RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Luigi Sturzo

1871 - 1959

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Luigi Sturzo (Italian pronunciation: [luˈiːdʒi ˈsturtso]; 26 November 1871 – 8 August 1959) was an Italian Catholic priest and prominent politician. He was known in his lifetime as a former Christian socialist turned popularist, and is considered one of the fathers of the Christian democratic platform. He was also the founder of the Luigi Sturzo Institute in 1951. Sturzo was one of the founders of the Italian People's Party (PPI) in 1919 but was forced into exile in 1924 with the rise of Italian fascism. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Luigi Sturzo is the 1,890th most popular religious figure (up from 1,954th in 2019), the 2,481st most popular biography from Italy (up from 2,756th in 2019) and the 439th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Luigi Sturzo ranks 1,890 out of 3,187. Before him are Francesco Montenegro, Carlo Furno, John of Shanghai and San Francisco, Juraj Križanić, Alexandrina of Balazar, and Maximilian Henry of Bavaria. After him are Giovanni Battista Scalabrini, James Alberione, John Gualbert, José de Jesús Pimiento Rodríguez, Giacomo Antonelli, and Al-Baqillani.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1871, Luigi Sturzo ranks 74. Before him are Leonidas Pyrgos, Wilhelm von Mirbach, Nándor Dáni, Slavoljub Eduard Penkala, Princess Eleonore of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich, and David Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty. After him are Ernst II, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg, John Millington Synge, Thekla Resvoll, Oscar Wisting, Efstathios Chorafas, and Gjergj Fishta. Among people deceased in 1959, Luigi Sturzo ranks 78. Before him are Adolf Ziegler, Maxie Long, Curt Sachs, Carl Switzer, Ernst Fast, and Phetsarath Ratanavongsa. After him are Erhard Schmidt, Kenneth Anderson, Johannes Kleiman, Max Baer, Aleksandr Khinchin, and S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Luigi Sturzo ranks 2,481 out of 5,161. Before him are Flavia Domitilla (null), Orazio Vecchi (1550), Archduke Louis of Austria (1784), Titus Aebutius Elva (-600), Gae Aulenti (1927), and Charondas (-600). After him are Riccardo Zandonai (1883), Giovanni di Paolo (1403), Giuseppe Moioli (1927), William II, Duke of Athens (1312), Gabriele Veneziano (1942), and Giovanni Battista Scalabrini (1839).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Luigi Sturzo ranks 439. Before him are Gregorio Barbarigo (1625), Joseph the Hymnographer (816), Pietro Aldobrandini (1571), Domenico Calcagno (1943), Francesco Montenegro (1946), and Carlo Furno (1921). After him are Giovanni Battista Scalabrini (1839), John Gualbert (995), Antonio Bacci (1885), Dagobert of Pisa (1100), Crescenzio Sepe (1943), and Sergio Sebastiani (1931).

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