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Gerolamo Emiliani

1486 - 1537

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Gerolamo Emiliani, CRS (Italian: Gerolamo Emiliani also Jerome Aemilian, Hiëronymus Emiliani) (1486 – 8 February 1537) was an Italian humanitarian, founder of the Somaschi Fathers, and is considered a saint by the Catholic Church. Born in Venice, he spent some time in the military, and later served as a magistrate. Emiliani provided for the sick, the hungry, and orphans; and persuaded others to do likewise. Through his good offices a number of hospitals and orphanages were established in several northern Italian towns. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gerolamo Emiliani is the 1,016th most popular religious figure (down from 926th in 2019), the 1,369th most popular biography from Italy (down from 1,335th in 2019) and the 320th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Gerolamo Emiliani ranks 1,016 out of 3,187. Before him are Teobaldo Boccapecci, Sebastian Castellio, Mariano Rampolla, Melito of Sardis, Agathius, and Aleksandr Akimov. After him are Benedict of Aniane, Amandus, Arnulf of Metz, Abdullah ibn Saba', Carlo Maria Viganò, and Andrew Kim Taegon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1486, Gerolamo Emiliani ranks 9. Before him are Arthur, Prince of Wales, Jacopo Sansovino, Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, Charles III, Duke of Savoy, Sher Shah Suri, and Martin Agricola. After him are Ahuitzotl, Domenico di Pace Beccafumi, Johann Eck, Francysk Skaryna, Andreas Karlstadt, and Thomas of Villanova. Among people deceased in 1537, Gerolamo Emiliani ranks 7. Before him are Jane Seymour, Madeleine of Valois, Alessandro de' Medici, Duke of Florence, Charles, Duke of Vendôme, Lorenzo di Credi, and Jacques Lefèvre d'Étaples. After him are Pedro de Mendoza, Jörg Breu the Elder, Lempira, and Thomas Murner.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Gerolamo Emiliani ranks 1,369 out of 5,161. Before him are Mariano Rampolla (1843), Radagaisus (400), Gaius Musonius Rufus (25), Publius Ventidius Bassus (-150), Carlo Gambino (1902), and Andreas Hofer (1767). After him are Gian Piero Gasperini (1958), Cornelius Gallus (-69), Gennaro Gattuso (1978), Giovanni Girolamo Saccheri (1667), Rita Pavone (1945), and Luca Marenzio (1553).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Gerolamo Emiliani ranks 320. Before him are Benedict the Moor (1526), Ascanio Sforza (1455), Paula of Rome (347), Andrea Amati (1505), Teobaldo Boccapecci (1100), and Mariano Rampolla (1843). After him are Carlo Maria Viganò (1941), Veronica Giuliani (1660), Lawrence of Brindisi (1559), Paul of the Cross (1694), Gerard of Csanád (980), and Tatiana of Rome (200).

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