RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Francis Solanus

1549 - 1610

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Francis Solanus, born as Francisco Solano y Jiménez, 10 March 1549 – 14 July 1610) was a Spanish Franciscan friar and missionary in South America. He is venerated as a saint in the Roman Catholic Church. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Francis Solanus is the 2,386th most popular religious figure (down from 2,253rd in 2024), the 1,179th most popular biography from Spain (up from 1,218th in 2019) and the 92nd most popular Spanish Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Francis Solanus ranks 2,386 out of 3,187. Before him are Domenico Agostini, Pio Laghi, John the Silent, Michael Curry, Johannes Brenz, and Christian Tumi. After him are Serapion of Antioch, Metrophanes of Byzantium, Arrigo Miglio, Mikel Koliqi, Anna Kolesárová, and Michał Sopoćko.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1549, Francis Solanus ranks 10. Before him are Francesco Maria del Monte, Francesco Maria II della Rovere, Princess Elizabeth of Sweden, Philippe de Mornay, Catherine of Brandenburg-Küstrin, and Duchess Sabine of Württemberg. After him is Juan de Salcedo. Among people deceased in 1610, Francis Solanus ranks 15. Before him are Anna of Sweden, False Dmitry II, Catherine Vasa of Sweden, Hasegawa Tōhaku, Anthony Jenkinson, and Duchess Sophie of Prussia. After him is Girolamo Diruta.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Francis Solanus ranks 1,179 out of 3,355. Before him are Alex Soler-Roig (1931), José de Madrazo y Agudo (1781), José Luis Perales (1945), Jesús Moncada (1941), Peret (1935), and Lope de Rueda (1500). After him are Carolina Coronado (1820), Luis de Pablo (1930), Rodrigo Paz (1967), Campanal I (1912), Enrique Gaspar y Rimbau (1842), and Iván Helguera (1975).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Spain

Among religious figures born in Spain, Francis Solanus ranks 92. Before him are Antonio María Javierre Ortas (1921), Francisco Coll Guitart (1812), Carlos Amigo Vallejo (1934), Ángel Fernández Artime (1960), Aquilino Bocos Merino (1938), and Dominic of Silos (1000). After him are Diego Gelmírez (1069), Joaquina Vedruna de Mas (1783), Ricardo Blázquez (1942), José Manuel Estepa Llaurens (1926), Abu Ishaq al-Shatibi (null), and Arcadio Larraona Saralegui (1887).

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