RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Laurence of Canterbury

550 - 619

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Laurence (died 2 February 619) was the second Archbishop of Canterbury, serving from about 604 to 619. He was a member of the Gregorian mission sent from Italy to England to Christianise the Anglo-Saxons from their native Anglo-Saxon paganism, although the date of his arrival is disputed. He was consecrated archbishop by his predecessor, Augustine of Canterbury, during Augustine's lifetime, to ensure continuity in the office. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Laurence of Canterbury has received more than 147,645 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Laurence of Canterbury is the 2,038th most popular religious figure (up from 2,058th in 2019), the 2,871st most popular biography from Italy (up from 2,933rd in 2019) and the 439th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Laurence of Canterbury ranks 2,038 out of 3,187Before him are Alexius of Constantinople, Lucian Pulvermacher, Clemente Micara, Louis Billot, Carlo Caffarra, and Teodolfo Mertel. After him are Quodvultdeus, Julie Billiart, Jacob of Nisibis, Carlo Furno, Jacob, Margrave of Baden-Baden, and Frang Bardhi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 550, Laurence of Canterbury ranks 27Before him are Yeongnyu of Goguryeo, Rædwald of East Anglia, Ashina Xichun, Gregory the Patrician, Bertha of Kent, and Gaudapada. After him are Stephen I of Iberia, Yangwon of Goguryeo, Farrukh Hormizd, Zacharias of Jerusalem, Guaram I of Iberia, and Honorius of Canterbury. Among people deceased in 619, Laurence of Canterbury ranks 6Before him are Khadija bint Khuwaylid, Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib, John the Merciful, Shibi Khan, and John Moschus.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Laurence of Canterbury ranks 2,871 out of 5,161Before him are Alberico Gentili (1552), Alvise II Mocenigo (1628), Pietro Ferraris (1912), Carlo Contarini (1580), Julius Obsequens (400), and Angelo Peruzzi (1970). After him are Caterina Scarpellini (1808), Archduke Karl of Austria-Este (1785), Mario Salieri (1957), Giovanni Artusi (1540), Carlo Furno (1921), and Licinius Macer Calvus (-82).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Laurence of Canterbury ranks 439Before him are Federico Lombardi (1942), Jacopo Sadoleto (1477), Gianfranco Ravasi (1942), Clemente Micara (1879), Carlo Caffarra (1938), and Teodolfo Mertel (1806). After him are Carlo Furno (1921), Bruno Platter (1944), Pietro Ottoboni (1667), Luigi Carlo Borromeo (1893), Raffaele Farina (1933), and Nicola Canali (1874).