RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Caesar Baronius

1538 - 1607

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Cesare Baronio, C.O. (as an author also known as Caesar Baronius; 30 August 1538 – 30 June 1607) was an Italian Oratorian, cardinal and historian of the Catholic Church. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Caesar Baronius has received more than 136,764 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Caesar Baronius is the 876th most popular religious figure (up from 961st in 2019), the 1,240th most popular biography from Italy (up from 1,381st in 2019) and the 290th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Caesar Baronius was a Catholic priest and scholar of the Counter-Reformation. He is most famous for his Annales Ecclesiastici, which is a history of the Church from AD 284 to AD 1590.

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  • 66.44

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 30

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.97

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.31

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Caesar Baronius ranks 876 out of 3,187. Before him are Tarasios of Constantinople, Hélder Câmara, Dayananda Saraswati, Columba, Philipp Spener, and Hans Egede. After him are Ebussuud Efendi, Gerard Majella, Bavo of Ghent, Al-Tabarani, Angela of Foligno, and Ahmad al-Rifaʽi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1538, Caesar Baronius ranks 3. Before him are Charles Borromeo, and Christopher Clavius. After him are Maeda Toshiie, Guglielmo Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua, Matija Gubec, Diane de France, Giovanni Battista Guarini, Infanta Maria of Guimarães, Louis of Nassau, Hōjō Ujimasa, and Ashikaga Yoshihide. Among people deceased in 1607, Caesar Baronius ranks 3. Before him are Domenico Fontana, and Alessandro Allori. After him are Anna d'Este, Giorgio Basta, Mary Magdalene de' Pazzi, Hans Vredeman de Vries, Jacob van Heemskerck, Gillis van Coninxloo, Guidobaldo del Monte, Luzzasco Luzzaschi, and Elisabeth of Anhalt-Zerbst.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Caesar Baronius ranks 1,240 out of 5,161. Before him are Margaret, Countess of Tyrol (1318), Federico II Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua (1500), Eleanor de' Medici (1567), Alessandro Moreschi (1858), Andrea Cesalpino (1519), and Justa Grata Honoria (417). After him are Publius Cornelius Dolabella (-70), Giovanni Gronchi (1887), Romano Mussolini (1927), Altiero Spinelli (1907), Dino Risi (1916), and Riccardo Broschi (1698).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Caesar Baronius ranks 290. Before him are Blessed Gerard (1047), Methodios I of Constantinople (788), Alessandro Valignano (1539), Antipope John XVI (1000), Peter of Verona (1206), and Lawrence of Brindisi (1559). After him are Angela of Foligno (1248), Scipione Borghese (1577), Maria Cristina of Savoy (1812), Ascanio Sforza (1455), Antipope Felix II (300), and Gerolamo Emiliani (1486).

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