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 78th most number of Religious Figures behind Sudan, and Bangladesh.
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 71.07, 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 samurai of African origin who served Oda Nobunaga between 1581 and 1582, during the Sengoku period, until Nobunaga's death. According to historical 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. As a samurai, he was granted a sword, a house and a stipend. Yasuke accompanied Nobunaga until his death and fought at the Honnō-ji Incident until the death of Oda Nobutada. Afterwards, Yasuke was sent back to the Jesuits. There are no subsequent records of his life.
2. Júlio Duarte Langa (b. 1927)
With an HPI of 58.43, 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 57.01, 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.
