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Augustin Bea

1881 - 1968

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Augustin Bea (28 May 1881 – 16 November 1968) was a German Jesuit priest, cardinal, and scholar at the Pontifical Gregorian University, specialising in biblical studies and biblical archaeology. He also served as the personal confessor of Pope Pius XII. He was made a cardinal in 1959 by Pope John XXIII and served as the first president of the Secretariat for Promoting Christian Unity from 1960 until his death. Bea was a leading biblical scholar and ecumenist, who greatly influenced Christian-Jewish relations during the Second Vatican Council in Nostra aetate. Bea published several books, mostly in Latin, and 430 articles. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Augustin Bea is the 1,319th most popular religious figure (down from 1,314th in 2019), the 1,849th most popular biography from Germany (up from 2,018th in 2019) and the 46th most popular German Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Augustin Bea ranks 1,319 out of 3,187. Before him are Joseph Freinademetz, Joshua the High Priest, Simeon Stylites the Younger, Mauro Piacenza, Saint Publius, and Śāntarakṣita. After him are Ignatius Kung Pin-Mei, Mark of Ephesus, Seán Brady, Ignatius Zakka I Iwas, Bao Xishun, and Ibn Qudamah.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1881, Augustin Bea ranks 64. Before him are Giovanni Papini, Franz Gürtner, Victor Klemperer, Max Pechstein, Günther Quandt, and Vincenzo Peruggia. After him are Patrick Ryan, Ramón Grau, Hugo Meisl, Paul Cornu, Otozō Yamada, and Vincenzo Lancia. Among people deceased in 1968, Augustin Bea ranks 60. Before him are John Heartfield, Franz Pfeffer von Salomon, Jean Hyppolite, István Dobi, Hyacinth Graf Strachwitz, and Husband E. Kimmel. After him are Eben Dönges, Konstantin Paustovsky, Upton Sinclair, Giovannino Guareschi, Hans F. K. Günther, and Nikolay Voronov.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Augustin Bea ranks 1,849 out of 7,253. Before him are Rudolf Lange (1910), Franz Ernst Neumann (1798), Gustav von Schmoller (1838), Johann Wilhelm Hittorf (1824), Gisela of Swabia (990), and Sophie, Princess of Albania (1885). After him are Gregor Gysi (1948), Wilhelm Schmidt (1868), Armin Laschet (1961), Frederick of Saxony (1474), Bastian Schweinsteiger (1984), and Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia (1772).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Germany

Among religious figures born in Germany, Augustin Bea ranks 46. Before him are Johann Arndt (1555), Friedrich Wetter (1928), Jürgen Moltmann (1926), Saint Afra (300), Georg Gänswein (1956), and Balthasar Hubmaier (1485). After him are Charles III William, Margrave of Baden-Durlach (1679), Regino of Prüm (842), Johannes Oecolampadius (1482), Reinhard Marx (1953), Michael von Faulhaber (1869), and Frederick of Utrecht (780).

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