RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Peter of Bruys

1095 - 1131

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Peter of Bruys (also known as Pierre De Bruys or Peter de Bruis; fl. 1117 – c.1131) was a medieval French religious teacher. He was called a heresiarch (leader of a heretical movement) by the Roman Catholic Church because he opposed infant baptism, the erecting of churches and the veneration of crosses, the doctrine of transubstantiation and prayers for the dead. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Peter of Bruys has received more than 104,842 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Peter of Bruys is the 2,163rd most popular religious figure, the 3,604th most popular biography from France and the 184th most popular French Religious Figure.

Memorability Metrics

  • 100k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.38

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.39

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.89

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Peter of Bruys ranks 2,163 out of 3,187. Before him are Rupert Mayer, Nectarius of Constantinople, François de Tournon, Pedro Casaldáliga, Hans Talhoffer, and Juan Benlloch i Vivó. After him are Arnobius the Younger, Maria Bernarda Bütler, Baltazar Enrique Porras Cardozo, Victor and Corona, Stephen II of Constantinople, and Zacharias Ursinus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1095, Peter of Bruys ranks 11. Before him are Suryavarman II, Antipope Victor IV, Usama ibn Munqidh, Amadeus III, Count of Savoy, William II, Duke of Apulia, and Conan III, Duke of Brittany.  Among people deceased in 1131, Peter of Bruys ranks 11. Before him are Canute Lavard, Ramon Berenguer III, Count of Barcelona, Mahmud II, William, Count of Luxembourg, Sanai, and Philip of France. After him is Dobrodeia of Kiev.

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In France

Among people born in France, Peter of Bruys ranks 3,604 out of 6,770. Before him are Maurice Tourneur (1876), Jean Robic (1921), Joseph Duplessis (1725), Magda Julin (1894), Alfred Sauvy (1898), and Sébastien Vaillant (1669). After him are Adolphe d'Archiac (1802), Roger Carel (1927), Patrick Strzoda (1952), Robert Garnier (1534), Robbie Ross (1869), and Louis Boyer (1901).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In France

Among religious figures born in France, Peter of Bruys ranks 184. Before him are Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange (1877), Albinus of Angers (470), Pasquier Quesnel (1634), Alfred Des Cloizeaux (1817), Hilary of Arles (401), and François de Tournon (1489). After him are Michel Garicoïts (1797), Claude Fleury (1640), Jean-Pierre Ricard (1944), Louis Bourdaloue (1632), Christophe Pierre (1946), and Marie-Dominique Chenu (1895).

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