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Agostino Casaroli

1914 - 1998

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Agostino Casaroli (24 November 1914 – 9 June 1998) was an Italian Catholic priest and diplomat for the Holy See, who became Cardinal Secretary of State. He was an important figure behind the Vatican's efforts to deal with the religious persecution of the Church in the nations of the Soviet bloc after the Second Vatican Council. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Agostino Casaroli is the 898th most popular religious figure (up from 1,124th in 2019), the 1,189th most popular biography from Italy (up from 1,657th in 2019) and the 295th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Agostino Casaroli ranks 898 out of 3,187. Before him are Saint Maurus, Avvakum, Caesar Baronius, Robert de Sorbon, Apollinaris of Laodicea, and Zeno of Verona. After him are Michael Michai Kitbunchu, Bruno of Querfurt, Jorge Medina, Antipope Nicholas V, Hemma of Gurk, and Bavo of Ghent.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1914, Agostino Casaroli ranks 43. Before him are Philippe Ariès, Gino Bartali, Vincent J. McMahon, Etty Hillesum, Jonas Salk, and Renato Dulbecco. After him are Robert Wise, Norman Borlaug, Max Manus, James Van Allen, Vjekoslav Luburić, and Norman Lloyd. Among people deceased in 1998, Agostino Casaroli ranks 37. Before him are Julien Green, Helen Wills, Kunitaka Sueoka, Alfred Schnittke, Stokely Carmichael, and Otto Kretschmer. After him are Alan J. Pakula, Linda McCartney, Lúcio Costa, André Weil, Martin Rodbell, and Maria Reiche.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Agostino Casaroli ranks 1,189 out of 5,161. Before him are Giovanni dalle Bande Nere (1498), Francesco Morosini (1619), Giuliano Amato (1938), Carlo Ginzburg (1939), Carlo Carrà (1881), and Federico II Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua (1500). After him are Giambattista Marino (1569), Dosso Dossi (1480), Raf Vallone (1916), Michele Ferrero (1925), Antipope Nicholas V (1260), and Gaius Claudius Glaber (-200).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Agostino Casaroli ranks 295. Before him are Renato Martino (1932), Frances Xavier Cabrini (1850), Peter of Verona (1206), Carlo Maria Martini (1927), Saint Maurus (512), and Caesar Baronius (1538). After him are Antipope Nicholas V (1260), Alessandro Valignano (1539), Giuseppe Bertello (1942), Anthony Maria Zaccaria (1502), Giuseppe Moscati (1880), and Peter Chrysologus (380).

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