RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Hemma of Gurk

980 - 1045

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Hemma of Gurk (German: Hemma von Gurk; c. 995 – 27 June 1045), also called Emma of Gurk (Slovene: Ema Krška), was a noblewoman and founder of several churches and monasteries in the Duchy of Carinthia. Buried at Gurk Cathedral since 1174, she was beatified on 21 November 1287 and canonised on 5 January 1938 by Pope Pius XI. Her feast day is 27 June. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hemma of Gurk has received more than 58,868 page views. Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Hemma of Gurk is the 780th most popular religious figure (up from 805th in 2019), the 10th most popular biography from Slovenia (up from 11th in 2019) and the most popular Slovene Religious Figure.

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    Languages Editions (L)

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  • 1.13

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Hemma of Gurk ranks 780 out of 3,187. Before her are Anna Göldi, Gerard of Csanád, Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo, Peter of Saint Joseph de Betancur, Giovanni Battista Re, and Nectarios of Aegina. After her are Jean Mabillon, József Mindszenty, Expeditus, Philip the Evangelist, Robert de Sorbon, and Francisco Jiménez de Cisneros.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 980, Hemma of Gurk ranks 9. Before her are Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor, Olof Skötkonung, Harald II of Denmark, Gisela of Hungary, Humbert I, Count of Savoy, and Gerard of Csanád. After her are Tancred of Hauteville, Mokjong of Goryeo, Baldwin IV, Count of Flanders, Emperor Ichijō, Muhammad II of Córdoba, and Einar Thambarskelfir. Among people deceased in 1045, Hemma of Gurk ranks 1. After her are Radbot of Klettgau, Emperor Go-Suzaku, Sigfrid of Sweden, and Rainulf Drengot.

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In Slovenia

Among people born in Slovenia, Hemma of Gurk ranks 10 out of 340. Before her are Slavoj Žižek (1949), Jože Plečnik (1872), Hugo Wolf (1860), Santorio Santorio (1561), Milan Kučan (1941), and Antonio Abetti (1846). After her are Edvard Kardelj (1910), Franz Miklosich (1813), Janez Drnovšek (1950), Aleksander Čeferin (1967), Ivan Cankar (1876), and Melania Trump (1970).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Slovenia

Among religious figures born in Slovenia, Hemma of Gurk ranks 1. After her are Primož Trubar (1508), Franc Rode (1934), Jurij Dalmatin (1547), Lojze Grozde (1923), Aloysius Ambrozic (1930), and Lučka Kajfež Bogataj (1957).

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