The Most Famous
RELIGIOUS FIGURES from Mozambique
This page contains a list of the greatest Mozambican Religious Figures. The pantheon dataset contains 3,187 Religious Figures, 3 of which were born in Mozambique. This makes Mozambique the birth place of the 69th most number of Religious Figures behind Sudan, and Cyprus.
Top 3
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Mozambican Religious Figures of all time. This list of famous Mozambican Religious Figures is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Yasuke (b. 1530)
With an HPI of 66.23, Yasuke is the most famous Mozambican Religious Figure. His biography has been translated into 25 different languages on wikipedia.
Yasuke (Japanese: 弥助 / 弥介, pronounced [jasɯ̥ke]) was a man of African origin who became a bushi or samurai by serving Oda Nobunaga between 1581 and 1582.. There are few historical documents on Yasuke. From the fragmentary accounts, Yasuke first arrived in Japan in the service of Jesuit Alessandro Valignano. Nobunaga summoned him out of a desire to see a black man. Subsequently, Nobunaga took him into his service and gave him the name Yasuke. He was granted a sword, a house and a stipend, signifying bushi status. Yasuke accompanied Nobunaga until his death and was present at the Honnō-ji Incident. Afterwards, Yasuke was sent back to the Jesuits. There are no records of his life afterwards.
2. Júlio Duarte Langa (b. 1927)
With an HPI of 51.86, Júlio Duarte Langa is the 2nd most famous Mozambican Religious Figure. His biography has been translated into 18 different languages.
Júlio Duarte Langa (born 27 October 1927) is a Mozambican prelate of the Catholic Church. He was bishop of Xai-Xai from 24 October 1976 until 12 July 2004. He was made a cardinal in 2015.
3. Alexandre José Maria dos Santos (1924 - 2021)
With an HPI of 50.25, Alexandre José Maria dos Santos is the 3rd most famous Mozambican Religious Figure. His biography has been translated into 21 different languages.
Alexandre José Maria dos Santos (18 March 1924 – 29 September 2021) was a Mozambican Roman Catholic cardinal. He was the first native cardinal of Mozambique.
People
Pantheon has 3 people classified as Mozambican religious figures born between 1530 and 1927. Of these 3, 1 (33.33%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Mozambican religious figures include Júlio Duarte Langa. The most famous deceased Mozambican religious figures include Yasuke, and Alexandre José Maria dos Santos.
