RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Alois Hudal

1885 - 1963

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Alois Karl Hudal (also known as Luigi Hudal; 31 May 1885 – 13 May 1963) was an Austrian bishop of the Catholic Church and Nazi sympathizer, based in Rome. For thirty years, he was the head of the Austrian-German congregation of Santa Maria dell'Anima in Rome and, until 1937, an influential representative of the Catholic Church in Austria. In his 1937 book, The Foundations of National Socialism, Hudal praised Adolf Hitler and his policies and indirectly attacked Vatican policies. After World War II, Hudal helped establish the ratlines, which allowed prominent Nazi German and other European former Axis officers and political leaders, among them accused war criminals, to escape Allied trials and denazification. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alois Hudal is the 1,260th most popular religious figure (down from 1,102nd in 2019), the 376th most popular biography from Austria (down from 358th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Austrian Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Alois Hudal ranks 1,260 out of 3,187. Before him are William Booth, Ulrich of Augsburg, Dionigi Tettamanzi, Lazarus You Heung-sik, Lutgardis, and Roberto Calvi. After him are Nicetas of Remesiana, Pope Peter II of Alexandria, Xenia of Saint Petersburg, Diego de Landa, Geert Groote, and Valentin Haüy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1885, Alois Hudal ranks 64. Before him are Bess Truman, Gunnar Asplund, René Grousset, Harlow Shapley, Theda Bara, and Friedrich Kellner. After him are Per Albin Hansson, Jules Romains, Władysław Raczkiewicz, Princess Victoria Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein, Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz, and Sophie, Princess of Albania. Among people deceased in 1963, Alois Hudal ranks 48. Before him are Pedro Armendáriz, Sylvanus Olympio, Mohammad Ali Bogra, Sivananda Saraswati, Remedios Varo, and Rikidōzan. After him are Hubert Pierlot, Alexander Marinesko, Eduard Spranger, Karl von Terzaghi, William Beveridge, and Camille Chautemps.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Alois Hudal ranks 376 out of 1,424. Before him are Joy Adamson (1910), Wolfgang Schüssel (1945), Hermann Bahr (1863), Constanze Manziarly (1920), Helmuth Koinigg (1948), and Franz Sacher (1816). After him are Otto Gross (1877), Helene Weigel (1900), Franz Jägerstätter (1907), Johannes Schober (1874), Vicki Baum (1888), and Willi Boskovsky (1909).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Austria

Among religious figures born in Austria, Alois Hudal ranks 5. Before him are Pope Gregory V (972), Saint Florian (250), Leopold III, Margrave of Austria (1073), and Franz König (1905). After him are Franz Jägerstätter (1907), Hieronymus von Colloredo (1732), Charles of Austria, Bishop of Wroclaw (1590), Adam Rainer (1899), Hermann Gmeiner (1919), Maria Schicklgruber (1795), and Archduke Charles Joseph of Austria (1649).

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