RELIGIOUS FIGURE
Gregorio Aglipay
1860 - 1940

Gregorio Aglipay
Gregorio Aglipay Cruz y Labayán (Latin: Gregorius Aglipay Cruz; Filipino: Gregorio Labayan Aglipay Cruz; pronounced uhg-LEE-pahy; May 5, 1860 – September 1, 1940) was a Filipino former Roman Catholic priest and revolutionary during the Philippine Revolution and Philippine–American War who became the first head and leader of the Iglesia Filipina Independiente (IFI), the first-ever wholly Filipino-led independent Christian Church in the Philippines in the form of a nationalist church. Known for inciting patriotic rebellion among the Filipino clergy during the Philippine Revolution and Philippine–American War, he was also a political activist who became acquainted with writer and labor leader Isabelo de los Reyes who would then start an independent Christian Filipino Church colloquially named after Aglipay in 1902 as a revolt against the Roman Catholic Church, which was the state religion of the Philippines at the time, due to the mistreatment of the Spanish friars towards the Filipinos. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gregorio Aglipay is the 3,020th most popular religious figure (down from 3,009th in 2019), the 81st most popular biography from Philippines (down from 76th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Filipino Religious Figure.
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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES
Among religious figures, Gregorio Aglipay ranks 3,020 out of 3,187. Before him are Bassano Staffieri, James Aloysius Hickey, Ludwig Schick, Lillian Disney, Cherif Mohamed Aly Aidara, and David Miscavige. After him are Hilarion, Ezra Taft Benson, Peter the Aleut, William Morgan, Maelgwn Gwynedd, and Joseph Parecattil.
Most Popular Religious Figures in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsBassano Staffieri
1931 - 2018
HPI: 51.43
Rank: 3,014
James Aloysius Hickey
1920 - 2004
HPI: 51.40
Rank: 3,015
Ludwig Schick
1949 - Present
HPI: 51.37
Rank: 3,016
Lillian Disney
1899 - 1997
HPI: 51.35
Rank: 3,017
Cherif Mohamed Aly Aidara
1959 - Present
HPI: 51.35
Rank: 3,018
David Miscavige
1960 - Present
HPI: 51.19
Rank: 3,019
Gregorio Aglipay
1860 - 1940
HPI: 51.15
Rank: 3,020
Hilarion
1966 - Present
HPI: 51.13
Rank: 3,021
Ezra Taft Benson
1899 - 1994
HPI: 51.11
Rank: 3,022
Peter the Aleut
1800 - 1815
HPI: 51.09
Rank: 3,023
William Morgan
1547 - 1604
HPI: 51.06
Rank: 3,024
Maelgwn Gwynedd
480 - 547
HPI: 51.04
Rank: 3,025
Joseph Parecattil
1912 - 1987
HPI: 51.04
Rank: 3,026
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1860, Gregorio Aglipay ranks 141. Before him are Frederick Rolfe, Daniel Barringer, Elmer Ambrose Sperry, Kate Bruce, Susanna M. Salter, and Charles Oman. After him are Leonard Wood, Laura Muntz Lyall, Juliette Gordon Low, Lillian Russell, and John W. Weeks. Among people deceased in 1940, Gregorio Aglipay ranks 194. Before him are Diana Karenne, Eugenie Schwarzwald, Tomasz Stankiewicz, Rudolf Thurneysen, Frederick Merriman, and Flora Finch. After him are Lillian Wald, George Lansbury, Michael Joseph Savage, Walter Connolly, Maude Abbott, and William Lashly.
