RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Simão Rodrigues

1510 - 1579

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Simão Rodrigues de Azevedo, SJ (1510 – 15 June 1579), also known in English as Simon Rodericks, was a Portuguese Catholic priest and one of the co-founders of the Society of Jesus. A Portuguese nobleman, Rodrigues was one of the six very first companions of Ignatius of Loyola at the University of Paris who took vows of poverty and chastity at the chapel of Montmartre, on the 15 August 1534. The group of 'Friends in the Lord' will ultimately form the nucleus of the Society of Jesus, approved in 1540 (in Regimini militantis ecclesiae). After some years working under the direction of Ignatius in Italy, he was sent to Portugal, where his strong personality immediately attracted many young men to the Society and he became very influential at the royal court. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Simão Rodrigues is the 2,440th most popular religious figure (down from 2,117th in 2019), the 296th most popular biography from Portugal (down from 264th in 2019) and the 20th most popular Portuguese Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Simão Rodrigues ranks 2,440 out of 3,187. Before him are Georg von Kopp, Léon-Adolphe Amette, Pope Kedron of Alexandria, Lorenzo Cybo de Mari, Lullus, and Porfirije, Serbian Patriarch. After him are Nafiʽ al-Madani, Konrad Krajewski, Joseph Barsabbas, Lal Shahbaz Qalandar, Jean-Baptiste Janssens, and John Wright.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1510, Simão Rodrigues ranks 36. Before him are Ivan Fyodorov, Ferenc Dávid, Wan Hu, Martynas Mažvydas, William Turner, and Teodósio I, Duke of Braganza. After him are Levina Teerlinc, Gáspár Heltai, and Islam Shah Suri. Among people deceased in 1579, Simão Rodrigues ranks 12. Before him are Diego de Landa, Thomas Gresham, Stanislaus Hosius, Vicente Juan Masip, Ferenc Dávid, and Juan Fernández Navarrete. After him is John Ogilvie.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, Simão Rodrigues ranks 296 out of 633. Before him are Maniche (1977), José Peseiro (1960), Alberto Festa (1939), António Manoel de Vilhena (1663), Ricardo Costa (1981), and Martim Afonso de Sousa (1500). After him are José Malhoa (1855), Walther Katzenstein (1878), Pedro Passos Coelho (1964), Dulce Pontes (1969), António Ribeiro (1928), and Afonso Costa (1871).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Portugal

Among religious figures born in Portugal, Simão Rodrigues ranks 20. Before him are Alexandrina of Balazar (1904), António Marto (1947), James of Portugal (1433), John of Biclaro (540), José Tolentino de Mendonça (1965), and Manuel Gonçalves Cerejeira (1888). After him are António Ribeiro (1928).

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