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RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Blessed Gerard

1047 - 1120

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Blessed Gerard Sasso (c. 1040 – 3 September 1120), known also as Gérard de Martigues, was a lay brother in the Benedictine Order who was appointed as rector of the hospice in Jerusalem at Muristan in 1080. In the wake of the success of the First Crusade in 1099, he became the founder of the Order of St John of Jerusalem, also known as the Knights Hospitaller, an organization that received papal recognition in 1113. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Blessed Gerard has received more than 139,924 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Blessed Gerard is the 908th most popular religious figure (down from 888th in 2019), the 1,267th most popular biography from Italy (up from 1,318th in 2019) and the 291st most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Blessed Gerard was a hermit who lived in the woods near Paris. He is most famous for his piety and holiness.

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  • 59.87

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  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.63

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.78

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Blessed Gerard ranks 908 out of 2,238. Before him are Antipope John VIII, Stanislaus Kostka, Rose Kennedy, Cyril Lucaris, Priscillian, and Saint Sabina. After him are Mary of Jesus de León y Delgado, Hermenegild, Anna Göldi, Carlo Maria Viganò, Arnold of Brescia, and Gerolamo Emiliani.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1047, Blessed Gerard ranks 1. After him is Sunjong of Goryeo. Among people deceased in 1120, Blessed Gerard ranks 1. After him are William Adelin, Welf II, Duke of Bavaria, Ingegerd of Norway, Baldwin III, Count of Hainaut, Albert of Aix, and Bahya ibn Paquda.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Blessed Gerard ranks 1,267 out of 4,668. Before him are Mauro Giuliani (1781), Amélie of Leuchtenberg (1812), Enrico De Nicola (1877), Lucilio Vanini (1585), Saint Sabina (100), and Odoric of Pordenone (1286). After him are Giulia Tofana (1581), Naevius Sutorius Macro (-21), Brunetto Latini (1220), Cecilia Gallerani (1473), Carlo Maria Viganò (1941), and Arnold of Brescia (1100).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Blessed Gerard ranks 291. Before him are Peter Chrysologus (380), Anastasius Bibliothecarius (815), Antipope Honorius II (1010), Antipope Felix II (300), Maria Cristina of Savoy (1812), and Saint Sabina (100). After him are Carlo Maria Viganò (1941), Arnold of Brescia (1100), Gerolamo Emiliani (1486), Methodios I of Constantinople (788), Tatiana of Rome (200), and Antipope John XVI (1000).

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