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Pope Clement VIII

1536 - 1605

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His biography is available in 73 different languages on Wikipedia. Pope Clement VIII is the 110th most popular religious figure (up from 133rd in 2024), the 121st most popular biography from Italy (up from 148th in 2019) and the 46th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Pope Clement VIII was most famous for his suppression of the Society of Jesus, or Jesuits. The Jesuits were a Catholic religious order founded by Ignatius of Loyola and approved by Pope Paul III in 1540. The Jesuits were known for their missionary work, education, and intellectualism.

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Among Religious Figures

Among religious figures, Pope Clement VIII ranks 110 out of 3,187Before him are Pope Pius IV, Pope Urban II, Pope Gregory XII, Girolamo Savonarola, Pope Paul V, and Justin Martyr. After him are Pope Clement XI, Jerome, Pope Clement XIII, Pope Clement XIV, Pope Sixtus IV, and Pope Clement V.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1536, Pope Clement VIII ranks 1After him are Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Jeremias II of Constantinople, Yi I, Ashikaga Yoshiteru, Johann VI, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg, Lord Guildford Dudley, Piotr Skarga, Joachim Ernest, Prince of Anhalt, Lucia Anguissola, Ignazio Danti, and Leonardo Donato. Among people deceased in 1605, Pope Clement VIII ranks 3Before him are Akbar, and Pope Leo XI. After him are Boris Godunov, Handan Sultan, John Davis, Feodor II of Russia, Jean Nicot, Ulisse Aldrovandi, Johann II, Duke of Saxe-Weimar, Theodore Beza, and Naresuan.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pope Clement VIII ranks 121 out of NaNBefore him are Federico Fellini (1920), Pope Pius IV (1499), Pope Gregory XII (1335), Vitruvius (-75), Girolamo Savonarola (1452), and Pope Paul V (1552). After him are Pope Clement XI (1649), Pope Clement XIII (1693), Masaccio (1401), Pope Clement XIV (1705), Lucrezia Borgia (1480), and Pope Sixtus IV (1414).

Among Religious Figures In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Clement VIII ranks 46Before him are Pope Innocent X (1574), Pope Gregory XV (1554), Pope Pius IV (1499), Pope Gregory XII (1335), Girolamo Savonarola (1452), and Pope Paul V (1552). After him are Pope Clement XI (1649), Pope Clement XIII (1693), Pope Clement XIV (1705), Pope Sixtus IV (1414), Pope Innocent VIII (1432), and Pope Alexander VIII (1610).

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