RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Peter the Venerable

1092 - 1156

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Peter the Venerable (c. 1092 – 25 December 1156), also known as Peter of Montboissier, was the abbot of the Benedictine abbey of Cluny. He has been honored as a saint though he was never canonized in the Middle Ages. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Peter the Venerable has received more than 122,645 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Peter the Venerable is the 1,233rd most popular religious figure (down from 1,187th in 2019), the 1,970th most popular biography from France (down from 1,877th in 2019) and the 97th most popular French Religious Figure.

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  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

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  • 1.67

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Peter the Venerable ranks 1,233 out of 3,187Before him are Nikolaj Velimirović, Jozef Tomko, 'Abd Allah ibn Rawahah, Saint Homobonus, Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows, and Maria Domenica Mazzarello. After him are Cristóvão Ferreira, Fernando Vérgez Alzaga, Ahijah the Shilonite, Eduardo Martínez Somalo, Hujr ibn Adi, and Vitalis of Milan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1092, Peter the Venerable ranks 4Before him are Fulk, King of Jerusalem, Adelaide of Maurienne, and Al-Mustarshid. After him are Fakhr-un-Nisa, and Sybilla of Normandy. Among people deceased in 1156, Peter the Venerable ranks 8Before him are Mesud I, Emperor Toba, Atsiz, Henry, Richeza of Poland, Queen of Sweden, and André de Montbard. After him are Demetrius I of Georgia, Ambaghai, William IX, Count of Poitiers, Blanca of Navarre, Queen of Castile, and Domenico Morosini.

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In France

Among people born in France, Peter the Venerable ranks 1,970 out of 6,770Before him are François Girardon (1628), David d'Angers (1788), Frederick I, Duke of Württemberg (1557), Jean Rouch (1917), Félix Gouin (1884), and Richard, Duke of Burgundy (858). After him are Pierre Plantard (1920), Déodat Gratet de Dolomieu (1750), Adrien Manglard (1695), Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville (1817), Franck Pourcel (1913), and Ermesinde of Carcassonne (972).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In France

Among religious figures born in France, Peter the Venerable ranks 97Before him are Vincent of Lérins (400), Medardus (470), Amandus (600), Charles de Bourbon (1523), Marcabru (1200), and Abraham Hyacinthe Anquetil-Duperron (1731). After him are Lothair II of Italy (1000), François de la Chaise (1624), Eugène Tisserant (1884), Louis of Toulouse (1274), Blandina (101), and Henri Estienne (1528).