RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Diego Laynez

1512 - 1565

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Diego Laynez, S.J. (1512 – 19 January 1565; first name sometimes translated James, Jacob; surname also spelled Laines, Lainez, Laínez) was a Spanish Jesuit priest and theologian, a New Christian (of converted Jewish descent), and the second Superior General of the Society of Jesus after the founder Ignatius of Loyola. He was born in Almazán and died in Rome. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Diego Laynez is the 1,913th most popular religious figure (down from 1,292nd in 2019), the 904th most popular biography from Spain (down from 645th in 2019) and the 75th most popular Spanish Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Diego Laynez ranks 1,913 out of 3,187. Before him are Dagobert of Pisa, Stephen Langton, Caspar Schwenckfeld, Thomas Byles, Raymond Franz, and Crescenzio Sepe. After him are Sobekemsaf II, António Marto, Joseph Vaz, Hans Tausen, George Pell, and Hyacinth.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1512, Diego Laynez ranks 13. Before him are Niccolò dell'Abbate, Devlet I Giray, Sibylle of Cleves, Robert Recorde, Mikołaj "the Red" Radziwiłł, and Prospero Fontana. After him are Jerónimo Zurita y Castro, Cristoforo Madruzzo, Galeazzo Alessi, Marcin Kromer, and Kamran Mirza. Among people deceased in 1565, Diego Laynez ranks 13. Before him are William Farel, Ashikaga Yoshiteru, Ranuccio Farnese, Mikołaj "the Black" Radziwiłł, Semiz Ali Pasha, and Lucia Anguissola. After him are Lope de Rueda, and Nicolaus von Amsdorf.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Diego Laynez ranks 904 out of 3,355. Before him are Periko Alonso (1953), Juan Bautista Cabanilles (1644), David de Gea (1990), Blas de Lezo (1689), Josep Sunyol (1898), and Indalecio Prieto (1883). After him are Nicolás de Ovando (1451), Sunifred, Count of Barcelona (805), Gaizka Mendieta (1974), Lucio Urtubia (1931), David Silva (1986), and Fernando Sebastián Aguilar (1929).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Spain

Among religious figures born in Spain, Diego Laynez ranks 75. Before him are Abu Bakr ibn al-Arabi (1076), Agobard (769), Josep Maria Mauri (1941), Raimon Panikkar (1918), Gil Álvarez Carrillo de Albornoz (1310), and Julian of Toledo (642). After him are Fernando Sebastián Aguilar (1929), Pelagius of Córdoba (912), Turibius of Mogrovejo (1538), Ricardo María Carles Gordó (1926), Pacian (310), and Qadi Iyad (1083).

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