RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pier Giorgio Frassati

1901 - 1925

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Pier Giorgio Frassati, TOSD (6 April 1901 – 4 July 1925) was an Italian Catholic activist and a member of the Third Order of Saint Dominic. He was dedicated to social justice issues and joined several charitable organizations, including Catholic Action and the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul, to better aid the poor and less fortunate living in his hometown of Turin; he put his own pious beliefs into practice to cater to their needs and was best known for his devotion and amiable character. Frassati was an avid mountaineer who often climbed with his friends; he was an able swimmer and athlete best known for engaging in such social activities with a range of like-minded friends. His charitable outreach towards others knew no bounds for he identified with and aided the poor and ill from his childhood. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pier Giorgio Frassati is the 852nd most popular religious figure (up from 1,149th in 2019), the 1,114th most popular biography from Italy (up from 1,673rd in 2019) and the 287th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pier Giorgio Frassati ranks 852 out of 3,187. Before him are Sadhu Sundar Singh, Antipope Boniface VII, Stanisław Dziwisz, Maron, Guru Arjan, and Anna Göldi. After him are Eulalia of Barcelona, Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow, Margaret of Hungary, Nachman of Breslov, Melania the Younger, and Saint Eligius.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1901, Pier Giorgio Frassati ranks 58. Before him are José Nasazzi, Carl Barks, Nikolai Vatutin, Lee Strasberg, Louis Kahn, and Luis Monti. After him are Manly P. Hall, Mildred Harris, Stefan Wyszyński, Rudolf Slánský, Erhard Heiden, and Paul Lazarsfeld. Among people deceased in 1925, Pier Giorgio Frassati ranks 32. Before him are Aleksey Kuropatkin, Wong Fei-hung, Mohammad Ali Shah Qajar, Oliver Heaviside, H. Rider Haggard, and John Singer Sargent. After him are Percy Fawcett, Karl Abraham, Christian Krohg, Robert M. La Follette, Christian Michelsen, and Lovis Corinth.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pier Giorgio Frassati ranks 1,114 out of 5,161. Before him are John Singer Sargent (1856), Maurizio Pollini (1942), Joannes (400), Giovanni Battista Martini (1706), Ercole I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara (1431), and Anna Maria Luisa de' Medici (1667). After him are Milonia Caesonia (7), Eleonora Duse (1858), Antonio da Sangallo the Younger (1484), Francesco Albani (1578), Beniamino Gigli (1890), and Lucius Accius (-170).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Pier Giorgio Frassati ranks 287. Before him are Giuseppe Caspar Mezzofanti (1774), Scipione Borghese (1577), Maria Cristina of Savoy (1812), Saint Cajetan (1480), Antipope Ursicinus (400), and Antipope Boniface VII (1000). After him are Melania the Younger (383), Renato Martino (1932), Frances Xavier Cabrini (1850), Peter of Verona (1206), Carlo Maria Martini (1927), and Saint Maurus (512).

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