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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 284,515 page views. Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Louise de Marillac is the 917th most popular religious figure (down from 748th in 2019), the 1,356th most popular biography from France (down from 1,106th in 2019) and the 68th 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.

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  • 59.74

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  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.26

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.68

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Louise de Marillac ranks 917 out of 2,238Before her are Anna Göldi, Carlo Maria Viganò, Arnold of Brescia, Gerolamo Emiliani, Joanna, wife of Chuza, and Eleazar. After her are Lambert of Maastricht, Methodios I of Constantinople, Al-Bayhaqi, Jeanne Guyon, Tatiana of Rome, and Bao Xishun.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1591, Louise de Marillac ranks 5Before her are Mustafa I, Jusepe de Ribera, Girard Desargues, and Guercino. After her are Alexandre de Rhodes, Alfonso III d'Este, Duke of Modena, Johann Adam Schall von Bell, Isabella of Savoy, Margherita Gonzaga, Duchess of Lorraine, Andrew Bobola, and Stanisław Koniecpolski. Among people deceased in 1660, Louise de Marillac ranks 14Before her are Gevherhan Sultan, Francesco Albani, William Oughtred, Ayşe Sultan, Paul Scarron, and George II Rákóczi. After her are Alexandre de Rhodes, Elizabeth Charlotte of the Palatinate, Electress of Brandenburg, Giovanni Battista Hodierna, Govert Flinck, Maria Gonzaga, Duchess of Montferrat, and Jacob Cats.

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In France

Among people born in France, Louise de Marillac ranks 1,356 out of 6,011Before her are Anthony, Duke of Brabant (1384), Alain de Benoist (1943), Antoine César Becquerel (1788), Léon Bloy (1846), Claude Victor-Perrin, Duc de Belluno (1764), and André de Montbard (1103). After her are Léon Werth (1878), Jules Chéret (1836), Louis de Rouvroy, duc de Saint-Simon (1675), Jean-Charles Pichegru (1761), Albert Marquet (1875), and Louis Jean Marie de Bourbon, Duke of Penthièvre (1725).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In France

Among religious figures born in France, Louise de Marillac ranks 68Before her are Thibaud Gaudin (1229), Benedict of Aniane (750), Odilo of Cluny (961), Philipp Spener (1635), Lothair II of Italy (1000), and Pierre Cauchon (1371). After her are Jeanne Guyon (1648), Humbert of Silva Candida (1000), Valentin Haüy (1745), Roger Etchegaray (1922), William Farel (1489), and Sebastian Castellio (1515).