RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Saint Homobonus

1117 - 1197

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Saint Homobonus (Italian: Sant'Omobono, German: Sankt Gutmann, Lombard: San Mobon) is the patron saint of business people, tailors, shoemakers, and clothworkers, as well as of Cremona, Italy. He was canonized in 1199 at the urgent request of the citizens of Cremona. He died on November 13, 1197, and his feast day is celebrated on November 13. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Saint Homobonus is the 1,762nd most popular religious figure (down from 1,230th in 2019), the 2,326th most popular biography from Italy (down from 1,792nd in 2019) and the 423rd most popular Italian Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Saint Homobonus ranks 1,762 out of 3,187Before him are Soga no Umako, Antonio Caggiano, Josef Frings, Leo Joseph Suenens, Felix of Nola, and Gabriel Zubeir Wako. After him are Judoc, Andrey Sheptytsky, William Wakefield Baum, Arturo Sosa, Julian of Norwich, and Joachim III of Constantinople.

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Among people born in 1117, Saint Homobonus ranks 2Before him is Alain de Lille.  Among people deceased in 1197, Saint Homobonus ranks 6Before him are Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor, Henry II, Count of Champagne, Peter II of Bulgaria, Margaret of France, Queen of England and Hungary, and William de Longchamp. After him are Bretislav III, Margaritus of Brindisi, Gertrude of Bavaria, and Rhys ap Gruffydd.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Saint Homobonus ranks 2,326 out of 5,161Before him are Louis, King of Sicily (1338), Lucilius Junior (6), William II, Duke of Apulia (1095), Giuseppe Terragni (1904), Daniele Barbaro (1513), and Felix of Nola (300). After him are Indro Montanelli (1909), Sophron (-500), Titus Flavius Sabinus (100), Ludwig Thuille (1861), Archduke Rainer Ferdinand of Austria (1827), and Massimo d'Azeglio (1798).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Saint Homobonus ranks 423Before him are Teodolfo Mertel (1806), Gaspar del Bufalo (1786), Achille Silvestrini (1923), Pietro Riario (1447), Alexander of Bergamo (201), and Felix of Nola (300). After him are Antonio Barberini (1607), Giovanni Morone (1509), Antonio Maria Vegliò (1938), Emerentiana (250), Marco Cé (1925), and Luigi Poggi (1917).