RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Benito Arias Montano

1528 - 1598

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Benito Arias Montano (or Benedictus Arias Montanus; 1527–1598) was a Spanish orientalist and polymath who was active mostly in Spain. He was also editor of the Antwerp Polyglot. He reached the high rank of Royal Chaplain to King Philip II of Spain. His work was censured by the Spanish Inquisition when rabbinical references were included into his Antwerp Polyglot Bible. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Benito Arias Montano is the 2,427th most popular religious figure (down from 2,278th in 2019). (up from 3,216th in 2019)

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Among religious figures, Benito Arias Montano ranks 2,427 out of 3,187. Before him are Navvab Safavi, Wulfhere of Mercia, Aidan of Lindisfarne, Tryphon of Constantinople, Francesco Alidosi, and Joaquina Vedruna de Mas. After him are Georg von Kopp, Léon-Adolphe Amette, Pope Kedron of Alexandria, Lorenzo Cybo de Mari, Lullus, and Porfirije, Serbian Patriarch.

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Among people born in 1528, Benito Arias Montano ranks 21. Before him are Juan de Garay, Francisco Guerrero, Eric II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, António Ferreira, Claude Le Jeune, and Pedro da Fonseca. After him are Rémy Belleau, and Adam Lonicer. Among people deceased in 1598, Benito Arias Montano ranks 16. Before him are Abdullah Khan II, Theodor de Bry, Henri Estienne, Lucrezia d'Este, Philips of Marnix, Lord of Saint-Aldegonde, and Adam Bohorič.

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