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Rafael Merry del Val

1865 - 1930

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Rafael Merry del Val y Zulueta, (10 October 1865 – 26 February 1930) was a Spanish Catholic bishop, Vatican official, and cardinal. Before becoming a cardinal, he served as the secretary of the papal conclave of 1903 that elected Pope Pius X, who is said to have accepted his election through Merry del Val's encouragement. Pius X later appointed him as the Cardinal Secretary of State. Merry del Val's writings and example prompted greater popularity for the Litany of Humility, which was for some decades incorrectly attributed to him. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Rafael Merry del Val is the 1,231st most popular religious figure (up from 1,418th in 2019), the 1,400th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,578th in 2019) and the 31st most popular British Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Rafael Merry del Val ranks 1,231 out of 3,187. Before him are Fernando Vérgez Alzaga, Raymond V, Count of Toulouse, Francesco Barberini, Alids, James Harrison, and Violet Brown. After him are Maurizio Malvestiti, Antipope Adalbert, George Hamartolos, Jürgen Moltmann, Nicholas of Japan, and Felix of Valois.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1865, Rafael Merry del Val ranks 49. Before him are Nikola Zhekov, Valentin Serov, Frederick Cook, Yvette Guilbert, Rüdiger von der Goltz, and Rainis. After him are Sabino Arana, Princess Marie of Orléans, Abraham Isaac Kook, Edith Cavell, Patriarch Tikhon of Moscow, and Friedrich Paschen. Among people deceased in 1930, Rafael Merry del Val ranks 39. Before him are Waldemar Haffkine, Otto Mueller, Vasily Bartold, Jeppe Aakjær, Silvio Gesell, and Vladimir Arsenyev. After him are Yang Kaihui, Giulio Douhet, Otto Sverdrup, Simko Shikak, Theodor Nöldeke, and John Russell.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Rafael Merry del Val ranks 1,400 out of 8,785. Before him are Gruffydd ap Llywelyn (1000), William Aiton (1731), Kate Atkinson (1951), Josiah Wedgwood (1730), Seamus Heaney (1939), and Bob Hope (1903). After him are William Whewell (1794), Saint David (512), Samuel Pepys (1633), MF Doom (1971), Peter Burke (1937), and Bill Shankly (1913).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In United Kingdom

Among religious figures born in United Kingdom, Rafael Merry del Val ranks 31. Before him are William Tyndale (1494), John Fisher (1469), Henry (1100), George Fox (1624), Ælfheah of Canterbury (954), and John Smyth (1570). After him are Saint David (512), William Booth (1829), Stephen Harding (1059), Gildas (500), Edith Cavell (1865), and Mary Ann Nichols (1845).

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