RELIGIOUS FIGURE

John of Ávila

1500 - 1569

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John of Ávila (Spanish: Juan de Ávila; 6 January 1499– 10 May 1569) was a Spanish priest, preacher, scholastic author, and religious mystic, who has been declared a saint and Doctor of the Church by the Catholic Church. He is called the "Apostle of Andalusia", for his extensive ministry in that region. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John of Ávila is the 814th most popular religious figure (up from 819th in 2019), the 273rd most popular biography from Spain (up from 327th in 2019) and the 24th most popular Spanish Religious Figure.

John of Ávila was a Spanish theologian who wrote about the spiritual life. He is most famous for being the first person to write about the spiritual life in a systematic way.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, John of Ávila ranks 814 out of 3,187. Before him are Roger Etchegaray, Josaphat Kuntsevych, Haran, Ibrahim ibn Adham, Giuseppe Siri, and Mahinda. After him are Blessed Gerard, Thomas Wolsey, Catherine of Vadstena, Agabus, Margot Frank, and Marc Ouellet.

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Among people born in 1500, John of Ávila ranks 11. Before him are Wu Cheng'en, Fatma Sultan, Hernando de Soto, Lala Mustafa Pasha, Gülfem Hatun, and Bartolomeo Eustachi. After him are Al-Mutawakkil III, Francisco Hernández de Córdoba, Federico II Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua, Afanasy Nikitin, Paris Bordone, and Çandarlı Halil Pasha the Younger. Among people deceased in 1569, John of Ávila ranks 3. Before him are Pieter Bruegel the Elder, and Louis, Prince of Condé. After him are Gracia Mendes Nasi, Wolfgang, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken, Maria Temryukovna, Gerolama Orsini, Aben Humeya, Mikołaj Rej, Catherine Carey, António Ferreira, and Philip II, Metropolitan of Moscow.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, John of Ávila ranks 273 out of 3,355. Before him are Felipe González (1942), Andrés Segovia (1893), Huneric (450), Francisco de Vitoria (1483), Alfonso I of Asturias (693), and Tito Vilanova (1968). After him are Telmo Zarra (1921), Joan Laporta (1962), Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona (1114), Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira (1542), Brunhilda of Austrasia (543), and Luis de la Fuente (1961).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Spain

Among religious figures born in Spain, John of Ávila ranks 24. Before him are Josemaría Escrivá (1902), Francis Borgia, 4th Duke of Gandía (1510), Raymond of Penyafort (1175), Eulalia of Mérida (290), Peter of Saint Joseph de Betancur (1626), and Isidore the Laborer (1080). After him are Francisco Jiménez de Cisneros (1436), Eulalia of Barcelona (290), Eduardo Martínez Somalo (1927), Al-Qurtubi (1214), Mary of Jesus de León y Delgado (1643), and Antipope Clement VIII (1370).

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