RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Margaret of Cortona

1247 - 1297

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Margaret of Cortona (1247 – 22 February 1297) was an Italian penitent of the Third Order of Saint Francis. She was born in Laviano, near Perugia, and died in Cortona. She was canonised in 1728. She is the patroness saint of reformed prostitutes; the falsely accused, hoboes, homeless, insane, orphaned, mentally ill, midwives, penitents, single mothers, stepchildren, and tramps. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Margaret of Cortona is the 1,243rd most popular religious figure (down from 1,064th in 2019), the 1,664th most popular biography from Italy (down from 1,574th in 2019) and the 357th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Margaret of Cortona ranks 1,243 out of 3,187. Before her are Felix of Valois, Eisai, Clement Mary Hofbauer, Saint David, Jacob Baradaeus, and William Levada. After her are Jebtsundamba Khutuktu, Shoghi Effendi, Dinkha IV, Nectarius of Constantinople, Vincent Pallotti, and Germain of Paris.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1247, Margaret of Cortona ranks 4. Before her are Rashid-al-Din Hamadani, Tekuder, and John II, Count of Holland. After her are Ulaghchi, Al-Hakim I, Yolande II, Countess of Nevers, and Obizzo II d'Este, Marquis of Ferrara. Among people deceased in 1297, Margaret of Cortona ranks 3. Before her are Judith of Habsburg, and Louis of Toulouse. After her are John XI of Constantinople, John II of Trebizond, Nikephoros I Komnenos Doukas, Eleanor of England, Countess of Bar, and Andrew Moray.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Margaret of Cortona ranks 1,664 out of 5,161. Before her are Michael Pacher (1435), Giuseppe Bergomi (1963), Nevio Scala (1947), Giovanni di Cosimo de' Medici (1421), Theophylact I, Count of Tusculum (860), and Arturo Merzario (1943). After her are Claudia de' Medici (1604), Paris Bordone (1500), Nino Manfredi (1921), Alfonso IV d'Este, Duke of Modena (1634), Natalie of Serbia (1859), and Humbert III, Count of Savoy (1136).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Margaret of Cortona ranks 357. Before her are Antipope Victor IV (1010), Felicitas of Rome (101), Praxedes (100), Francesco Barberini (1597), Maurizio Malvestiti (1953), and Antipope Adalbert (1001). After her are Vincent Pallotti (1795), Dionigi Tettamanzi (1934), Roberto Calvi (1920), Saint Silvia (515), Saint Sabina (100), and Loris Francesco Capovilla (1915).

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