1433 - 1508
Nilus of Sora (also Nil Sorsky or Nil Sorski; Russian: Нил Сорский; secular name: Nikolai Maikov; Russian: Николай Майков; c. 1433 – 7 May 1508) was a Russian Orthodox monk, spiritual writer, theologian, and the founder of the Sora Hermitage. He is best known as the founder of a tendency in the Russian Orthodox Church known as the non-possessors (nestyazhateli) which opposed ecclesiastic landownership. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nilus of Sora has received more than 39,197 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Nilus of Sora is the 1,896th most popular religious figure (down from 1,685th in 2019), the 1,146th most popular biography from Russia (down from 1,076th in 2019) and the 27th most popular Russian Religious Figure.
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Among religious figures, Nilus of Sora ranks 1,896 out of 2,238. Before him are Gedaliah, Sophronius IV of Alexandria, John of Biclaro, Isaac in Islam, Emmanuel III Delly, and Józef Glemp. After him are Christian Tumi, Epaphroditus, Patriarch Hermogenes of Moscow, Gamzat-bek, Myroslav Ivan Lubachivsky, and Jean du Vergier de Hauranne.
HPI: 51.07
Rank: 1,890
1798 - 1899
HPI: 51.07
Rank: 1,891
540 - 621
HPI: 51.07
Rank: 1,892
HPI: 51.07
Rank: 1,893
1927 - 2014
HPI: 51.06
Rank: 1,894
1929 - 2013
HPI: 51.05
Rank: 1,895
1433 - 1508
HPI: 51.03
Rank: 1,896
1930 - 2021
HPI: 51.03
Rank: 1,897
100 - 69
HPI: 51.03
Rank: 1,898
1530 - 1612
HPI: 51.02
Rank: 1,899
1789 - 1834
HPI: 51.01
Rank: 1,900
1914 - 2000
HPI: 51.01
Rank: 1,901
1581 - 1643
HPI: 51.00
Rank: 1,902
Among people born in 1433, Nilus of Sora ranks 7. Before him are Charles the Bold, Marsilio Ficino, Stephen III of Moldavia, Ferdinand, Duke of Viseu, Giovanni Giocondo, and Mirkhvand. After him are Eleanor of Scotland and Abdullah Mirza. Among people deceased in 1508, Nilus of Sora ranks 11. Before him are Albert IV, Duke of Bavaria, Conrad Celtes, Guidobaldo da Montefeltro, Philip, Elector Palatine, Radu IV the Great, and Nephon II of Constantinople.
1433 - 1477
HPI: 74.68
Rank: 1
1433 - 1499
HPI: 72.09
Rank: 2
1433 - 1504
HPI: 68.90
Rank: 3
1433 - 1470
HPI: 59.62
Rank: 4
1433 - 1515
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 5
1433 - 1498
HPI: 53.03
Rank: 6
1433 - 1508
HPI: 51.03
Rank: 7
1433 - Present
HPI: 49.72
Rank: 8
1433 - 1451
HPI: 48.95
Rank: 9
1447 - 1508
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 5
1459 - 1508
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 6
1472 - 1508
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 7
1448 - 1508
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 8
1467 - 1508
HPI: 52.65
Rank: 9
1450 - 1508
HPI: 51.82
Rank: 10
1433 - 1508
HPI: 51.03
Rank: 11
Among people born in Russia, Nilus of Sora ranks 1,146 out of 3,262. Before him are Vasily Agapkin (1884), Kaj Franck (1911), Vasily Rozanov (1856), Eino Rahja (1885), Igor M. Diakonoff (1914), and Galina Kulakova (1942). After him are Patriarch Hermogenes of Moscow (1530), Gaito Gazdanov (1903), Yevgeny Shaposhnikov (1942), Vasily Lazarev (1928), Gamzat-bek (1789), and Evgeny Schwartz (1896).
1884 - 1964
HPI: 51.09
Rank: 1,140
1911 - 1989
HPI: 51.07
Rank: 1,141
1856 - 1919
HPI: 51.07
Rank: 1,142
1885 - 1936
HPI: 51.06
Rank: 1,143
1914 - 1999
HPI: 51.05
Rank: 1,144
1942 - Present
HPI: 51.05
Rank: 1,145
1433 - 1508
HPI: 51.03
Rank: 1,146
1530 - 1612
HPI: 51.02
Rank: 1,147
1903 - 1971
HPI: 51.02
Rank: 1,148
1942 - 2020
HPI: 51.02
Rank: 1,149
1928 - 1990
HPI: 51.02
Rank: 1,150
1789 - 1834
HPI: 51.01
Rank: 1,151
1896 - 1958
HPI: 51.01
Rank: 1,152
Among religious figures born in Russia, Nilus of Sora ranks 27. Before him are Patriarch Alexy I of Moscow (1877), Matrona Nikonova (1881), Hyacinth (1777), Stephen of Perm (1340), Patriarch Job of Moscow (1525), and Innocent of Alaska (1797). After him are Patriarch Hermogenes of Moscow (1530), Gamzat-bek (1789), Ignatius Brianchaninov (1807), Marina Semyonova (1908), Herman of Alaska (1756), and Abraham of Smolensk (1172).
1877 - 1970
HPI: 52.84
Rank: 21
1881 - 1952
HPI: 52.24
Rank: 22
1777 - 1853
HPI: 52.10
Rank: 23
1340 - 1396
HPI: 51.68
Rank: 24
1525 - 1607
HPI: 51.68
Rank: 25
1797 - Present
HPI: 51.45
Rank: 26
1433 - 1508
HPI: 51.03
Rank: 27
1530 - 1612
HPI: 51.02
Rank: 28
1789 - 1834
HPI: 51.01
Rank: 29
1807 - 1867
HPI: 49.67
Rank: 30
1908 - 2010
HPI: 49.28
Rank: 31
1756 - 1837
HPI: 48.12
Rank: 32
1172 - 1221
HPI: 47.94
Rank: 33