RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Louis Bertrand

1526 - 1581

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Louis Bertrand, OP (Spanish: Luis Beltrán or Luis Bertrán; Valencian: Lluís Bertran; 1 January 1526 – 9 October 1581) was a Spanish Dominican friar who preached in South America during the 16th century, and is known as the "Apostle to the Americas". He is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Louis Bertrand is the 2,157th most popular religious figure (down from 1,909th in 2019), the 1,051st most popular biography from Spain (down from 988th in 2019) and the 83rd most popular Spanish Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Louis Bertrand ranks 2,157 out of 3,187Before him are Velasio de Paolis, José Tolentino de Mendonça, Christoph Bartholomäus Anton Migazzi, Polycarp Pengo, Manuel Gonçalves Cerejeira, and Coloman of Stockerau. After him are Alphaeus, Abtai Sain Khan, Peter Shirayanagi, Charles Fox Parham, Abu Nu'aym al-Isfahani, and Ingrid Vang Nyman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1526, Louis Bertrand ranks 13Before him are Benedict the Moor, Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp, Taqi ad-Din Muhammad ibn Ma'ruf, Wolfgang, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken, Álvaro de Bazán, 1st Marquess of Santa Cruz, and Bâkî. After him are Olympia Fulvia Morata, Matsudaira Hirotada, and Juan Fernández Navarrete. Among people deceased in 1581, Louis Bertrand ranks 10Before him are Tsarevich Ivan Ivanovich of Russia, Christopher Báthory, Guru Ram Das, Guillaume Postel, Honoré I, Lord of Monaco, and Francis I, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg. After him are Duchess Sabine of Württemberg, Frans Pourbus the Elder, and Edmund Campion.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Louis Bertrand ranks 1,051 out of 3,355Before him are Migueli (1951), Pedri (2002), Count Theodosius (310), Sandro Rosell (1964), Constance of Aragon, Queen of Sicily (1343), and Maria de Luna (1353). After him are Nieves Navarro (1938), Bahya ibn Paquda (1050), Josep Maria Subirachs (1927), Abu al-Qasim Muhammad ibn Abbad (984), Xavier Montsalvatge (1912), and Joaquín Sabina (1949).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Spain

Among religious figures born in Spain, Louis Bertrand ranks 83Before him are Pelagius of Córdoba (912), Turibius of Mogrovejo (1538), Ricardo María Carles Gordó (1926), Pacian (310), Qadi Iyad (1083), and Juan Benlloch i Vivó (1864). After him are Pedro Páez (1564), José Luis Lacunza Maestrojuán (1944), Antonio María Javierre Ortas (1921), Francisco Coll Guitart (1812), Carlos Amigo Vallejo (1934), and Aquilino Bocos Merino (1938).