RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Aloysius Gonzaga

1568 - 1591

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Aloysius de Gonzaga, SJ (Italian: Luigi Gonzaga; 9 March 1568 – 21 June 1591) was an Italian aristocrat who became a member of the Society of Jesus. While still a student at the Roman College, he died as a result of caring for the victims of a serious epidemic. He was beatified in 1605 and canonized in 1726. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Aloysius Gonzaga is the 539th most popular religious figure (down from 483rd in 2019), the 624th most popular biography from Italy (down from 554th in 2019) and the 239th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Aloysius Gonzaga was born in 1568 in Castiglione, Italy. He was the son of Ferrante Gonzaga and Margaret Paleologo. Aloysius Gonzaga was a Jesuit priest and a member of the Society of Jesus. He died on March 9, 1655. He is most famous for his life of self-sacrifice and piety.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Aloysius Gonzaga ranks 539 out of 3,187. Before him are Jean-Louis Tauran, Athenagoras I of Constantinople, Dorothea of Caesarea, Pope Caius, Dominic Savio, and Saint Titus. After him are William Laud, Saint Marinus, John Vianney, Pope Eusebius, Bahira, and Pope Vigilius.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1568, Aloysius Gonzaga ranks 4. Before him are Pope Urban VIII, Tommaso Campanella, and Jan Brueghel the Elder. After him are Wei Zhongxian, Gunilla Bielke, Adriano Banchieri, Giuseppe Cesari, Marino Ghetaldi, Christian I, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg, Virginia de' Medici, and Teodósio II, Duke of Braganza. Among people deceased in 1591, Aloysius Gonzaga ranks 4. Before him are Pope Gregory XIV, Pope Innocent IX, and John of the Cross. After him are Vincenzo Galilei, Sen no Rikyū, Dmitry of Uglich, Jacobus Gallus, Veronica Franco, Christian I, Elector of Saxony, Luis de León, and Jost Amman.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Aloysius Gonzaga ranks 624 out of 5,161. Before him are Matilda of Tuscany (1046), Giovanni Borgia, 2nd Duke of Gandia (1474), Theano (-600), Gianni Rodari (1920), Dominic Savio (1842), and Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen (1771). After him are Caterina Sforza (1463), Baldassare Castiglione (1478), Statius (40), Ambrogio Lorenzetti (1290), Gian Gastone de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1671), and Pope Eusebius (250).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Aloysius Gonzaga ranks 239. Before him are Pope John XIII (930), Pope Anastasius II (450), Angelo Sodano (1927), Pope Leo VI (914), Anastasia of Sirmium (281), and Dominic Savio (1842). After him are Pope Eusebius (250), Pope Vigilius (500), Pope Felix IV (480), Pope Romanus (850), Pope Leo VIII (900), and Archduke Rudolf of Austria (1788).

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