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RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Eduardo Martínez Somalo

1927 - 2021

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Eduardo Martínez Somalo (Spanish pronunciation: [eˈðwaɾ.ðo maɾˈtineθ/maɾˈtines soˈmalo]; 31 March 1927 – 10 August 2021) was a Spanish prelate of the Catholic Church who spent most of his career in the Roman Curia, first in the Secretariat of State from 1956 to 1975 and from 1979 to 1988, and then leading two of its principal dicasteries: the Congregation for Divine Worship from 1988 to 1992 and the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life from 1992 to 2004. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Eduardo Martínez Somalo has received more than 90,965 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Eduardo Martínez Somalo is the 821st most popular religious figure (up from 1,014th in 2019), the 311th most popular biography from Spain (up from 477th in 2019) and the 24th most popular Spanish Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Eduardo Martínez Somalo ranks 821 out of 2,238Before him are Nicolaus Zinzendorf, Vilna Gaon, Saint Malachy, Mammes of Caesarea, Haran, and Rashid Rida. After him are Saint Maurus, Antipope Dioscorus, Yamamoto Tsunetomo, Apollinaris of Ravenna, Romano Guardini, and Malik al-Ashtar.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1927, Eduardo Martínez Somalo ranks 54Before him are Hans-Dietrich Genscher, George Andrew Olah, Lois Maxwell, Daniel Keyes, Phil Hill, and Robert Noyce. After him are Sydney Brenner, John Vane, Harry Mulisch, Jacques Mayol, Maurice Ronet, and Raúl Alfonsín. Among people deceased in 2021, Eduardo Martínez Somalo ranks 73Before him are Norodom Ranariddh, Kåre Willoch, Bernard Tapie, Jean-Claude Carrière, Hal Holbrook, and Giampiero Boniperti. After him are Nelson Freire, Richard Donner, Ei-ichi Negishi, János Kornai, Prince Amedeo, Duke of Aosta, and Joan Didion.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Eduardo Martínez Somalo ranks 311 out of 2,932Before him are Prudentius (348), Niceto Alcalá-Zamora (1877), Ildefons Cerdà (1815), Iker Casillas (1981), Sancho VII of Navarre (1154), and Abū Ishāq Ibrāhīm al-Zarqālī (1029). After him are Ferdinand II of León (1137), Blanche II of Navarre (1424), Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba (1453), Al-Hakam I (770), Jorge Semprún (1923), and Bernardino de Sahagún (1499).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Spain

Among religious figures born in Spain, Eduardo Martínez Somalo ranks 24Before him are Francis Borgia, 4th Duke of Gandía (1510), Joan Enric Vives Sicília (1949), Eulalia of Mérida (290), Peter of Saint Joseph de Betancur (1626), Raymond of Penyafort (1175), and Francisco Álvarez Martínez (1925). After him are Francisco Jiménez de Cisneros (1436), Isidore the Laborer (1080), Diego de Landa (1524), Peter of Alcantara (1499), John of Ávila (1500), and Antipope Clement VIII (1370).