RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Louis de Montfort

1673 - 1716

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Louis-Marie Grignion de Montfort, TOSD (French pronunciation: [lwi maʁi ɡʁiɲɔ̃ də mɔ̃fɔʁ]; 31 January 1673 – 28 April 1716) was a French Catholic priest known for his preaching and his influence on Mariology. He was made a missionary apostolic by Pope Clement XI. Montfort wrote a number of books which went on to become classic Catholic titles and influenced several popes. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Louis de Montfort has received more than 568,651 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Louis de Montfort is the 665th most popular religious figure (down from 583rd in 2019), the 783rd most popular biography from France (down from 663rd in 2019) and the 43rd most popular French Religious Figure.

Louis de Montfort is most famous for his book True Devotion to Mary. In this book, he discusses the importance of devotion to Mary and how it can help people in their spiritual lives.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Louis de Montfort ranks 665 out of 3,187Before him are Benkei, Romanos the Melodist, Je Tsongkhapa, Paulo Miki, Olaus Magnus, and Empress Meishō. After him are Pope Benedict V, Mattathias, Justin Martyr, John Cassian, Kinga of Poland, and John of Capistrano.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1673, Louis de Montfort ranks 3Before him are Ahmed III, and Dimitrie Cantemir. After him are Wilhelmine Amalia of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Rosalba Carriera, Louise Françoise de Bourbon, Duchess of Bourbon, Alessandro Marcello, Alexander Danilovich Menshikov, Christian August of Holstein-Gottorp, Prince of Eutin, Jacques-Martin Hotteterre, Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington, and Anna Maria Franziska of Saxe-Lauenburg. Among people deceased in 1716, Louis de Montfort ranks 2Before him is Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz. After him are Johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine, Engelbert Kaempfer, Marie Casimire Louise de La Grange d'Arquien, Giovanni Battista Bassani, Tokugawa Ietsugu, Ogata Kōrin, Roger Cotes, Anthim the Iberian, Silahdar Damat Ali Pasha, and Charles de La Fosse.

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In France

Among people born in France, Louis de Montfort ranks 783 out of 6,770Before him are André Michel Lwoff (1902), Jean Nicot (1530), François l'Olonnais (1635), Margaret of Provence (1221), Jean-Pierre Cassel (1932), and Stéphanie de Beauharnais (1789). After him are Émile Loubet (1838), Sebastian Brant (1458), Léonin (1135), Maurice Quentin de La Tour (1704), Jules Grévy (1807), and Joanna of Bourbon (1338).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In France

Among religious figures born in France, Louis de Montfort ranks 43Before him are Pope Stephen IX (1020), Jean Meslier (1664), Peter Waldo (1140), Catherine Labouré (1806), Jean-Baptiste de La Salle (1651), and Clotilde (475). After him are Saint Remigius (437), Victor of Aveyron (1793), Robert of Molesme (1024), Célestin Freinet (1896), Lucile Randon (1904), and Ivo of Kermartin (1253).