The Most Famous
RELIGIOUS FIGURES from Mozambique
This page contains a list of the greatest Mozambican Religious Figures. The pantheon dataset contains 2,238 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 (1530 - )
With an HPI of 64.71, Yasuke is the most famous Mozambican Religious Figure. His biography has been translated into 24 different languages on wikipedia.
Yasuke (弥助 or 弥介) was a man of African origin who came to Japan in the Sengoku period and became a retainer in the household of Oda Nobunaga for about 15 months. He was employed by the Japanese Sengoku daimyō Oda Nobunaga and served as a koshō (小姓, page or sword-bearer). He was valued as a retainer who was given a stipend by Nobunaga.
2. Alexandre José Maria dos Santos (1924 - 2021)
With an HPI of 59.24, Alexandre José Maria dos Santos is the 2nd 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.
3. Júlio Duarte Langa (1927 - )
With an HPI of 49.23, Júlio Duarte Langa is the 3rd 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.
Pantheon has 3 people classified as religious figures born between 1530 and 1927. Of these 3, 1 (33.33%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living religious figures include Júlio Duarte Langa. The most famous deceased religious figures include Yasuke and Alexandre José Maria dos Santos.
