RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Gianna Beretta Molla

1922 - 1962

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Gianna Beretta Molla (4 October 1922 – 28 April 1962) was an Italian Catholic pediatrician. Although aware of possible fatal consequences, Molla refused both an abortion and a hysterectomy during her pregnancy with her fourth child in order to preserve the child's life. Molla's medical career followed the teachings of the Catholic Church; she believed in following her conscience while coming to the aid of others who required assistance. Molla also dedicated herself to charitable work amongst the elderly and was involved in Catholic Action; she also aided the Saint Vincent de Paul group in their outreach to the poor and less fortunate. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gianna Beretta Molla is the 1,122nd most popular religious figure (up from 1,150th in 2019), the 1,507th most popular biography from Italy (up from 1,677th in 2019) and the 337th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Gianna Beretta Molla was a doctor who was killed in the 1980 Bologna bombing.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Gianna Beretta Molla ranks 1,122 out of 3,187. Before her are Beniamino Stella, Pope Dioscorus I of Alexandria, La Voisin, Henry of Latvia, Ikkyū, and Youssef Absi. After her are José Saraiva Martins, Antipope Gregory VI, Elon, Günter Guillaume, Nicholas Mystikos, and Mario Aurelio Poli.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1922, Gianna Beretta Molla ranks 80. Before her are Enrico Berlinguer, Adolfo Celi, Michael Cacoyannis, María Casares, John B. Goodenough, and Olga Ladyzhenskaya. After her are Jake LaMotta, Denholm Elliott, Richard Hamilton, Jean-Pierre Rampal, Carlo M. Cipolla, and Sven Nykvist. Among people deceased in 1962, Gianna Beretta Molla ranks 44. Before her are Ivan Meštrović, Dušan Simović, Archduke Joseph August of Austria, Eiji Yoshikawa, Leonardo De Lorenzo, and M. Visvesvaraya. After her are André Lhote, Owen D. Young, Aleksei Antonov, Princess Helen of Serbia, Natalia Sedova, and Hu Shih.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Gianna Beretta Molla ranks 1,507 out of 5,161. Before her are Paolo Sorrentino (1970), Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows (1838), Pompeo Batoni (1708), Beniamino Stella (1941), Domenico di Pace Beccafumi (1486), and Princess Marie of Orléans (1813). After her are Muzio Attendolo Sforza (1369), Alfredo Casella (1883), Filippo Juvarra (1678), Boris Pahor (1913), Francesco Crispi (1818), and Vittorino da Feltre (1378).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Gianna Beretta Molla ranks 337. Before her are Ippolito de' Medici (1511), Paolo Giovio (1483), Fausto Sozzini (1539), Lucifer of Cagliari (201), Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows (1838), and Beniamino Stella (1941). After her are Pierbattista Pizzaballa (1965), Henry Benedict Stuart (1725), Felix of Cantalice (1515), Catherine of Ricci (1522), Antipope Honorius II (1010), and Nicholas of Tolentino (1245).

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