RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope Paul VI

1897 - 1978

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Pope Paul VI (born Giovanni Battista Enrico Antonio Maria Montini; 26 September 1897 – 6 August 1978) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 21 June 1963 until his death on 6 August 1978. Succeeding John XXIII, he continued the Second Vatican Council, which he closed in 1965, implementing its numerous reforms. He fostered improved ecumenical relations with Eastern Orthodox and Protestant churches, which resulted in many historic meetings and agreements. In January 1964, he flew to Jordan, the first time a reigning pontiff had left Italy in more than a century. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pope Paul VI is the 26th most popular religious figure (up from 84th in 2019), the 23rd most popular biography from Italy (up from 95th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Pope Paul VI was most famous for his encyclical Humanae Vitae, which dealt with the issue of birth control.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Paul VI ranks 26 out of 3,187. Before him are Tutankhamun, Pope Leo XIII, Aaron, Jacob, Matthew the Apostle, and Saint Nicholas. After him are Pope John XXIII, Saint Anne, Francis of Assisi, Pope Pius XII, Saint George, and Pope Pius IX.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1897, Pope Paul VI ranks 2. Before him is Joseph Goebbels. After him are Irène Joliot-Curie, William Faulkner, Patrick Blackett, Amelia Earhart, Zakir Husain, Tadeusz Reichstein, Cyril Norman Hinshelwood, Ivan Konev, Subhas Chandra Bose, and Thích Quảng Đức. Among people deceased in 1978, Pope Paul VI ranks 2. Before him is Pope John Paul I. After him are Golda Meir, Kurt Gödel, Aram Khachaturian, Santiago Bernabéu Yeste, Manne Siegbahn, Aldo Moro, Jacques Brel, Mohammed Daoud Khan, Giorgio de Chirico, and Robert Shaw.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pope Paul VI ranks 23 out of 5,161. Before him are Thomas Aquinas (1225), Giordano Bruno (1548), Pope Leo XIII (1810), Benito Mussolini (1883), Cicero (-106), and Virgil (-70). After him are Pope John XXIII (1881), Francis of Assisi (1182), Pope Pius XII (1876), Pompey (-106), Caravaggio (1571), and Pope Pius IX (1792).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Paul VI ranks 3. Before him are Pope John Paul I (1912), and Pope Leo XIII (1810). After him are Pope John XXIII (1881), Francis of Assisi (1182), Pope Pius XII (1876), Pope Pius IX (1792), Pope Pius XI (1857), Pope Pius X (1835), Pope Clement I (40), Pope Benedict XV (1854), and Pope Urban VII (1521).

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