RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Beatrice Portinari

1265 - 1290

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Beatrice "Bice" di Folco Portinari (Italian: [beaˈtriːtʃe portiˈnaːri]; 1265 – 8 or 19 June 1290) was an Italian woman who has been commonly identified as the principal inspiration for Dante Alighieri's Vita Nuova, and is also identified with the Beatrice who acts as his guide in the last book of his narrative poem the Divine Comedy (La Divina Commedia), Paradiso, and during the conclusion of the preceding Purgatorio. In the Comedy, Beatrice symbolises divine grace and theology. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Beatrice Portinari is the 602nd most popular religious figure (down from 443rd in 2019), the 714th most popular biography from Italy (down from 509th in 2019) and the 252nd most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Beatrice Portinari is most famous for being Dante's love interest in the Divine Comedy.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Beatrice Portinari ranks 602 out of 3,187. Before her are Dōgen, Jephthah, Devadatta, Penitent thief, Laban, and Ansgar. After her are Kevin Farrell, Camillus de Lellis, Rashi, Sister Lúcia, Bruno of Cologne, and Nichiren.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1265, Beatrice Portinari ranks 4. Before her are Dante Alighieri, Temür Khan, and Duns Scotus. After her are Andrew III of Hungary, Alfonso III of Aragon, Henry of Bohemia, Emperor Fushimi, Ramon Muntaner, Otto III, Duke of Carinthia, Lucia, Countess of Tripoli, and María de Molina. Among people deceased in 1290, Beatrice Portinari ranks 2. Before her is Margaret, Maid of Norway. After her are Ladislaus IV of Hungary, Qalawun, Eleanor of Castile, Rudolf II, Duke of Austria, Magnus III of Sweden, Elizabeth the Cuman, Lloque Yupanqui, Guido of Siena, Henry XIII, Duke of Bavaria, and Henryk IV Probus.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Beatrice Portinari ranks 714 out of 5,161. Before her are Gnaeus Pompeius (-80), Titus Tatius (-800), Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720), Publius Quinctilius Varus (-46), Cosima Wagner (1837), and Donatella Versace (1955). After her are Camillus de Lellis (1550), Nicola Porpora (1686), Francesco Totti (1976), Silvio Piola (1913), Olybrius (400), and Charles II of Naples (1254).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Beatrice Portinari ranks 252. Before her are Pope Severinus (600), Pope Stephen V (850), Paul the Deacon (720), Francis of Paola (1416), Saint Rosalia (1130), and Pope Donus (610). After her are Camillus de Lellis (1550), Jacobus da Varagine (1228), Angela Merici (1474), Peter Lombard (1096), Tarcisius (263), and Saint Eustace (10).

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