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Matthias Flacius

1520 - 1575

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Matthias Flacius Illyricus (Latin; Croatian: Matija Vlačić Ilirik) or Francovich (Croatian: Franković) (3 March 1520 – 11 March 1575) was a Lutheran reformer from Istria, present-day Croatia. He was notable as a theologian, sometimes dissenting strongly with his fellow Lutherans, and as a scholar for his editorial work on the Magdeburg Centuries. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Matthias Flacius is the 1,203rd most popular writer (up from 1,276th in 2019), the 49th most popular biography from Croatia (up from 54th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Croatian Writer.

Matthias Flacius was a theologian who was most famous for his work on the Eucharist.

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Among writers, Matthias Flacius ranks 1,203 out of 7,302. Before him are Asconius Pedianus, Adolfo Bioy Casares, Rosamunde Pilcher, Kazi Nazrul Islam, Gabrielle-Suzanne de Villeneuve, and Lü Dongbin. After him are Symeon the New Theologian, Jan Długosz, Richard Matheson, Rex Stout, Rudolf von Sebottendorf, and Diana Mosley.

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Among people born in 1520, Matthias Flacius ranks 10. Before him are Madeleine of Valois, Barbara Radziwiłł, Alessandro Farnese, Vincenzo Galilei, Christophe Plantin, and Koca Sinan Pasha. After him are William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley, Thoinot Arbeau, Pontus De la Gardie, Dorothea of Denmark, Electress Palatine, Pedro Cieza de León, and Aben Humeya. Among people deceased in 1575, Matthias Flacius ranks 3. Before him are Claude of France, and Pieter Aertsen. After him are Jan Matsys, Antonis Mor, Heinrich Bullinger, Joseph Karo, Francesco Maurolico, Cornelis Floris de Vriendt, Christopher II, Margrave of Baden-Rodemachern, Marcin Bielski, and Sabina of Brandenburg-Ansbach.

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In Croatia

Among people born in Croatia, Matthias Flacius ranks 49 out of 700. Before him are Dražan Jerković (1936), Tomislav of Croatia (null), Felix Weingartner (1863), Ivan Meštrović (1883), Ljudevit Gaj (1809), and Josip Skoblar (1941). After him are Siniša Mihajlović (1969), Josip Juraj Strossmayer (1815), Francis, Duke of Teck (1837), Ivo Josipović (1957), Ivan Gundulić (1589), and Luigi Dallapiccola (1904).

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Among WRITERS In Croatia

Among writers born in Croatia, Matthias Flacius ranks 6. Before him are Frano Selak (1929), Miroslav Krleža (1893), Marko Marulić (1450), Dubravka Ugrešić (1949), and Ljudevit Gaj (1809). After him are Ivan Gundulić (1589), Ödön von Horváth (1901), Petar Zrinski (1621), Slavenka Drakulić (1949), Marin Držić (1508), and Antun Vrančić (1504).

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