RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Nicolò Longobardo

1565 - 1655

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Nicolò Longobardo (1559-1654), Chinese name Long Huamin (Chinese: 龍華民), was a Sicilian Jesuit in China in the 17th century. He arrived there in 1597, and was sent to the area of Shaozhou. He became the successor of Matteo Ricci in 1610 as Superior General of the Jesuit China mission. He was replaced as Superior by Giovanni Aroccia in 1622, but continued preaching in China until around 90 years of age. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nicolò Longobardo is the 2,295th most popular religious figure (down from 2,236th in 2019), the 2,973rd most popular biography from Italy (up from 3,097th in 2019) and the 484th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Nicolò Longobardo ranks 2,295 out of 3,187Before him are Gisela, daughter of Louis the Pious, Bernhard II, Margrave of Baden-Baden, Peter Jan Beckx, David Wilkerson, Frei Galvão, and Mangsong Mangtsen. After him are Camillo Caccia Dominioni, Angelo Felici, Dorothea of Montau, Nilus of Sinai, Saint Sturm, and Fortunato Baldelli.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1565, Nicolò Longobardo ranks 16Before him are Edward Fortunatus, Francesc Ribalta, Peter Fourier, Ketevan the Martyr, Jacob de Gheyn II, and Alessandro Tassoni. After him is Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah. Among people deceased in 1655, Nicolò Longobardo ranks 14Before him are Cristóbal de Morales, Janusz Radziwiłł, Cornelis Schut, Eustache Le Sueur, Francesco Molin, and Daniël Heinsius. After him are Christian, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth, and François Tristan l'Hermite.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Nicolò Longobardo ranks 2,973 out of 5,161Before him are Olympia Fulvia Morata (1526), Giovanni Galbaio (800), Armando Picchi (1935), Giuseppe Parini (1729), Teodato Ipato (750), and Louis Visconti (1791). After him are Camillo Caccia Dominioni (1877), Erri De Luca (1950), Andrea Vendramin (1393), Blanche of Montferrat (1472), Fortunato Baldelli (1935), and Placidia (441).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Nicolò Longobardo ranks 484Before him are Laurence of Canterbury (550), Jacqueline Felice de Almania (1300), Alexander of Constantinople (250), Gualtiero Bassetti (1942), Clemente Micara (1879), and Rino Fisichella (1951). After him are Camillo Caccia Dominioni (1877), Fortunato Baldelli (1935), Vincenzo Carafa (1594), Benedict Menni (1841), Zenobius of Florence (337), and Francesco Moraglia (1953).