Others Born in 1860
Go to all RankingsFrederick Rolfe
WRITER
1860 - 1913
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 135
Daniel Barringer
GEOLOGIST
1860 - 1929
HPI: 51.98
Rank: 136
Elmer Ambrose Sperry
INVENTOR
1860 - 1930
HPI: 51.97
Rank: 137
Kate Bruce
ACTOR
1860 - 1946
HPI: 51.89
Rank: 138
Susanna M. Salter
POLITICIAN
1860 - 1961
HPI: 51.53
Rank: 139
Charles Oman
HISTORIAN
1860 - 1946
HPI: 51.15
Rank: 140
Gregorio Aglipay
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1860 - 1940
HPI: 51.15
Rank: 141
Leonard Wood
POLITICIAN
1860 - 1927
HPI: 51.13
Rank: 142
Laura Muntz Lyall
PAINTER
1860 - 1930
HPI: 50.56
Rank: 143
Juliette Gordon Low
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1860 - 1927
HPI: 49.41
Rank: 144
Lillian Russell
ACTOR
1860 - 1922
HPI: 49.14
Rank: 145
John W. Weeks
POLITICIAN
1860 - 1926
HPI: 46.42
Rank: 146
Others Deceased in 1940
Go to all RankingsDiana Karenne
ACTOR
1897 - 1940
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 188
Eugenie Schwarzwald
WRITER
1872 - 1940
HPI: 52.81
Rank: 189
Tomasz Stankiewicz
CYCLIST
1902 - 1940
HPI: 52.76
Rank: 190
Rudolf Thurneysen
LINGUIST
1857 - 1940
HPI: 52.10
Rank: 191
Frederick Merriman
POLITICIAN
1873 - 1940
HPI: 51.79
Rank: 192
Flora Finch
ACTOR
1867 - 1940
HPI: 51.33
Rank: 193
Gregorio Aglipay
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1860 - 1940
HPI: 51.15
Rank: 194
Lillian Wald
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1867 - 1940
HPI: 51.14
Rank: 195
George Lansbury
POLITICIAN
1859 - 1940
HPI: 51.10
Rank: 196
Michael Joseph Savage
POLITICIAN
1872 - 1940
HPI: 50.22
Rank: 197
Walter Connolly
ACTOR
1887 - 1940
HPI: 49.74
Rank: 198
Maude Abbott
PHYSICIAN
1868 - 1940
HPI: 48.86
Rank: 199
William Lashly
EXPLORER
1867 - 1940
HPI: 48.67
Rank: 200
In Philippines
Among people born in Philippines, Gregorio Aglipay ranks 81 out of 155. Before him are Wenceslao Padilla (1949), Macario Sakay (1878), José Burgos (1837), Freddie Aguilar (1953), Carlos P. Romulo (1899), and Jose W. Diokno (1922). After him are Tony Settember (1926), Ricardo Vidal (1931), Jejomar Binay (1942), Nur Misuari (1939), Lav Diaz (1958), and Loren Legarda (1960).
Others born in Philippines
Go to all RankingsWenceslao Padilla
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1949 - 2018
HPI: 52.74
Rank: 75
Macario Sakay
POLITICIAN
1878 - 1907
HPI: 52.29
Rank: 76
José Burgos
WRITER
1837 - 1872
HPI: 52.28
Rank: 77
Freddie Aguilar
SINGER
1953 - 2025
HPI: 52.14
Rank: 78
Carlos P. Romulo
POLITICIAN
1899 - 1985
HPI: 51.31
Rank: 79
Jose W. Diokno
POLITICIAN
1922 - 1987
HPI: 51.18
Rank: 80
Gregorio Aglipay
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1860 - 1940
HPI: 51.15
Rank: 81
Tony Settember
RACING DRIVER
1926 - 2014
HPI: 50.98
Rank: 82
Ricardo Vidal
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1931 - 2017
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 83
Jejomar Binay
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 50.72
Rank: 84
Nur Misuari
POLITICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 50.67
Rank: 85
Lav Diaz
FILM DIRECTOR
1958 - Present
HPI: 50.33
Rank: 86
Loren Legarda
POLITICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 50.18
Rank: 87
Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Philippines
Among religious figures born in Philippines, Gregorio Aglipay ranks 9. Before him are Oscar Cruz (1934), Jaime Sin (1928), Jose Advincula (1952), Gaudencio Rosales (1932), Orlando Quevedo (1939), and Wenceslao Padilla (1949). After him are Ricardo Vidal (1931), Jose Tomas Sanchez (1920), Rufino Santos (1908), and Julio Rosales (1906).
Oscar Cruz
1934 - 2020
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 3
Jaime Sin
1928 - 2005
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 4
Jose Advincula
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 5
Gaudencio Rosales
1932 - Present
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 6
Orlando Quevedo
1939 - Present
HPI: 53.20
Rank: 7
Wenceslao Padilla
1949 - 2018
HPI: 52.74
Rank: 8
Gregorio Aglipay
1860 - 1940
HPI: 51.15
Rank: 9
Ricardo Vidal
1931 - 2017
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 10
Jose Tomas Sanchez
1920 - 2012
HPI: 49.37
Rank: 11
Rufino Santos
1908 - 1973
HPI: 48.76
Rank: 12
Julio Rosales
1906 - 1983
HPI: 47.45
Rank: 13