RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Nicholas of Flüe

1417 - 1487

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Nicholas of Flüe (German: Niklaus von Flüe; 1417 – 21 March 1487) was a Swiss hermit and ascetic who is the patron saint of Switzerland. He is sometimes invoked as Brother Klaus. A farmer, military leader, member of the assembly, councillor, judge and mystic, he was respected as a man of complete moral integrity. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nicholas of Flüe has received more than 234,490 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Nicholas of Flüe is the 793rd most popular religious figure (up from 851st in 2019), the 99th most popular biography from Switzerland (up from 100th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Swiss Religious Figure.

Nicholas of Flüe is most famous for being a Swiss hermit who is believed to have saved the city of Basel from the Black Death.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Nicholas of Flüe ranks 793 out of 3,187. Before him are Ubayy ibn Ka'b, William Tyndale, Augustine of Canterbury, Athenagoras of Athens, Anastasius of Persia, and Hippolytus of Rome. After him are Eutyches, Archduke Rudolf of Austria, Pietro Parolin, Isidore the Laborer, Paul of Samosata, and Gemma Galgani.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1417, Nicholas of Flüe ranks 3. Before him are Sejo of Joseon, and Pope Paul II. After him are Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta, Stefan Branković, Louis IX, Duke of Bavaria, George VIII of Georgia, Jöns Bengtsson Oxenstierna, Sin Sukju, and Frederick I, Count Palatine of Simmern. Among people deceased in 1487, Nicholas of Flüe ranks 3. Before him are Chenghua Emperor, and Mara Branković. After him are Marie of Cleves, Duchess of Orléans, Charlotte, Queen of Cyprus, John Argyropoulos, Tlacaelel, Yunus Khan, Hayder of Crimea, and John de la Pole, 1st Earl of Lincoln.

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In Switzerland

Among people born in Switzerland, Nicholas of Flüe ranks 99 out of 1,015. Before him are Louis Agassiz (1807), Brother Roger (1915), Anna Göldi (1734), Albrecht von Haller (1708), Rudolf II, Duke of Austria (1270), and Louis, Duke of Savoy (1413). After him are Germain Henri Hess (1802), Louis Chevrolet (1878), Albert Anker (1831), Henri Guisan (1874), Henri-Frédéric Amiel (1821), and Gaspard Bauhin (1560).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Switzerland

Among religious figures born in Switzerland, Nicholas of Flüe ranks 5. Before him are Huldrych Zwingli (1484), Hans Küng (1928), Brother Roger (1915), and Anna Göldi (1734). After him are Johann Geiler von Kaysersberg (1445), Heinrich Bullinger (1504), Jacob Sprenger (1435), Jakob Ammann (1644), Ulrich of Augsburg (890), Billy Meier (1937), and Wiborada (900).

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