1754 - 1833
Seraphim of Sarov (Russian: Серафим Саровский; 30 July [O.S. 19 July] 1754 (or 1759) – 14 January [O.S. 2 January] 1833), born Prókhor Isídorovich Moshnín (Mashnín) [Про́хор Иси́дорович Мошни́н (Машни́н)], is one of the most renowned Russian saints and is venerated in the Eastern Orthodox Church, and the Anglican Communion. He is generally considered the greatest of the 18th-century startsy (elders). Seraphim extended the monastic teachings of contemplation, theoria and self-denial to the layperson. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Seraphim of Sarov has received more than 396,348 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). Seraphim of Sarov is the 546th most popular religious figure (down from 541st in 2019), the 180th most popular biography from Russia (up from 187th in 2019) and the most popular Russian Religious Figure.
Seraphim of Sarov is most famous for his spiritual teachings and his ability to heal people.
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Among religious figures, Seraphim of Sarov ranks 546 out of 2,238. Before him are Muadh ibn Jabal, Yusuf al-Qaradawi, Vincent Ferrer, Hasan al-Askari, Pope Mark, and Joseph of Cupertino. After him are Rose of Lima, Camillus de Lellis, Pope Donus, Ibn Majah, Pope Benedict V, and Pope Agapetus I.
600 - 640
HPI: 65.99
Rank: 540
1926 - Present
HPI: 65.99
Rank: 541
1350 - 1419
HPI: 65.98
Rank: 542
846 - 874
HPI: 65.95
Rank: 543
290 - 336
HPI: 65.93
Rank: 544
1603 - 1663
HPI: 65.93
Rank: 545
1754 - 1833
HPI: 65.91
Rank: 546
1586 - 1617
HPI: 65.88
Rank: 547
1550 - 1614
HPI: 65.83
Rank: 548
610 - 678
HPI: 65.82
Rank: 549
824 - 886
HPI: 65.81
Rank: 550
930 - 965
HPI: 65.80
Rank: 551
490 - 536
HPI: 65.80
Rank: 552
Among people born in 1754, Seraphim of Sarov ranks 5. Before him are Louis XVI of France, Paul I of Russia, Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord, and Ferdinand Karl, Archduke of Austria-Este. After him are Joseph Proust, Jacques Pierre Brissot, Madame Roland, Frederick I of Württemberg, Princess Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt, Bon-Adrien Jeannot de Moncey, and Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier. Among people deceased in 1833, Seraphim of Sarov ranks 6. Before him are Nicéphore Niépce, Kaspar Hauser, Ferdinand VII of Spain, Richard Trevithick, and Adrien-Marie Legendre. After him are Marie-Antoine Carême, Ram Mohan Roy, Hugh Glass, William Wilberforce, Jean-Baptiste Jourdan, and Paul Johann Anselm Ritter von Feuerbach.
1754 - 1793
HPI: 85.12
Rank: 1
1754 - 1801
HPI: 77.53
Rank: 2
1754 - 1838
HPI: 75.30
Rank: 3
1754 - 1806
HPI: 66.08
Rank: 4
1754 - 1833
HPI: 65.91
Rank: 5
1754 - 1826
HPI: 65.34
Rank: 6
1754 - 1793
HPI: 64.20
Rank: 7
1754 - 1793
HPI: 62.32
Rank: 8
1754 - 1816
HPI: 61.67
Rank: 9
1754 - 1832
HPI: 61.51
Rank: 10
1754 - 1842
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 11
1754 - 1785
HPI: 59.99
Rank: 12
1765 - 1833
HPI: 73.51
Rank: 1
1812 - 1833
HPI: 71.01
Rank: 2
1784 - 1833
HPI: 70.60
Rank: 3
1771 - 1833
HPI: 68.25
Rank: 4
1752 - 1833
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 5
1754 - 1833
HPI: 65.91
Rank: 6
1784 - 1833
HPI: 65.82
Rank: 7
1772 - 1833
HPI: 65.33
Rank: 8
1783 - 1833
HPI: 64.80
Rank: 9
1759 - 1833
HPI: 63.06
Rank: 10
1762 - 1833
HPI: 62.05
Rank: 11
1775 - 1833
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 12
Among people born in Russia, Seraphim of Sarov ranks 180 out of 3,262. Before him are Yuri Dolgorukiy (1095), Marina Tsvetaeva (1892), Anatoly Karpov (1951), Alexander Friedmann (1888), Nicholas Roerich (1874), and Vladimir Propp (1895). After him are Nikolai Vatutin (1901), Igor Tamm (1895), Ivan Bunin (1870), Alexander Rodchenko (1891), Wladimir Köppen (1846), and Maya Plisetskaya (1925).
1095 - 1157
HPI: 66.31
Rank: 174
1892 - 1941
HPI: 66.29
Rank: 175
1951 - Present
HPI: 66.17
Rank: 176
1888 - 1925
HPI: 66.09
Rank: 177
1874 - 1947
HPI: 66.06
Rank: 178
1895 - 1970
HPI: 65.97
Rank: 179
1754 - 1833
HPI: 65.91
Rank: 180
1901 - 1944
HPI: 65.90
Rank: 181
1895 - 1971
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 182
1870 - 1953
HPI: 65.81
Rank: 183
1891 - 1956
HPI: 65.73
Rank: 184
1846 - 1940
HPI: 65.71
Rank: 185
1925 - 2015
HPI: 65.71
Rank: 186
Among religious figures born in Russia, Seraphim of Sarov ranks 1. After him are Patriarch Kirill of Moscow (1946), Patriarch Nikon of Moscow (1605), Ilia II of Georgia (1933), Eugen Sandow (1867), Sergius of Radonezh (1314), Avvakum (1620), Basil Fool for Christ (1468), Patriarch Tikhon of Moscow (1865), Nicholas of Japan (1836), Maria Alexandrovna Ulyanova (1835), and Xenia of Saint Petersburg (1719).
1754 - 1833
HPI: 65.91
Rank: 1
1946 - Present
HPI: 64.60
Rank: 2
1605 - 1681
HPI: 62.17
Rank: 3
1933 - Present
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 4
1867 - 1925
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 5
1314 - 1392
HPI: 60.19
Rank: 6
1620 - 1682
HPI: 60.17
Rank: 7
1468 - 1552
HPI: 60.15
Rank: 8
1865 - 1925
HPI: 57.98
Rank: 9
1836 - 1912
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 10
1835 - 1916
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 11
1719 - 1803
HPI: 56.86
Rank: 12