RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Francis of Paola

1416 - 1507

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Francis of Paola, O.M. (also known as Francis the Fire Handler; 27 March 1416 – 2 April 1507), was a Roman Catholic friar from the town of Paola in Calabria who founded the Order of Minims. Like his patron saint (Francis of Assisi), but unlike the majority of founders of men's religious orders, Francis of Paola was never ordained a priest. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Francis of Paola is the 578th most popular religious figure (up from 581st in 2019), the 681st most popular biography from Italy (up from 686th in 2019) and the 249th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Francis of Paola was a Franciscan friar who founded the Order of Minims, a religious order of friars and nuns who live in poverty and follow the teachings of Saint Francis of Assisi.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Francis of Paola ranks 578 out of 3,187. Before him are Paul the Deacon, Meritaten, Nicodemus, Musa al-Kadhim, Ibn Majah, and Kane Tanaka. After him are Patriarch Kirill of Moscow, Hasan al-Askari, Saint Rosalia, Marcel Lefebvre, Antipope Alexander V, and Parascheva of the Balkans.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1416, Francis of Paola ranks 3. Before him are Piero di Cosimo de' Medici, and Christopher of Bavaria. After him are Mara Branković, Benedetto Cotrugli, Qaitbay, and Margaret of Austria, Electress of Saxony. Among people deceased in 1507, Francis of Paola ranks 4. Before him are Cesare Borgia, Gentile Bellini, and Martin Behaim. After him are Cosimo Rosselli, and Albertus Pictor.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Francis of Paola ranks 681 out of 5,161. Before him are Aldus Manutius (1449), Arrigo Sacchi (1946), Bianca Maria Sforza (1472), Maria Theresa of Austria (1767), Josephine of Leuchtenberg (1807), and Giovanni Giustiniani (1418). After him are Edmondo De Amicis (1846), Henry of Germany (1211), Giorgio Agamben (1942), Charles Emmanuel III of Sardinia (1701), Bona Sforza (1494), and Saint Rosalia (1130).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Francis of Paola ranks 249. Before him are Pope Romanus (850), Pope Leo VIII (900), Archduke Rudolf of Austria (1788), Pope Severinus (600), Pope Stephen V (850), and Paul the Deacon (720). After him are Saint Rosalia (1130), Pope Donus (610), Beatrice Portinari (1265), Camillus de Lellis (1550), Jacobus da Varagine (1228), and Angela Merici (1474).

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