Religious Figure

John Bosco

1815 - 1888

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His biography is available in 68 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 67 in 2024). John Bosco is the 191st most popular religious figure (down from 121st in 2024), the 195th most popular biography from Italy (down from 125th in 2019) and the 82nd most popular Italian Religious Figure.

John Bosco was a Catholic priest who is most famous for founding a religious order called the Salesians of Don Bosco. The Salesians of Don Bosco are a religious order that helps youth and young adults in need.

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Among Religious Figures

Among religious figures, John Bosco ranks 191 out of 3,187. Before him are Pope Urban III, Pope Joan, Pope Damasus II, Pope Siricius, Pope Benedict XI, and Lazarus of Bethany. After him are Padre Pio, Pope Gregory III, Rita of Cascia, Pope John XII, Pope Callixtus II, and Pope Urban IV.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1815, John Bosco ranks 3. Before him are Otto von Bismarck, and Ada Lovelace. After him are Otto of Greece, John A. Macdonald, George Boole, Karl Weierstrass, Adolph Menzel, Johann Jakob Bachofen, Thomas Couture, Louis-Jules Trochu, and Ildefons Cerdà. Among people deceased in 1888, John Bosco ranks 4. Before him are William I, German Emperor, Louisa May Alcott, and John Stith Pemberton. After him are Frederick III, German Emperor, Rudolf Clausius, Duke Maximilian Joseph in Bavaria, Carl Zeiss, Prince Alexander of Hesse and by Rhine, Nikolay Przhevalsky, François Achille Bazaine, and Anton Mauve.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, John Bosco ranks 195 out of NaN. Before him are Fra Angelico (1400), Jean-Baptiste Lully (1632), Marcus Licinius Crassus (-115), Pope Siricius (334), Pope Benedict XI (1240), and Victor Emmanuel III of Italy (1869). After him are Padre Pio (1887), Artemisia Gentileschi (1593), Rita of Cascia (1381), Galba (-3), Pope John XII (937), and Sergio Mattarella (1941).

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Among Religious Figures In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, John Bosco ranks 82. Before him are Pope Boniface IX (1350), Pope Gregory VIII (1100), Pope Innocent VII (1339), Pope Urban III (1200), Pope Siricius (334), and Pope Benedict XI (1240). After him are Padre Pio (1887), Rita of Cascia (1381), Pope John XII (937), Pope Leo III (750), Clare of Assisi (1193), and Pope Martin V (1369).

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