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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 218,945 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Nicholas of Flüe is the 859th most popular religious figure (down from 771st in 2019), the 100th most popular biography from Switzerland (down from 99th in 2019) and the 4th 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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  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.12

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.27

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Nicholas of Flüe ranks 859 out of 2,238. Before him are Abd Manaf ibn Qusai, Jane Frances de Chantal, Thibaud Gaudin, Andrew Kim Taegon, Peter of Alcantara, and Saturnin. After him are Charalambos, Apollinaris of Laodicea, Safi-ad-din Ardabili, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, Ubayy ibn Ka'b, and Benedict of Aniane.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1417, Nicholas of Flüe ranks 3. Before him are Pope Paul II and Sejo of Joseon. After him are Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta, Louis IX, Duke of Bavaria, George VIII of Georgia, Stefan Branković, Sin Sukju, Jöns Bengtsson Oxenstierna, 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, John de la Pole, 1st Earl of Lincoln, and Hayder of Crimea.

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In Switzerland

Among people born in Switzerland, Nicholas of Flüe ranks 100 out of 876. Before him are Bernardino Luini (1475), Louis Chevrolet (1878), Gianni Infantino (1970), Horace Bénédict de Saussure (1740), Jost Bürgi (1552), and Henri-Frédéric Amiel (1821). After him are Hannes Meyer (1889), Augustin Pyramus de Candolle (1778), Germain Henri Hess (1802), Ludwig Binswanger (1881), Gaspard Bauhin (1560), and César Ritz (1850).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Switzerland

Among religious figures born in Switzerland, Nicholas of Flüe ranks 4. Before him are Huldrych Zwingli (1484), Hans Küng (1928), and Brother Roger (1915). After him are Anna Göldi (1734), Heinrich Bullinger (1504), Jacob Sprenger (1435), Jakob Ammann (1644), Ulrich of Augsburg (890), Billy Meier (1937), Emil Brunner (1889), and Maurice Bavaud (1916).

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