RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Eduardo Martínez Somalo

1927 - 2021

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Eduardo Martínez Somalo (Spanish pronunciation: [eˈðwaɾ.ðo maɾˈtineθ/maɾˈtines soˈmalo]; 31 March 1927 – 10 August 2021) was a Spanish prelate of the Catholic Church who spent most of his career in the Roman Curia, first in the Secretariat of State from 1956 to 1975 and from 1979 to 1988, and then leading two of its principal dicasteries: the Congregation for Divine Worship from 1988 to 1992 and the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life from 1992 to 2004. He was made a cardinal in 1988 and held the post of Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church from 1993 to 2007, serving as administrator of the Holy See from the death of Pope John Paul II to the election of Pope Benedict XVI. Earlier in his career he was the apostolic nuncio to Colombia from 1975 to 1979. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Eduardo Martínez Somalo is the 878th most popular religious figure (up from 1,237th in 2019), the 323rd most popular biography from Spain (up from 606th in 2019) and the 27th most popular Spanish Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Eduardo Martínez Somalo ranks 878 out of 3,187. Before him are Acacius of Constantinople, Mary of Bethany, Sergius of Radonezh, Mechtilde, Frances Xavier Cabrini, and Antipope Paschal. After him are Louise de Marillac, Brother Roger, Peter of Verona, Therese Neumann, Anders Arborelius, and Carlo Maria Martini.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1927, Eduardo Martínez Somalo ranks 60. Before him are Stan Getz, Abdul Basit 'Abd us-Samad, John Vane, Daniel Keyes, Hans-Dietrich Genscher, and Marvin Minsky. After him are Carlo Maria Martini, Pat Carroll, Leszek Kołakowski, Harry Markowitz, George C. Scott, and Jacques Mayol. Among people deceased in 2021, Eduardo Martínez Somalo ranks 58. Before him are Chick Corea, Bernard Haitink, Abolhassan Banisadr, E. O. Wilson, Donald Rumsfeld, and Wilbur Smith. After him are Sam Jones, Betty White, Jean-Claude Carrière, Jorge Medina, Abdul Qadeer Khan, and John Magufuli.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Eduardo Martínez Somalo ranks 323 out of 3,355. Before him are Wittiza (687), Carles Puigdemont (1962), Charles II, Duke of Parma (1799), Eleanor of Castile (1241), Al-Hakam I (770), and Al-Bakri (1014). After him are Ramiro I of Aragon (1008), Benjamin of Tudela (1130), Infante Jaime, Duke of Segovia (1908), Ordoño II of León (873), César Manrique (1919), and Berengaria of Castile (1180).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Spain

Among religious figures born in Spain, Eduardo Martínez Somalo ranks 27. Before him are Eulalia of Mérida (290), Peter of Saint Joseph de Betancur (1626), Isidore the Laborer (1080), John of Ávila (1500), Francisco Jiménez de Cisneros (1436), and Eulalia of Barcelona (290). After him are Al-Qurtubi (1214), Mary of Jesus de León y Delgado (1643), Antipope Clement VIII (1370), Carlos Osoro Sierra (1945), Clemente Domínguez y Gómez (1946), and Priscillian (340).

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