Most Famous Italian Religious figures

Italy has produced 1,002 notable religious figures throughout history, led by Francis of Assisi. Rankings are drawn from a cross-verified academic dataset of 152,953 people.

Top Ranked

  1. Francis of Assisi — Italian Religious (1182–1226) , ranked #211
  2. Pope Paul VI — Italian Priest (1897–1978) , ranked #611
  3. Pope John XXIII — Italian Priest (1881–1963) , ranked #714
  4. Pope John Paul I — Italian Priest (1912–1978) , ranked #819
  5. Pope Pius XI — Italian Priest (1857–1939) , ranked #1368
  6. Pope Leo XIII — Italian Priest (1810–1903) , ranked #1464
  7. Benedict of Nursia — Italian Monk (480–547) , ranked #1510
  8. Catherine of Siena — Italian Religious (1347–1380) , ranked #1523
  9. Girolamo Savonarola — Italian Friar (1452–1498) , ranked #1527
  10. Pope Pius X — Italian Priest (1835–1914) , ranked #1558
  11. John Bosco — Italian Priest (1815–1888) , ranked #1677
  12. Pope Innocent III — Italian Priest (1160–1216) , ranked #1840
  13. Pope Benedict XV — Italian Priest (1854–1922) , ranked #2061
  14. Pope Boniface VIII — Italian Cleric (1235–1303) , ranked #2557
  15. Padre Pio — Italian Presbyter (1887–1968) , ranked #2590
  16. Pope Gregory VII — Italian Pope (1020–1085) , ranked #2873
  17. Pope Pius VII — Italian Cleric (1742–1823) , ranked #2919
  18. Pope Sixtus IV — Italian Cleric (1414–1484) , ranked #2968
  19. Pope Pius II — Italian Priest (1405–1464) , ranked #3624
  20. Pope Pius V — Italian Cleric (1504–1572) , ranked #3685