RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Peter Faber

1506 - 1545

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Peter Faber, SJ (French: Pierre Lefevre or Favre, Latin: Petrus Faver) (13 April 1506 – 1 August 1546) was a Savoyard Catholic priest, theologian and co-founder of the Society of Jesus, along with Ignatius of Loyola and Francis Xavier. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Peter Faber has received more than 310,596 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia. Peter Faber is the 985th most popular religious figure (up from 1,048th in 2019), the 1,507th most popular biography from France (up from 1,618th in 2019) and the 72nd most popular French Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Peter Faber ranks 985 out of 3,187Before him are Hashim ibn Abd Manaf, Ibn Shihab az-Zuhri, Henry of Latvia, Elon, Johann Geiler von Kaysersberg, and Ermengarde of Tours. After him are Nicholas Mystikos, Najm al-Din Kubra, Humbert of Silva Candida, Abdullah ibn Ja'far, 11th Dalai Lama, and Mary Ann Nichols.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1506, Peter Faber ranks 4Before him are Francis Xavier, Louis II of Hungary, and Hwang Jini. After him are Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset, Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi, Juliana of Stolberg, Luís of Portugal, Duke of Beja, George Buchanan, and Rupert, Count Palatine of Veldenz. Among people deceased in 1545, Peter Faber ranks 9Before him are Maria Manuela, Princess of Portugal, Injong of Joseon, Sher Shah Suri, Elizabeth of Austria, Albert of Brandenburg, and Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk. After him are Francis I, Duke of Lorraine, Charles II de Valois, Duke of Orléans, Louis X, Duke of Bavaria, Nikola Jurišić, Pietro Lando, and John Taverner.

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In France

Among people born in France, Peter Faber ranks 1,507 out of 6,770Before him are Sextus Afranius Burrus (1), Jean Tirole (1953), Henri, Prince of Condé (1552), Marcel Dassault (1892), William I, Duke of Aquitaine (875), and Rose Bertin (1747). After him are Paul Gachet (1828), Fredegund (545), Humbert of Silva Candida (1000), Henri Giffard (1825), Gustave Charpentier (1860), and Henri Cartan (1904).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In France

Among religious figures born in France, Peter Faber ranks 72Before him are Antoine Perrenot de Granvelle (1517), Pierre Cauchon (1371), Odilo of Cluny (961), Benedict of Aniane (750), La Voisin (1640), and Jacques Paul Migne (1800). After him are Humbert of Silva Candida (1000), Adhemar of Le Puy (1055), John of Matha (1150), Arnaud Amalric (1160), Hugh of Cluny (1024), and Caesarius of Arles (470).