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 7
1624 - 1705
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 8
1624 - 1669
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 9
1624 - 1709
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 10
1624 - 1673
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 11
1624 - 1652
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 12
1632 - 1677
HPI: 82.22
Rank: 1
1619 - 1677
HPI: 67.81
Rank: 2
1624 - 1677
HPI: 65.03
Rank: 3
1631 - 1677
HPI: 63.97
Rank: 4
1619 - 1677
HPI: 61.57
Rank: 5
1607 - 1677
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 6
1617 - 1677
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 7
1595 - 1677
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 8
1603 - 1677
HPI: 54.00
Rank: 9
1647 - 1677
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 10
1628 - 1677
HPI: 52.95
Rank: 11
1611 - 1677
HPI: 52.42
Rank: 12
Among people born in Poland, Angelus Silesius ranks 113 out of 1,454. Before him are Erwin von Witzleben (1881), Fred Zinnemann (1907), Zdzisław Beksiński (1929), Saint Casimir (1458), Henryk Wieniawski (1835), and Konrad Emil Bloch (1912). After him are Jan Henryk Dąbrowski (1755), Paul Gottlieb Nipkow (1860), Edward Sapir (1884), Jan Matejko (1838), Mieszko I of Poland (940), and Rochus Misch (1917).
1881 - 1944
HPI: 65.49
Rank: 107
1907 - 1997
HPI: 65.39
Rank: 108
1929 - 2005
HPI: 65.34
Rank: 109
1458 - 1484
HPI: 65.31
Rank: 110
1835 - 1880
HPI: 65.20
Rank: 111
1912 - 2000
HPI: 65.04
Rank: 112
1624 - 1677
HPI: 65.03
Rank: 113
1755 - 1818
HPI: 64.96
Rank: 114
1860 - 1940
HPI: 64.94
Rank: 115
1884 - 1939
HPI: 64.94
Rank: 116
1838 - 1893
HPI: 64.87
Rank: 117
940 - 992
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 118
1917 - 2013
HPI: 64.67
Rank: 119
Among religious figures born in Poland, Angelus Silesius ranks 6. Before him are Pope John Paul II (1920), Maximilian Kolbe (1894), Faustina Kowalska (1905), Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906), and Saint Casimir (1458). After him are Itzhak Stern (1901), Stanislaus of Szczepanów (1030), Stanislaus Kostka (1550), Stefan Wyszyński (1901), Jerzy Popiełuszko (1947), and Hyacinth of Poland (1185).
1920 - 2005
HPI: 85.38
Rank: 1
1894 - 1941
HPI: 72.02
Rank: 2
1905 - 1938
HPI: 69.10
Rank: 3
1906 - 1945
HPI: 68.81
Rank: 4
1458 - 1484
HPI: 65.31
Rank: 5
1624 - 1677
HPI: 65.03
Rank: 6
1901 - 1969
HPI: 61.86
Rank: 7
1030 - 1079
HPI: 61.18
Rank: 8
1550 - 1568
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 9
1901 - 1981
HPI: 59.16
Rank: 10
1947 - 1984
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 11
1185 - 1257
HPI: 56.13
Rank: 12