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RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Aloysius Gonzaga

1568 - 1591

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Aloysius de Gonzaga (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 1,025,553 page views. His biography is available in 45 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 41 in 2019). Aloysius Gonzaga is the 478th most popular religious figure (down from 352nd in 2019), the 549th most popular biography from Italy (down from 422nd in 2019) and the 212th 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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  • 45

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Aloysius Gonzaga ranks 478 out of 2,238. Before him are Margaret Mary Alacoque, Suger, Pope John XIV, Zaynab bint Ali, Dominic Savio, and Charbel Makhlouf. After him are Vincent of Saragossa, Pope Leo VII, Saint Menas, Pope Sisinnius, Luigi Lucheni, and Saint Sarah.

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

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Aloysius Gonzaga ranks 549 out of 4,668. Before him are Octavia the Younger (-69), Pope John XIV (1000), Cosima Wagner (1837), Giuseppe Piazzi (1746), Dominic Savio (1842), and Gentile Bellini (1429). After him are Philip of Swabia (1177), Ennius (-239), Rita Levi-Montalcini (1909), Charles III of Naples (1345), Maria Theresa of Naples and Sicily (1772), and Giuseppe Peano (1858).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Aloysius Gonzaga ranks 212. Before him are Pope John III (520), Pope Zephyrinus (150), Pope Stephen VIII (900), Beatrice Portinari (1265), Pope John XIV (1000), and Dominic Savio (1842). After him are Pope Leo VII (900), Pope Pontian (200), Saint Rosalia (1130), Pope Soter (120), Pope Silverius (490), and Pope Stephen I (200).

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