RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Arnold of Brescia

1100 - 1155

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Arnold of Brescia (c. 1090 – June 1155), also known as Arnaldus (Italian: Arnaldo da Brescia), an Italian canon regular from Lombardy, called on the Church to renounce property-ownership and participated in the failed Commune of Rome of 1144–1193. Exiled at least three times and eventually arrested, Arnold was hanged by the papacy; his remains were burned posthumously and the ashes thrown into the River Tiber. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Arnold of Brescia has received more than 132,997 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 25 in 2019). Arnold of Brescia is the 954th most popular religious figure (down from 905th in 2019), the 1,379th most popular biography from Italy (down from 1,270th in 2019) and the 302nd most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Arnold of Brescia was a 12th century monk who was excommunicated for his radical views on church and state. He was a strong advocate for the separation of church and state, and he believed that the church should not have any power over the state.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Arnold of Brescia ranks 954 out of 3,187. Before him are Sophronius of Jerusalem, Frederick Fleet, La Voisin, Jacques Paul Migne, Saint Silvia, and Mariam Baouardy. After him are Antipope Laurentius, Angelo Scola, Abu Hudhayfa ibn Utba, Peter Claver, Hatim al-Tai, and Arsenius the Great.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1100, Arnold of Brescia ranks 22. Before him are Eric III of Denmark, Sverker I of Sweden, Inge the Elder, Antipope Gregory VIII, Kerbogha, and Khabul Khan. After him are George Kedrenos, Bernard de Tremelay, Inge the Younger, Gorakhnath, Duqaq, and Henry. Among people deceased in 1155, Arnold of Brescia ranks 4. Before him are Geoffrey of Monmouth, Qin Hui, and Al-Khazini. After him are Emperor Konoe, Li Qingzhao, Sigurd II of Norway, and David V of Georgia.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Arnold of Brescia ranks 1,379 out of 5,161. Before him are Frederick IV, Duke of Austria (1382), Angelo Secchi (1818), Vonones I (-100), Nanni Moretti (1953), Quintus Hortensius (-114), and Saint Silvia (515). After him are Giovanni Boldini (1842), Matthias Gallas (1584), Massimo Moratti (1945), Angelo Scola (1941), Jacopo de' Barbari (1460), and Gabriele Ferzetti (1925).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Arnold of Brescia ranks 302. Before him are Gerolamo Emiliani (1486), Paula of Rome (347), Lucifer of Cagliari (201), Antipope Innocent III (1150), Paolo Giovio (1483), and Saint Silvia (515). After him are Angelo Scola (1941), Arsenius the Great (354), Antipope Honorius II (1010), Saint Sabina (100), Giovanni Angelo Becciu (1948), and Pietro Gasparri (1852).

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