RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Sergius of Radonezh

1314 - 1392

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Sergius of Radonezh (Russian: Сергий Радонежский, romanized: Sergiy Radonezhsky; 14 May 1314 – 25 September 1392) was a spiritual leader and monastic reformer in the Principality of Moscow. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sergius of Radonezh has received more than 275,515 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). Sergius of Radonezh is the 822nd most popular religious figure (up from 875th in 2019), the 357th most popular biography from Russia (up from 402nd in 2019) and the 8th most popular Russian Religious Figure.

Sergius of Radonezh is most famous for founding the Trinity-St. Sergius Lavra, which is located in Russia.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Sergius of Radonezh ranks 822 out of 3,187Before him are Romano Guardini, Piruz Nahavandi, Safi-ad-din Ardabili, John of Ávila, `Abdu'l-Bahá, and Nicolaus Zinzendorf. After him are Athanasius the Athonite, Saint Maurus, 'Abd Allah ibn 'Amr ibn al-'As, Saint Margaret of Scotland, Antipope Ursicinus, and Waraqah ibn Nawfal.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1314, Sergius of Radonezh ranks 2Before him is Valdemar III of Denmark. After him are Philippa of Hainault, Toqto'a, Uthong, and Amda Seyon I. Among people deceased in 1392, Sergius of Radonezh ranks 1After him are Jeong Mong-ju, Isabella of Castile, Duchess of York, Eberhard II, Count of Württemberg, and Lalleshwari.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Sergius of Radonezh ranks 357 out of 3,761Before him are Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna of Russia (1875), Alexander Andreyevich Ivanov (1806), Nikolai Rubinstein (1835), Alexander Danilovich Menshikov (1673), Nikolai Kuznetsov (1904), and Ivan Silayev (1930). After him are Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich of Russia (1858), Vasily Zhukovsky (1783), Mengu-Timur (1235), Vasily Dokuchaev (1846), Irving Berlin (1888), and Avvakum (1620).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Russia

Among religious figures born in Russia, Sergius of Radonezh ranks 8Before him are Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia (1899), Patriarch Kirill of Moscow (1946), Seraphim of Sarov (1754), Patriarch Nikon of Moscow (1605), Eugen Sandow (1867), and Ilia II of Georgia (1933). After him are Avvakum (1620), Basil Fool for Christ (1468), Nadezhda von Meck (1831), Patriarch Tikhon of Moscow (1865), Alexander Schmorell (1917), and Tode Mongke (1282).