RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Luigi Poggi

1917 - 2010

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Luigi Poggi (25 November 1917 – 4 May 2010) was an Italian Roman Catholic prelate, nuncio, and spymaster who led The Entity, the foreign intelligence service of the Holy See. Made titular bishop of Forontoniana in 1965 upon assignment as nuncio, Poggi officially served as papal representative to several African nations before being reassigned to Europe to advance Paul VI's Ostpolitik policy of rapprochement to the Eastern Bloc. At the height of the Cold War he served as the Vatican's principal emissary to several Warsaw Pact countries, as Popes Paul VI and John Paul II sought renewed engagement with the Soviet Union. Named chief of the apostolic delegation to Poland during the 1980s, he led a partnership with the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency to back the Solidarity movement which eventually led to the end of Communist rule in the country. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Luigi Poggi is the 1,826th most popular religious figure (up from 2,150th in 2019), the 2,400th most popular biography from Italy (up from 2,996th in 2019) and the 429th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Luigi Poggi ranks 1,826 out of 3,187. Before him are Henri Schwery, Wiborada, Adolf Bertram, Maximianus of Ravenna, Ivan Dias, and Herman I of Baden. After him are Agnes of Assisi, Louis Antoine de Noailles, Varkey Vithayathil, Agobard, John Francis Regis, and Geminianus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1917, Luigi Poggi ranks 139. Before him are Vasily Petrov, Adam Malik, Kirk Kerkorian, Semyon Kurkotkin, Brad Dexter, and Dondinho. After him are Earl Cameron, Katharine Graham, Celeste Holm, Đỗ Mười, Han Suyin, and Sameera Moussa. Among people deceased in 2010, Luigi Poggi ranks 122. Before him are Philippa Foot, Vladimir Ilyushin, Girija Prasad Koirala, Alain Corneau, Jonathan Motzfeldt, and Steingrímur Hermannsson. After him are Fud Leclerc, José Torres, Rasim Delić, Emilio Eduardo Massera, Umaru Musa Yar'Adua, and Albert Ghiorso.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Luigi Poggi ranks 2,400 out of 5,161. Before him are Princess Margherita of Bourbon-Parma (1847), Giacomo Quarenghi (1744), Giovanni Giocondo (1433), Carla Gravina (1941), Leonardo Donato (1536), and Hermas (150). After him are Renzo Zorzi (1946), Margherita Gonzaga, Duchess of Lorraine (1591), Boniface II, Marquis of Montferrat (1202), Mariano Rumor (1915), Sibilla Aleramo (1876), and Francesco Pesellino (1422).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Luigi Poggi ranks 429. Before him are Saint Homobonus (1117), Antonio Barberini (1607), Giovanni Morone (1509), Antonio Maria Vegliò (1938), Emerentiana (250), and Marco Cé (1925). After him are Geminianus (312), Federico Lombardi (1942), Andrew Avellino (1521), Gregorio Barbarigo (1625), Joseph the Hymnographer (816), and Pietro Aldobrandini (1571).

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