RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Yves Congar

1904 - 1995

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Yves Marie-Joseph Congar (French pronunciation: [iv maʁi ʒozɛf kɔ̃ɡaʁ]; 13 April 1904 – 22 June 1995) was a French Dominican friar, priest, and theologian. He is perhaps best known for his influence at the Second Vatican Council and for reviving theological interest in the Holy Spirit for the life of individuals and of the church. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Yves Congar has received more than 228,412 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia. Yves Congar is the 1,142nd most popular religious figure (down from 1,050th in 2019), the 1,823rd most popular biography from France (down from 1,620th in 2019) and the 90th most popular French Religious Figure.

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  • 230k

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  • 58.12

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 28

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.30

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.24

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Yves Congar ranks 1,142 out of 3,187. Before him are Edith Cavell, Saleh Al-Fawzan, Luis Ladaria Ferrer, Xenia of Saint Petersburg, Henri de Lubac, and George Fox. After him are Isidore of Pelusium, Annie Chapman, Sultan Walad, Vincent of Lérins, Eisai, and Maria Branyas.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1904, Yves Congar ranks 76. Before him are Count Basie, Muhammad Najib ar-Ruba'i, Isamu Noguchi, Kuvempu, Felix Nussbaum, and Luigi Dallapiccola. After him are Minoru Genda, Ba Jin, Ralph Bunche, Walther Hewel, Edmond Hamilton, and Heinz Jost. Among people deceased in 1995, Yves Congar ranks 71. Before him are Princess Caroline-Mathilde of Denmark, James Meade, Elizabeth Montgomery, Ernest Mandel, Heiner Müller, and Krešimir Ćosić. After him are Takeo Fukuda, Chen Yun, Eileen Chang, Morarji Desai, Gabriel Urgebadze, and Joseph Needham.

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In France

Among people born in France, Yves Congar ranks 1,823 out of 6,770. Before him are Marie-Pierre Kœnig (1898), Jean-Antoine Marbot (1754), Anna de Noailles (1876), Guillaume de Beaujeu (1300), Lucile Desmoulins (1770), and Philippe de Commines (1447). After him are Jean Alesi (1964), Robert Brasillach (1909), Georg Muffat (1653), Jean-François Marmontel (1723), Anselme Payen (1795), and Vincent of Lérins (400).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In France

Among religious figures born in France, Yves Congar ranks 90. Before him are Abbo of Fleury (945), Jacques de Vitry (1170), Jeanne Guyon (1648), Julian the Hospitaller (700), Raël (1946), and Henri de Lubac (1896). After him are Vincent of Lérins (400), Medardus (470), Amandus (600), Charles de Bourbon (1523), Marcabru (1200), and Abraham Hyacinthe Anquetil-Duperron (1731).

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