RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Daniele Comboni

1831 - 1881

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Daniele Comboni, MCCJ (15 March 1831 – 10 October 1881) was an Italian Catholic prelate who served as Vicar Apostolic of Central Africa from 1877 until his death in 1881. He worked in the missions in Africa and was the founder of both the Comboni Missionaries of the Heart of Jesus and the Comboni Missionary Sisters. Comboni studied under Nicola Mazza in Verona where he became a multi-linguist and in 1849 vowed to join the missions in the African continent although this did not occur until 1857 when he travelled to Sudan. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Daniele Comboni has received more than 80,312 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Daniele Comboni is the 1,493rd most popular religious figure (down from 1,460th in 2019), the 2,157th most popular biography from Italy (down from 2,116th in 2019) and the 385th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

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  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.55

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.85

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Daniele Comboni ranks 1,493 out of 3,187. Before him are Walter Brandmüller, Anan ben David, Constantine, Felix of Nola, Franjo Šeper, and Loris Francesco Capovilla. After him are Theodosius of Kiev, Simon of Trent, Polyeuctus, Eudoxius of Antioch, Christian Mortensen, and Hieda no Are.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1831, Daniele Comboni ranks 42. Before him are Othniel Charles Marsh, Ankō Itosu, Princess Helena of Nassau, Siegfried Marcus, Philip Sheridan, and Peter Nicolai Arbo. After him are David Edward Hughes, Frederick I, Duke of Anhalt, Marcelino Sanz de Sautuola, Prince August, Duke of Dalarna, Mary Mapes Dodge, and Princess Charlotte of Prussia. Among people deceased in 1881, Daniele Comboni ranks 35. Before him are Prince August of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Joseph Škoda, Princess Elisabeth of Thurn and Taxis, Marie Laveau, Princess Caroline of Denmark, and Henri Étienne Sainte-Claire Deville. After him are Ignacy Hryniewiecki, Nikolai Kibalchich, Duke Alexander of Württemberg, George W. De Long, Ami Boué, and Aga Khan I.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Daniele Comboni ranks 2,157 out of 5,161. Before him are Arduin of Ivrea (955), Riccardo Chailly (1953), Corrado Gini (1884), Felix of Nola (300), Alexander Farnese, Prince of Parma (1635), and Loris Francesco Capovilla (1915). After him are Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus (-98), Dacia Maraini (1936), Simon of Trent (1472), Princess Yolanda of Savoy (1901), Demetrio Albertini (1971), and Margherita Hack (1922).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Daniele Comboni ranks 385. Before him are Agnes of Montepulciano (1268), Andrew Corsini (1301), Luigi Orione (1872), Antoninus of Florence (1389), Felix of Nola (300), and Loris Francesco Capovilla (1915). After him are Simon of Trent (1472), Catherine of Ricci (1522), Marco d'Aviano (1631), Oliviero Carafa (1430), Federico Borromeo (1564), and Julian Cesarini (1398).

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