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Most Famous Italian Religious Figures

Religion 968
Italy 6,692
211 FO Francis of Assisi Francis of Assisi Italian Religious 1182–1226
611 PP Pope Paul VI Pope Paul VI Italian Priest 1897–1978
714 PJ Pope John XXIII Pope John XXIII Italian Priest 1881–1963
819 PJ Pope John Paul I Pope John Paul I Italian Priest 1912–1978
1,368 PP Pope Pius XI Pope Pius XI Italian Priest 1857–1939
1,464 PL Pope Leo XIII Pope Leo XIII Italian Priest 1810–1903
1,510 BO Benedict of Nursia Benedict of Nursia Italian Monk 480–547
1,523 CO Catherine of Siena Catherine of Siena Italian Religious 1347–1380
1,527 GS Girolamo Savonarola Girolamo Savonarola Italian Friar 1452–1498
1,558 PP Pope Pius X Pope Pius X Italian Priest 1835–1914
1,677 JB John Bosco John Bosco Italian Priest 1815–1888
1,840 PI Pope Innocent III Pope Innocent III Italian Priest 1160–1216
2,061 PB Pope Benedict XV Pope Benedict XV Italian Priest 1854–1922
2,557 PB Pope Boniface VIII Pope Boniface VIII Italian Cleric 1235–1303
2,590 PP Padre Pio Padre Pio Italian Presbyter 1887–1968
2,873 PG Pope Gregory VII Pope Gregory VII Italian Pope 1020–1085
2,919 PP Pope Pius VII Pope Pius VII Italian Cleric 1742–1823
2,968 PS Pope Sixtus IV Pope Sixtus IV Italian Cleric 1414–1484
3,624 PP Pope Pius II Pope Pius II Italian Priest 1405–1464
3,685 PP Pope Pius V Pope Pius V Italian Cleric 1504–1572
3,839 CB Charles Borromeo Charles Borromeo Italian Archbishop 1538–1584
3,881 PG Pope Gregory XVI Pope Gregory XVI Italian Priest 1765–1846
4,124 PS Pope Sixtus V Pope Sixtus V Italian Cleric 1520–1590
4,323 PC Pope Celestine V Pope Celestine V Italian Cleric 1215–1296
4,453 MR Matteo Ricci Matteo Ricci Italian Jesuit 1552–1610
5,061 PC Pope Clement VIII Pope Clement VIII Italian Pope 1536–1605
5,106 PP Pope Pius III Pope Pius III Italian Cleric 1439–1503
5,199 SL Saint Lucy Saint Lucy Italian Saint 283–304
5,407 PP Pope Paul IV Pope Paul IV Italian Priest 1476–1559
5,500 PC Pope Clement XIV Pope Clement XIV Italian Cleric 1705–1774
5,506 AG Aloysius Gonzaga Aloysius Gonzaga Italian Priest 1568–1591
5,822 PL Pope Leo XII Pope Leo XII Italian Priest 1760–1829
5,827 PC Pope Clement XI Pope Clement XI Italian Cleric 1649–1721
5,908 RB Robert Bellarmine Robert Bellarmine Italian Archbishop 1542–1621
6,347 PN Pope Nicholas V Pope Nicholas V Italian Cleric 1397–1455
6,396 PB Pope Benedict XIII Pope Benedict XIII Italian Cleric 1649–1730
6,681 PP Pope Pius VIII Pope Pius VIII Italian Priest 1761–1830
6,983 PM Pope Martin V Pope Martin V Italian Cleric 1369–1431
8,117 PI Pope Innocent XII Pope Innocent XII Italian Pope 1615–1700
8,222 PC Pope Clement IX Pope Clement IX Italian Pope 1600–1669
8,595 RO Rita of Cascia Rita of Cascia Italian Nun 1381–1447
8,871 PM Pope Marcellus II Pope Marcellus II Italian Priest 1501–1555
10,358 PG Pope Gregory XIV Pope Gregory XIV Italian Pope 1535–1591
11,548 DS Dominic Savio Dominic Savio Italian Priest 1842–1857
11,796 TB Tarcisio Bertone Tarcisio Bertone Italian Priest b. 1934
11,979 BO Bernardino of Siena Bernardino of Siena Italian Priest 1380–1444
12,021 GG Gemma Galgani Gemma Galgani Italian Nun 1878–1903
12,519 FO Francis of Paola Francis of Paola Italian Monk 1416–1506
12,885 MG Maria Goretti Maria Goretti Italian Martyr 1890–1902
13,720 PB Pope Benedict XI Pope Benedict XI Italian Cleric 1240–1304
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Inside Italy Religious Figures

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Through the Centuries

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Notable Births by Decade

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

What Italy Religious Figures Are Known For

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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.

  1. Priest487
  2. Presbyter84
  3. Cardinal71
  4. Religious38
  5. Archbishop37
  6. Prelate37
  7. Nun30
  8. Monk27
  1. Cardinal7169.7×
  2. Presbyter8468.1×
  3. Pope1366.3×
  4. Friar1154.3×
  5. Cleric2740.3×
  6. Archbishop3736.8×
  7. Nun3031.4×
  8. Prelate3727.7×

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