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Caesar Baronius

1538 - 1607

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Cesare Baronio, C.O. (as an author also known as Caesar Baronius; 30 August 1538 – 30 June 1607) was an Italian Oratorian, cardinal and historian of the Catholic Church. His best-known works are his Annales Ecclesiastici ("Ecclesiastical Annals"), which appeared in 12 folio volumes (1588–1607). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Caesar Baronius is the 894th most popular religious figure (down from 876th in 2019), the 1,180th most popular biography from Italy (up from 1,240th in 2019) and the 294th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Caesar Baronius was a Catholic priest and scholar of the Counter-Reformation. He is most famous for his Annales Ecclesiastici, which is a history of the Church from AD 284 to AD 1590.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Caesar Baronius ranks 894 out of 3,187. Before him are Stanislaus Kostka, Fariduddin Ganjshakar, Leonard of Noblac, Ibn Qutaybah, Saint Maurus, and Avvakum. After him are Robert de Sorbon, Apollinaris of Laodicea, Zeno of Verona, Agostino Casaroli, Michael Michai Kitbunchu, and Bruno of Querfurt.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1538, Caesar Baronius ranks 3. Before him are Charles Borromeo, and Christopher Clavius. After him are Maeda Toshiie, Guglielmo Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua, Infanta Maria of Guimarães, Diane de France, Matija Gubec, Giovanni Battista Guarini, Hōjō Ujimasa, Louis of Nassau, and Ashikaga Yoshihide. Among people deceased in 1607, Caesar Baronius ranks 3. Before him are Domenico Fontana, and Alessandro Allori. After him are Anna d'Este, Giorgio Basta, Mary Magdalene de' Pazzi, Hans Vredeman de Vries, Gillis van Coninxloo, Jacob van Heemskerck, Elisabeth of Anhalt-Zerbst, Michele Ruggieri, and Bento de Góis.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Caesar Baronius ranks 1,180 out of 5,161. Before him are Andrea Luchesi (1741), Maurizio Sarri (1959), Saverio Mercadante (1795), Catherine of Valois–Courtenay (1301), Saint Maurus (512), and Sergio Corbucci (1926). After him are William III of Sicily (1185), Salvatore Schillaci (1964), Giovanni dalle Bande Nere (1498), Francesco Morosini (1619), Giuliano Amato (1938), and Carlo Ginzburg (1939).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Caesar Baronius ranks 294. Before him are Melania the Younger (383), Renato Martino (1932), Frances Xavier Cabrini (1850), Peter of Verona (1206), Carlo Maria Martini (1927), and Saint Maurus (512). After him are Agostino Casaroli (1914), Antipope Nicholas V (1260), Alessandro Valignano (1539), Giuseppe Bertello (1942), Anthony Maria Zaccaria (1502), and Giuseppe Moscati (1880).

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