Most Famous Italian Religious Figures

50 Italian Religious Figures in view out of 968

Francis of Assisi Italian Religious 1182 – 1226

#211 Wiki

Pope Paul VI Italian Priest 1897 – 1978

#611 Wiki

Pope John XXIII Italian Priest 1881 – 1963

#714 Wiki

Pope John Paul I Italian Priest 1912 – 1978

#819 Wiki

Pope Pius XI Italian Priest 1857 – 1939

#1,368 Wiki

Pope Leo XIII Italian Priest 1810 – 1903

#1,464 Wiki

Benedict of Nursia Italian Monk 480 – 547

#1,510 Wiki

Catherine of Siena Italian Religious 1347 – 1380

#1,523 Wiki

Girolamo Savonarola Italian Friar 1452 – 1498

#1,527 Wiki

Pope Pius X Italian Priest 1835 – 1914

#1,558 Wiki

John Bosco Italian Priest 1815 – 1888

#1,677 Wiki

Pope Innocent III Italian Priest 1160 – 1216

#1,840 Wiki

Pope Benedict XV Italian Priest 1854 – 1922

#2,061 Wiki

Pope Boniface VIII Italian Cleric 1235 – 1303

#2,557 Wiki

Padre Pio Italian Presbyter 1887 – 1968

#2,590 Wiki

Pope Gregory VII Italian Pope 1020 – 1085

#2,873 Wiki

Pope Pius VII Italian Cleric 1742 – 1823

#2,919 Wiki

Pope Sixtus IV Italian Cleric 1414 – 1484

#2,968 Wiki

Pope Pius II Italian Priest 1405 – 1464

#3,624 Wiki

Pope Pius V Italian Cleric 1504 – 1572

#3,685 Wiki

Charles Borromeo Italian Archbishop 1538 – 1584

#3,839 Wiki

Pope Gregory XVI Italian Priest 1765 – 1846

#3,881 Wiki

Pope Sixtus V Italian Cleric 1520 – 1590

#4,124 Wiki

Pope Celestine V Italian Cleric 1215 – 1296

#4,323 Wiki

Matteo Ricci Italian Jesuit 1552 – 1610

#4,453 Wiki

Pope Clement VIII Italian Pope 1536 – 1605

#5,061 Wiki

Pope Pius III Italian Cleric 1439 – 1503

#5,106 Wiki

Saint Lucy Italian Saint 283 – 304

#5,199 Wiki

Pope Paul IV Italian Priest 1476 – 1559

#5,407 Wiki

Pope Clement XIV Italian Cleric 1705 – 1774

#5,500 Wiki

Aloysius Gonzaga Italian Priest 1568 – 1591

#5,506 Wiki

Pope Leo XII Italian Priest 1760 – 1829

#5,822 Wiki

Pope Clement XI Italian Cleric 1649 – 1721

#5,827 Wiki

Robert Bellarmine Italian Archbishop 1542 – 1621

#5,908 Wiki

Pope Nicholas V Italian Cleric 1397 – 1455

#6,347 Wiki

Pope Benedict XIII Italian Cleric 1649 – 1730

#6,396 Wiki

Pope Pius VIII Italian Priest 1761 – 1830

#6,681 Wiki

Pope Martin V Italian Cleric 1369 – 1431

#6,983 Wiki

Pope Innocent XII Italian Pope 1615 – 1700

#8,117 Wiki

Pope Clement IX Italian Pope 1600 – 1669

#8,222 Wiki

Rita of Cascia Italian Nun 1381 – 1447

#8,595 Wiki

Pope Marcellus II Italian Priest 1501 – 1555

#8,871 Wiki

Pope Gregory XIV Italian Pope 1535 – 1591

#10,358 Wiki

Dominic Savio Italian Priest 1842 – 1857

#11,548 Wiki

Tarcisio Bertone Italian Priest Born 1934

#11,796 Wiki

Bernardino of Siena Italian Priest 1380 – 1444

#11,979 Wiki

Gemma Galgani Italian Nun 1878 – 1903

#12,021 Wiki

Francis of Paola Italian Monk 1416 – 1506

#12,519 Wiki

Maria Goretti Italian Martyr 1890 – 1902

#12,885 Wiki

Pope Benedict XI Italian Cleric 1240 – 1304

#13,720 Wiki

By the numbers

Inside Italy Religious Figures

968 notable people in this slice of the dataset.

Through the Centuries

One face per century — the most globally famous italy religious figures born in each.

Notable Births by Decade

Notable births among Italy Religious Figures peaked in the 1940s with 105 people.

What Italy Religious Figures Are Known For

Click any row to drill into that filter.

Biggest Most distinctive

Priest are Italy Religious Figures's biggest group — 50% of all notables (487).

Italy Religious Figures over-index on cardinal — 69.7× the global rate.

Priest48750%
Presbyter848.7%
Cardinal717.3%
Religious383.9%
Archbishop373.8%
Prelate373.8%
Nun303.1%
Monk272.8%

Cardinal7169.7×
Presbyter8468.1×
Pope1366.3×
Friar1154.3×
Cleric2740.3×
Archbishop3736.8×
Nun3031.4×
Prelate3727.7×

City Hot Spots

Cities that over-produce Italy Religious Figures compared to the world average — multiplier shows how much more.