Pope John Paul I
1912 - 1978
HPI 89.80110 languages
Pope John Paul I was the pope from August 26, 1978 to September 28, 1978. He is most famous for being the pope for the shortest amount of time in history.
The Most Famous
Religious Figures from Italy
575 notable people
Trending Religious Figures from Italy This Week
The top 10 Religious Figures from Italy trending on Wikipedia in the past 7 days, with a quick note on what drove the spike.
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Padre Pio
1887 - 1968
Trending in Hungarian (#6), Italian (#207), and Portuguese (#231) Wikipedia (943 views, on Aug 17).
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Tarcisius
263 - 275
Trending in Portuguese (#11) Wikipedia (1,840 views, on Aug 15).
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Clare of Assisi
1193 - 1253
Trending in Portuguese (#20), Spanish (#44), and Italian (#91) Wikipedia (1,202 views, on Aug 12).
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Pope John Paul I
1912 - 1978
Trending in Polish (#51) and Spanish (#306) Wikipedia (865 views, on Aug 17).
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Francis of Assisi
1182 - 1226
Trending in Italian (#68), Portuguese (#123), and French (#242) Wikipedia (2,133 views, on Aug 17).
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Agatha of Sicily
235 - 261
Trending in Italian (#83) Wikipedia (1,871 views, on Aug 17).
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Pope Innocent XI
1611 - 1689
Trending in Hungarian (#93) Wikipedia (126 views, on Aug 13).
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Benedict of Nursia
480 - 543
Trending in Portuguese (#160) Wikipedia (435 views, on Aug 13).
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Clare of Montefalco
1268 - 1308
Trending in Italian (#175) Wikipedia (1,178 views, on Aug 17).
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John Bosco
1815 - 1888
Trending in Italian (#235) and Portuguese (#274) Wikipedia (1,142 views, on Aug 16).
This page contains a list of the greatest Italians Religious Figures. The pantheon dataset contains 3,189 Religious Figures, 569 of which were born in Italy.
Top 10 Italian Religious Figures
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary Italian Religious Figures of all time. This list of famous Italian Religious Figures is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity. Visit the rankings page to view the entire list of Italian Religious Figures.
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Pope Leo XIII
1810 - 1903
HPI 88.5192 languagesPope Leo XIII is most famous for his 1891 encyclical, Rerum Novarum, which was the first papal document to address the plight of the working class.
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Pope Paul VI
1897 - 1978
HPI 88.00108 languagesPope Paul VI was most famous for his encyclical Humanae Vitae, which dealt with the issue of birth control.
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Pope John XXIII
1881 - 1963
HPI 87.98111 languagesPope John XXIII is most famous for his work in the Second Vatican Council.
#5 Francis of Assisi
1182 - 1226
HPI 87.80104 languagesFrancis of Assisi is most famous for being a Franciscan monk who was devoted to poverty and humility. He is also the patron saint of animals and the environment.
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Pope Pius XII
1876 - 1958
HPI 87.71102 languagesPope Pius XII was most famous for his efforts to help the Jews during World War II.
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Pope Pius IX
1792 - 1878
HPI 87.5595 languagesPope Pius IX is most famous for his 1854 declaration of the Immaculate Conception, which declared that Mary was conceived without sin.
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Pope Pius XI
1857 - 1939
HPI 86.66101 languagesPope Pius XI is most famous for his encyclical of 1931, "Quadragesimo Anno," which called for a new social order based on the principle of solidarity.
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Pope Pius X
1835 - 1914
HPI 86.0296 languagesPius X was most famous for his encyclical "Pascendi Dominici Gregis" which warned of the dangers of modernism.
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Pope Clement I
40 - 99
HPI 86.0095 languagesPope Clement I is most famous for being the first pope.
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Which Religious Figures were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 25 most globally memorable Religious Figures since 1700.
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