RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Felix of Cantalice

1515 - 1587

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Felix of Cantalice, OFMCap (Italian: Felice da Cantalice; 18 May 1515 – 18 May 1587) was an Italian Capuchin friar of the 16th century. Canonized by Pope Clement XI in 1712, he was the first Capuchin friar to be named a saint. He worked as a shepherd and farmhand until he was twenty-eight. His task as a Capuchin was to beg alms for the friars. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Felix of Cantalice is the 1,147th most popular religious figure (down from 1,069th in 2019), the 1,538th most popular biography from Italy (up from 1,581st in 2019) and the 340th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Felix of Cantalice ranks 1,147 out of 3,187. Before him are Gregorio Pietro Agagianian, Wilton Daniel Gregory, Henry Benedict Stuart, Kurt Koch, Matsyendranatha, and Juliana of Liège. After him are Lubomyr Husar, John Fisher, Rose Kennedy, Catherine of Ricci, Alberic of Cîteaux, and Louis of Toulouse.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1515, Felix of Cantalice ranks 14. Before him are Margaret Douglas, Cipriano de Rore, Pierre Lescot, Sebastian Castellio, Petrus Ramus, and Piali Pasha. After him are Johann Weyer, Frederick III, Elector Palatine, Mikołaj "the Black" Radziwiłł, Duarte, Duke of Guimarães, Valerius Cordus, and Francisco de Toledo. Among people deceased in 1587, Felix of Cantalice ranks 7. Before him are Mary, Queen of Scots, Francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, Occhiali, Gotthard Kettler, Bianca Cappello, and Guglielmo Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua. After him are Ōmura Sumitada, Ōtomo Sōrin, Hai Rui, John Foxe, Juraj Drašković, and Francisco Hernández de Toledo.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Felix of Cantalice ranks 1,538 out of 5,161. Before him are Alessandro Stradella (1643), Coluccio Salutati (1331), Henry Benedict Stuart (1725), Irnerius (1050), Antipope Eulalius (310), and Antipope Constantine II (710). After him are Ferdinand IV, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1835), Giovanni Battista Morgagni (1682), Andrea Solari (1460), Alessandra Mussolini (1962), Daniele Massaro (1961), and Bonanno Pisano (1150).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Felix of Cantalice ranks 340. Before him are Lucifer of Cagliari (201), Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows (1838), Beniamino Stella (1941), Gianna Beretta Molla (1922), Pierbattista Pizzaballa (1965), and Henry Benedict Stuart (1725). After him are Catherine of Ricci (1522), Antipope Honorius II (1010), Nicholas of Tolentino (1245), Giovanni Lajolo (1935), Julian Cesarini (1398), and Arsenius the Great (354).

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