RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Aloysius Gonzaga

1568 - 1591

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Aloysius de Gonzaga, SJ (Italian: Luigi Gonzaga; 9 March 1568 – 21 June 1591) was an Italian aristocrat who became a member of the Society of Jesus. While still a student at the Roman College, he died as a result of caring for the victims of a serious epidemic. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Aloysius Gonzaga has received more than 1,077,018 page views. His biography is available in 45 different languages on Wikipedia. Aloysius Gonzaga is the 483rd most popular religious figure (down from 473rd in 2019), the 554th most popular biography from Italy (down from 548th in 2019) and the 219th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Aloysius Gonzaga was born in 1568 in Castiglione, Italy. He was the son of Ferrante Gonzaga and Margaret Paleologo. Aloysius Gonzaga was a Jesuit priest and a member of the Society of Jesus. He died on March 9, 1655. He is most famous for his life of self-sacrifice and piety.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Aloysius Gonzaga ranks 483 out of 3,187. Before him are Thomas Becket, Anastasia of Sirmium, Pope John VI, Dominic Savio, Pope John IV, and Zaynab bint Khuzayma. After him are Laban, Pope Caius, Adalbert of Prague, Rabbi Akiva, Denis, and Charles de Foucauld.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1568, Aloysius Gonzaga ranks 4. Before him are Pope Urban VIII, Tommaso Campanella, and Jan Brueghel the Elder. After him are Wei Zhongxian, Gunilla Bielke, Giuseppe Cesari, Adriano Banchieri, Christian I, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg, Marino Ghetaldi, Virginia de' Medici, and Anna Vasa of Sweden. Among people deceased in 1591, Aloysius Gonzaga ranks 4. Before him are Pope Innocent IX, Pope Gregory XIV, and John of the Cross. After him are Vincenzo Galilei, Veronica Franco, Dmitry of Uglich, Sen no Rikyū, Christian I, Elector of Saxony, Jacobus Gallus, Jost Amman, and Luis de León.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Aloysius Gonzaga ranks 554 out of 5,161. Before him are Dionysius I of Syracuse (-430), Ernesto Teodoro Moneta (1833), Alphonsus Liguori (1696), Anastasia of Sirmium (281), Giulio Caccini (1551), and Dominic Savio (1842). After him are Romano Prodi (1939), Paolo Rossi (1956), Vittorio Emanuele, Prince of Naples (1937), Maria Anna of Savoy (1803), Maria Luisa of Parma (1751), and Gentile Bellini (1429).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Aloysius Gonzaga ranks 219. Before him are Peter Lombard (1096), Pope Eutychian (300), Pope Stephen VIII (900), Alphonsus Liguori (1696), Anastasia of Sirmium (281), and Dominic Savio (1842). After him are Denis (210), Saint Eustace (10), Saint Rosalia (1130), Pope Zephyrinus (150), Pope Miltiades (250), and Pope Agapetus I (490).

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