RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Louise de Marillac

1591 - 1660

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Louise de Marillac , also known as Louise Le Gras, (August 12, 1591 – March 15, 1660) was the co-founder, with Vincent de Paul, of the Daughters of Charity. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Louise de Marillac has received more than 302,692 page views. Her biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Louise de Marillac is the 859th most popular religious figure (up from 909th in 2019), the 1,213th most popular biography from France (up from 1,351st in 2019) and the 59th most popular French Religious Figure.

Louise de Marillac was a French religious sister who founded the order of the Sisters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul. She is most famous for founding the order and her work with the poor and sick.

Memorability Metrics

  • 300k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 61.22

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.37

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.81

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Louise de Marillac ranks 859 out of 3,187. Before her are Al-Juwayni, Mesud II, Rashid Rida, Alessandro Valignano, Jean-Louis Tauran, and Antipope John XVI. After her are Saturnin, Saint Emeric of Hungary, Basil Fool for Christ, Julia Pastrana, Al-Bayhaqi, and Peter of Verona.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1591, Louise de Marillac ranks 5. Before her are Mustafa I, Jusepe de Ribera, Girard Desargues, and Guercino. After her are Alexandre de Rhodes, Johann Adam Schall von Bell, Alfonso III d'Este, Duke of Modena, Valentin de Boulogne, Isabella of Savoy, Stanisław Koniecpolski, and Andrew Bobola. Among people deceased in 1660, Louise de Marillac ranks 12. Before her are Mary, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange, Gevherhan Sultan, Pieter Claesz, William Oughtred, Francesco Albani, and Ayşe Sultan. After her are Alexandre de Rhodes, George II Rákóczi, Elizabeth Charlotte of the Palatinate, Electress of Brandenburg, Paul Scarron, Giovanni Battista Hodierna, and Govert Flinck.

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In France

Among people born in France, Louise de Marillac ranks 1,213 out of 6,770. Before her are Armand Guillaumin (1841), Georges Duby (1919), Henry, Count of Portugal (1066), Jean Bart (1650), Jean-Louis Tauran (1943), and Louis Le Prince (1841). After her are Maurice Thorez (1900), Louis, Count of Évreux (1276), Isabella of Hainault (1170), Vanessa Paradis (1972), Franck Ribéry (1983), and Jean-Marie Leclair (1697).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In France

Among religious figures born in France, Louise de Marillac ranks 59. Before her are Jean Mabillon (1632), Robert de Sorbon (1201), Odile of Alsace (662), Antipope Gregory VIII (1100), Arnulf of Metz (582), and Jean-Louis Tauran (1943). After her are Philipp Spener (1635), Jane Frances de Chantal (1572), William Farel (1489), John Eudes (1601), Adalbert of Magdeburg (910), and Sebastian Castellio (1515).

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