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 95,734 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Eduardo Martínez Somalo is the 1,237th most popular religious figure (down from 813th in 2019), the 606th most popular biography from Spain (down from 311th in 2019) and the 44th most popular Spanish Religious Figure.

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    Languages Editions (L)

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    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.47

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Eduardo Martínez Somalo ranks 1,237 out of 3,187. Before him are Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows, Maria Domenica Mazzarello, Peter the Venerable, Cristóvão Ferreira, Fernando Vérgez Alzaga, and Ahijah the Shilonite. After him are Hujr ibn Adi, Vitalis of Milan, Johann Arndt, Lothair II of Italy, Fernando Filoni, and Agnes of Assisi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1927, Eduardo Martínez Somalo ranks 106. Before him are Hans Schäfer, Martin Walser, Nguyễn Khánh, Yitzhak Hofi, Carlos José Castilho, and Allen Newell. After him are Arthur Cohn, François Furet, Zbigniew Cybulski, Lee Grant, Óscar Míguez, and Robert Plutchik. Among people deceased in 2021, Eduardo Martínez Somalo ranks 117. Before him are Tarcisio Burgnich, Christa Ludwig, Thomas Cavalier-Smith, Ahmed Jibril, Manuel Santana, and Lucinda Riley. After him are Cloris Leachman, Humberto Maturana, Joan Didion, Edward Cassidy, Adam Zagajewski, and Renée Simonot.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Eduardo Martínez Somalo ranks 606 out of 3,355. Before him are Ignacio Zuloaga (1870), Juan Carreño de Miranda (1614), Juan Crisóstomo Arriaga (1806), Gerard Piqué (1987), Mateo Alemán (1547), and Fernando Vérgez Alzaga (1945). After him are Víctor Valdés (1982), Sabino Arana (1865), Pirri (1945), Gaspar Sanz (1640), Antonio Cánovas del Castillo (1828), and Manuel Orantes (1949).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Spain

Among religious figures born in Spain, Eduardo Martínez Somalo ranks 44. Before him are Beatus of Liébana (730), Fermin (272), Luis Ladaria Ferrer (1944), Clemente Domínguez y Gómez (1946), Hugh I, Duke of Burgundy (1057), and Fernando Vérgez Alzaga (1945). After him are Theodulf of Orléans (750), Junípero Serra (1713), Diego Laynez (1512), Pedro Arrupe (1907), Abu Bakr ibn al-Arabi (1076), and Urraca of Zamora (1033).

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