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Raniero Cantalamessa

1934 - Today

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Raniero Cantalamessa (born 22 July 1934) is an Italian Catholic cardinal, Capuchin priest, and theologian. He served as the Preacher to the Papal Household from 1980 until 2024, under Popes John Paul II, Benedict XVI, and Francis. A proponent of the Catholic charismatic renewal, he was elevated to the cardinalate by Pope Francis in 2020. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Raniero Cantalamessa is the 926th most popular religious figure (up from 1,425th in 2019), the 1,237th most popular biography from Italy (up from 2,090th in 2019) and the 303rd most popular Italian Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Raniero Cantalamessa ranks 926 out of 3,187. Before him are Sasan, Peter Chrysologus, Charalambos, Guru Angad, Ravi Shankar, and Angela of Foligno. After him are Lucian of Antioch, Hélder Câmara, Angelo Amato, George Alencherry, Abd Manaf ibn Qusai, and Reginald Lee.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, Raniero Cantalamessa ranks 73. Before him are Jan Švankmajer, Bill Russell, Stanislav Shushkevich, Tassos Papadopoulos, Udo Jürgens, and Ronald Wayne. After him are Hans Hollein, Kenzo Ohashi, Diana Wynne Jones, Heng Samrin, Rudolf Schuster, and Abimael Guzmán.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Raniero Cantalamessa ranks 1,237 out of 5,161. Before him are Paolo Conte (1937), Peter Chrysologus (380), Giovanni Messe (1883), Francis IV, Duke of Modena (1779), Ferdinando de' Medici, Grand Prince of Tuscany (1663), and Angela of Foligno (1248). After him are Ranuccio I Farnese, Duke of Parma (1569), Angelo Amato (1938), Lucrezia Tornabuoni (1427), Riccardo Patrese (1954), Giampiero Boniperti (1928), and Adelaide del Vasto (1072).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Raniero Cantalamessa ranks 303. Before him are Alessandro Valignano (1539), Giuseppe Bertello (1942), Anthony Maria Zaccaria (1502), Giuseppe Moscati (1880), Peter Chrysologus (380), and Angela of Foligno (1248). After him are Angelo Amato (1938), Anastasius Bibliothecarius (815), Pietro Gasparri (1852), Arnold of Brescia (1100), Romano Guardini (1885), and Antipope Christopher (900).

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