RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Saint Eligius

588 - 660

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Eligius (French: Éloi; 11 June 588 – 1 December 660), venerated as Saint Eligius, was a Frankish goldsmith, courtier, and bishop who was chief counsellor to Dagobert I and later Bishop of Noyon–Tournai. His deeds were recorded in Vita Sancti Eligii, written by his friend Audoin of Rouen. Born into a Gallo-Roman family, Eligius found success as a goldsmith at the Merovingian royal court of Clotaire II and served as chief counsellor to Dagobert I until Dagobert's death in 639. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Saint Eligius has received more than 466,857 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Saint Eligius is the 728th most popular religious figure (down from 721st in 2019), the 921st most popular biography from France (down from 920th in 2019) and the 50th most popular French Religious Figure.

Saint Eligius is most famous for his role in the conversion of King Clovis I of the Franks to Christianity.

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  • 29

    Languages Editions (L)

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    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.48

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Saint Eligius ranks 728 out of 3,187. Before him are Philemon, Ivo of Kermartin, Nathan Söderblom, Melania the Younger, Pope Adrian IV, and Pope Leo VIII. After him are Maron, Antipope Anacletus II, Mahavatar Babaji, Patriarch Nikon of Moscow, Sun Myung Moon, and Frances of Rome.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 588, Saint Eligius ranks 1.  Among people deceased in 660, Saint Eligius ranks 2. Before him is Wahshi ibn Harb. After him are Uija of Baekje, Gyebaek, Dharmakirti, Hujr ibn Adi, Asma bint Umais, Anthimus I of Constantinople, and Sigeberht the Good.

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In France

Among people born in France, Saint Eligius ranks 921 out of 6,770. Before him are Ivo of Kermartin (1253), Sigismund of Burgundy (500), Francis Lai (1932), Jules Dumont d'Urville (1790), Chilperic I (539), and Theodore Beza (1519). After him are Michael Lonsdale (1931), Louise Michel (1830), Louis Barthou (1862), Marie-Anne Paulze Lavoisier (1758), Adela of Champagne (1140), and Jean de Lattre de Tassigny (1889).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In France

Among religious figures born in France, Saint Eligius ranks 50. Before him are Saint Remigius (437), Victor of Aveyron (1793), Robert of Molesme (1024), Célestin Freinet (1896), Lucile Randon (1904), and Ivo of Kermartin (1253). After him are Martin Bucer (1491), Leonard of Noblac (496), Jean Mabillon (1632), Robert de Sorbon (1201), Odile of Alsace (662), and Antipope Gregory VIII (1100).

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