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 158,376 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Blessed Gerard is the 842nd most popular religious figure (up from 900th in 2019), the 1,182nd most popular biography from Italy (up from 1,264th in 2019) and the 284th 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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  • 61.40

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.30

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.78

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Blessed Gerard ranks 842 out of 3,187. Before him are Antipope Gregory VIII, Theodore Stratelates, Yamamoto Tsunetomo, Priscillian, Saint Susanna, and Germanus I of Constantinople. After him are Andrew Kim Taegon, Zeno of Verona, Flavian of Constantinople, Charalambos, Jacob Frank, and Arnulf of Metz.

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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 2. Before him is William Adelin. After him are Ingegerd of Norway, Welf II, Duke of Bavaria, Baldwin III, Count of Hainaut, Bahya ibn Paquda, Albert of Aix, and Eadmer.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Blessed Gerard ranks 1,182 out of 5,161. Before him are Lambert of Italy (880), Tito Gobbi (1913), Francesco Melzi (1491), Beatrice d'Este (1475), Ercole II d'Este, Duke of Ferrara (1508), and Saint Susanna (280). After him are Ciriaco de' Pizzicolli (1391), Francesco Rosi (1922), Umberto Tozzi (1952), Pier Angeli (1932), Giovanni Sartori (1924), and Francis IV, Duke of Modena (1779).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Blessed Gerard ranks 284. Before him are Romano Guardini (1885), Saint Maurus (512), Antipope Ursicinus (400), Andrea Amati (1505), Antipope Boniface VII (1000), and Saint Susanna (280). After him are Methodios I of Constantinople (788), Alessandro Valignano (1539), Antipope John XVI (1000), Peter of Verona (1206), Lawrence of Brindisi (1559), and Caesar Baronius (1538).

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