RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Gjon Buzuku

1499 - 1577

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Gjon Buzuku (c. 1499 – c. 1577) was an Albanian Catholic priest and a prominent Old Albanian author, who wrote the first known printed book in Albanian. Commonly referred to as the Missal, this book is considered an important monument of Albanian studies, being the oldest source for studying the Albanian language. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gjon Buzuku is the 2,170th most popular religious figure (down from 1,873rd in 2019), the 42nd most popular biography from Montenegro (down from 39th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Montenegrin Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Gjon Buzuku ranks 2,170 out of 3,187. Before him are Oscar Cantoni, Cesare Orsenigo, Maria Bernarda Bütler, Theodorus Lector, Kassapa Buddha, and Emmanuel Wamala. After him are William J. Seymour, Burchard of Worms, Ealdred, Charles Journet, Patriarch Pimen I of Moscow, and Zenon Grocholewski.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1499, Gjon Buzuku ranks 19. Before him are Maria Salviati, Michiel Coxie, Garcia de Orta, Sebastian Franck, Jan Łaski, and Polidoro da Caravaggio. After him are Laurentius Petri, Peter Martyr Vermigli, Johannes Brenz, and Lempira. Among people deceased in 1577, Gjon Buzuku ranks 13. Before him are Şah Sultan, Maria of Portugal, Duchess of Viseu, Infanta Maria of Guimarães, Scipione Rebiba, Alvise I Mocenigo, and Charles II, Margrave of Baden-Durlach. After him is Rémy Belleau.

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In Montenegro

Among people born in Montenegro, Gjon Buzuku ranks 42 out of 142. Before him are Mirko Petrović-Njegoš (1820), Mihailo Lalić (1914), Svetozar Marović (1955), Miodrag Bulatović (1930), Duško Ivanović (1957), and Branko Kostić (1939). After him are Prince Mirko of Montenegro (1879), Sekula Drljević (1884), Divna Veković (1886), Borislav Pekić (1930), Željko Petrović (1965), and Veselin Vujović (1961).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Montenegro

Among religious figures born in Montenegro, Gjon Buzuku ranks 5. Before him are Leopold Mandić (1866), Petar I Petrović-Njegoš (1748), Amfilohije Radović (1938), and Danilo I, Metropolitan of Cetinje (1670). After him are Sava Petrović (1702).

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