RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Roberto Calvi

1920 - 1982

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Roberto Calvi (13 April 1920 – 17 June 1982) was an Italian banker, dubbed "God's Banker" (Italian: Banchiere di Dio) by the press because of his close business dealings with the Holy See. He was a native of Milan and was chairman of Banco Ambrosiano, which collapsed in one of Italy's biggest political scandals. Calvi's death by hanging in London in June 1982 is a source of enduring controversy and was ruled a murder after two coroners' inquests and an independent investigation. Five people were acquitted in Rome in June 2007 of conspiracy to murder Roberto Calvi. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Roberto Calvi is the 1,259th most popular religious figure (down from 1,197th in 2019), the 1,692nd most popular biography from Italy (up from 1,734th in 2019) and the 360th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Roberto Calvi was a banker and investor who was found hanging from Blackfriars Bridge in London in 1982. He was the president of Banco Ambrosiano, which collapsed after it was revealed that they were illegally funneling money to the Vatican.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Roberto Calvi ranks 1,259 out of 3,187. Before him are Georg Gänswein, William Booth, Ulrich of Augsburg, Dionigi Tettamanzi, Lazarus You Heung-sik, and Lutgardis. After him are Alois Hudal, Nicetas of Remesiana, Pope Peter II of Alexandria, Xenia of Saint Petersburg, Diego de Landa, and Geert Groote.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1920, Roberto Calvi ranks 99. Before him are Mario Benedetti, Alexander Arutiunian, Mehdi Ben Barka, Ricardo Montalbán, Constanze Manziarly, and Henri Verneuil. After him are Gottfried Böhm, Eileen Chang, Princess Antoinette, Baroness of Massy, Vilém Flusser, Hans Blumenberg, and Tom of Finland. Among people deceased in 1982, Roberto Calvi ranks 80. Before him are Vinoba Bhave, Leonid Kogan, Chaudhry Muhammad Ali, Anna German, Otto Hofmann, and Leopold Trepper. After him are Jack Swigert, King Vidor, Ville Ritola, Fazlur Rahman Khan, Wifredo Lam, and Jean Girault.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Roberto Calvi ranks 1,692 out of 5,161. Before him are Domenico Zipoli (1688), Pierre Napoléon Bonaparte (1815), Mary Douglas (1921), Francesco Cilea (1866), Catherine de' Medici, Governor of Siena (1593), and Marco Bellocchio (1939). After him are Giulio Douhet (1869), Aly Khan (1911), Gaetano Mosca (1858), Antipope Benedict X (1048), Leonardo Loredan (1436), and Cesare Prandelli (1957).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Roberto Calvi ranks 360. Before him are Francesco Barberini (1597), Maurizio Malvestiti (1953), Antipope Adalbert (1001), Margaret of Cortona (1247), Vincent Pallotti (1795), and Dionigi Tettamanzi (1934). After him are Saint Silvia (515), Saint Sabina (100), Loris Francesco Capovilla (1915), Eugenia of Rome (180), Eusebius of Vercelli (283), and Ercole Consalvi (1757).

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