1526 - 1589
Benedict the Moor (Italian: Benedetto il Moro; 1526 – 4 April 1589) was a Sicilian Franciscan friar. Born of enslaved Africans in San Fratello, he was freed at birth and became known for his charity. As a young man he joined a Franciscan-affiliated hermit group, of which he became the leader. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Benedict the Moor has received more than 192,509 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Benedict the Moor is the 1,020th most popular religious figure (down from 964th in 2019), the 1,469th most popular biography from Italy (down from 1,466th in 2019) and the 318th most popular Italian Religious Figure.
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Among religious figures, Benedict the Moor ranks 1,020 out of 2,238. Before him are Ibn Qutaybah, Al-Tabarani, Isma'il ibn Ja'far, Jayadeva, Simeon Stylites the Younger, and Euthymius the Great. After him are Adalbert of Magdeburg, Walter Kasper, Nicanor the Deacon, Mary Magdalene de' Pazzi, Mary Jane Kelly, and Arsenius the Great.
828 - 889
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 1,014
873 - 971
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 1,015
721 - 755
HPI: 58.55
Rank: 1,016
1170 - 1245
HPI: 58.55
Rank: 1,017
521 - 597
HPI: 58.53
Rank: 1,018
377 - 473
HPI: 58.52
Rank: 1,019
1526 - 1589
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 1,020
910 - 981
HPI: 58.50
Rank: 1,021
1933 - Present
HPI: 58.49
Rank: 1,022
1 - 76
HPI: 58.49
Rank: 1,023
1566 - 1607
HPI: 58.46
Rank: 1,024
1863 - 1888
HPI: 58.45
Rank: 1,025
354 - 449
HPI: 58.45
Rank: 1,026
Among people born in 1526, Benedict the Moor ranks 8. Before him are Akechi Mitsuhide, Catherine Jagiellon, Elizabeth of Austria, Rafael Bombelli, Augustus, Elector of Saxony, and Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp. After him are Taqi ad-Din Muhammad ibn Ma'ruf, Wolfgang, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken, Álvaro de Bazán, 1st Marquess of Santa Cruz, Bâkî, and Juan Fernández Navarrete. Among people deceased in 1589, Benedict the Moor ranks 6. Before him are Catherine de' Medici, Henry III of France, Jacques Clément, Christophe Plantin, and Alessandro Farnese. After him are Johannes Sturm, Anna Maria of the Palatinate, Bernard Palissy, Michael Baius, Jean-Antoine de Baïf, and Heo Nanseolheon.
1526 - 1582
HPI: 66.86
Rank: 2
1526 - 1583
HPI: 66.16
Rank: 3
1526 - 1545
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 4
1526 - 1573
HPI: 60.79
Rank: 5
1526 - 1586
HPI: 60.76
Rank: 6
1526 - 1586
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 7
1526 - 1589
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 8
1526 - 1580
HPI: 58.36
Rank: 9
1526 - 1569
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 10
1526 - 1588
HPI: 55.62
Rank: 11
1526 - 1600
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 12
1526 - 1579
HPI: 50.77
Rank: 13
1519 - 1589
HPI: 79.76
Rank: 1
1551 - 1589
HPI: 78.35
Rank: 2
1567 - 1589
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 3
1520 - 1589
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 4
1520 - 1589
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 5
1526 - 1589
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 6
1507 - 1589
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 7
1561 - 1589
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 8
1510 - 1589
HPI: 54.82
Rank: 9
1513 - 1589
HPI: 52.41
Rank: 10
1532 - 1589
HPI: 51.89
Rank: 11
1563 - 1589
HPI: 51.69
Rank: 12
Among people born in Italy, Benedict the Moor ranks 1,469 out of 4,668. Before him are Ubertino of Casale (1259), Rinaldo d'Este (1655), Giovanni Villani (1276), Aurelia Cotta (-120), Marcia (200), and Alvise Cadamosto (1432). After him are Ludovico III Gonzaga, Marquis of Mantua (1412), John Parricida (1290), Enzo Bearzot (1927), Marisa Pavan (1932), Joe D'Amato (1936), and Philip I, Prince of Taranto (1278).
1259 - 1330
HPI: 58.56
Rank: 1,463
1655 - 1737
HPI: 58.54
Rank: 1,464
1276 - 1348
HPI: 58.54
Rank: 1,465
120 BC - 54 BC
HPI: 58.54
Rank: 1,466
200 - 193
HPI: 58.52
Rank: 1,467
1432 - 1488
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 1,468
1526 - 1589
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 1,469
1412 - 1478
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 1,470
1290 - 1313
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 1,471
1927 - 2010
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 1,472
1932 - 2023
HPI: 58.50
Rank: 1,473
1936 - 1999
HPI: 58.49
Rank: 1,474
1278 - 1332
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 1,475
Among religious figures born in Italy, Benedict the Moor ranks 318. Before him are Paula of Rome (347), Vincent Pallotti (1795), Gianna Beretta Molla (1922), Lawrence of Brindisi (1559), Ascanio Sforza (1455), and Augustine of Canterbury (510). After him are Mary Magdalene de' Pazzi (1566), Arsenius the Great (354), Catherine of Genoa (1447), Saint Chrysogonus (250), Henry Benedict Stuart (1725), and Paul of the Cross (1694).
347 - 406
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 312
1795 - 1850
HPI: 58.69
Rank: 313
1922 - 1962
HPI: 58.62
Rank: 314
1559 - 1619
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 315
1455 - 1505
HPI: 58.59
Rank: 316
510 - 604
HPI: 58.59
Rank: 317
1526 - 1589
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 318
1566 - 1607
HPI: 58.46
Rank: 319
354 - 449
HPI: 58.45
Rank: 320
1447 - 1510
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 321
250 - 303
HPI: 58.32
Rank: 322
1725 - 1807
HPI: 58.32
Rank: 323
1694 - 1775
HPI: 58.28
Rank: 324