RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Raymond of Penyafort

1175 - 1275

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Raymond of Penyafort (Catalan: Sant Ramon de Penyafort, IPA: [ˈsan rəˈmon də ˌpɛɲəˈfɔɾ]; c. 1175 – 6 January 1275) was a Catalan Dominican friar in the 13th century, who compiled the Decretals of Gregory IX, a collection of canonical laws that remained a major part of Church law until the 1917 Code of Canon Law abrogated it. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Raymond of Penyafort has received more than 209,741 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia. Raymond of Penyafort is the 748th most popular religious figure (up from 765th in 2019), the 261st most popular biography from Spain (up from 273rd in 2019) and the 21st most popular Spanish Religious Figure.

Raymond of Penyafort was a Spanish jurist and canon lawyer who is most famous for writing the "Decretals of Pope Gregory IX" which was an influential collection of Church law.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Raymond of Penyafort ranks 748 out of 3,187. Before him are Nahor, son of Serug, Willibrord, Apollinaris of Ravenna, Cornelius the Centurion, Eusebius of Nicomedia, and Abd Allah ibn al-Mubarak. After him are Juliana of Nicomedia, Eugen Sandow, Josephine Bakhita, Saint Cajetan, Albert of Brandenburg, and Erasmus of Formia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1175, Raymond of Penyafort ranks 4. Before him are Subutai, Andrew II of Hungary, and Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor. After him are Agnes of Merania, Robert Grosseteste, Comtessa de Dia, Frederick I, Duke of Austria, Michael Scot, Albert I, Duke of Saxony, Alexander of Hales, and Margaret of Hungary. Among people deceased in 1275, Raymond of Penyafort ranks 1. After him are Jia Sidao, Sophie of Thuringia, Duchess of Brabant, Ferdinand de la Cerda, Bohemond VI of Antioch, Vitello, Eleanor of England, Countess of Leicester, Lorenzo Tiepolo, Ulrich von Liechtenstein, Margaret of England, Beatrice of England, and Beatrice of Sicily, Latin Empress.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Raymond of Penyafort ranks 261 out of 3,355. Before him are Javier Bardem (1969), Ibn Jubayr (1145), Juan Luis Vives (1492), Lope de Aguirre (1518), Andrés Iniesta (1984), and Wittiza (687). After him are Vicente Aleixandre (1898), Lluís Companys (1882), Iker Casillas (1981), Pompeia Plotina (65), Ruy López de Segura (1530), and Alfonso I of Asturias (693).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Spain

Among religious figures born in Spain, Raymond of Penyafort ranks 21. Before him are Ibn Hazm (994), Vincent Ferrer (1350), Josemaría Escrivá (1902), Joan Enric Vives Sicília (1949), Francis Borgia, 4th Duke of Gandía (1510), and Eulalia of Mérida (290). After him are Peter of Saint Joseph de Betancur (1626), Francisco Jiménez de Cisneros (1436), Isidore the Laborer (1080), John of Ávila (1500), Al-Qurtubi (1214), and Peter of Alcantara (1499).

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