RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Carlo Maria Martini

1927 - 2012

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Carlo Maria Martini (15 February 1927 – 31 August 2012) was an Italian Jesuit and Biblical scholar. He served as Archbishop of Milan from 1980 to 2002 and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1983. Martini entered the Society of Jesus in 1944 and was ordained a priest in 1952. A towering intellectual figure, Martini was the liberal contender for the papacy in the 2005 conclave, following the death of Pope John Paul II. According to highly placed Vatican sources, Martini received more votes in the first round than Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, the conservative candidate. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Carlo Maria Martini is the 884th most popular religious figure (up from 1,326th in 2019), the 1,165th most popular biography from Italy (up from 1,948th in 2019) and the 292nd most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Carlo Maria Martini is most famous for his work as a Cardinal, but he was also a theologian and philosopher. He served as the Archbishop of Milan from 1980 to 2002. He was also a member of the Pontifical Council for Culture and the Pontifical Council for the Laity.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Carlo Maria Martini ranks 884 out of 3,187. Before him are Eduardo Martínez Somalo, Louise de Marillac, Brother Roger, Peter of Verona, Therese Neumann, and Anders Arborelius. After him are Stefan Wyszyński, Timothy M. Dolan, Georg Ratzinger, Stanislaus Kostka, Fariduddin Ganjshakar, and Leonard of Noblac.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1927, Carlo Maria Martini ranks 61. Before him are Abdul Basit 'Abd us-Samad, John Vane, Daniel Keyes, Hans-Dietrich Genscher, Marvin Minsky, and Eduardo Martínez Somalo. After him are Pat Carroll, Leszek Kołakowski, Harry Markowitz, George C. Scott, Jacques Mayol, and Mary Higgins Clark. Among people deceased in 2012, Carlo Maria Martini ranks 56. Before him are Oscar Luigi Scalfaro, Dick Clark, Rodney King, Rauf Denktaş, Renato Dulbecco, and Erland Josephson. After him are E. Donnall Thomas, Lucio Dalla, Chadli Bendjedid, Etta James, Carl Johan Bernadotte, and Carl Woese.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Carlo Maria Martini ranks 1,165 out of 5,161. Before him are Princess Henriette Adelaide of Savoy (1636), Tiberius Gemellus (19), Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza (1852), Peter of Verona (1206), Frederick Francis IV, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1882), and Andrea Pirlo (1979). After him are Salonia Matidia (68), Totò (1898), Andrea Gritti (1455), Lucia Bosè (1931), Jacopo della Quercia (1374), and Giovanni Battista Sammartini (1700).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Carlo Maria Martini ranks 292. Before him are Antipope Boniface VII (1000), Pier Giorgio Frassati (1901), Melania the Younger (383), Renato Martino (1932), Frances Xavier Cabrini (1850), and Peter of Verona (1206). After him are Saint Maurus (512), Caesar Baronius (1538), Agostino Casaroli (1914), Antipope Nicholas V (1260), Alessandro Valignano (1539), and Giuseppe Bertello (1942).

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