RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Thomas of Villanova

1486 - 1555

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Thomas of Villanova, OSA (1488 – September 8, 1555), born Tomás García y Martínez, was a Spanish friar of the Order of Saint Augustine who was a noted preacher, ascetic and religious writer of his day. He became an archbishop who was famous for the extent of his care for the poor of his see. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Thomas of Villanova is the 1,560th most popular religious figure (down from 1,339th in 2019), the 708th most popular biography from Spain (down from 670th in 2019) and the 53rd most popular Spanish Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Thomas of Villanova ranks 1,560 out of 3,187. Before him are Düsum Khyenpa, 1st Karmapa Lama, Polyeuctus, Catherine Eddowes, Gregory III Laham, Saint Mercurius, and Kōdō Sawaki. After him are Beatus of Liébana, John Tong Hon, Aqil ibn Abi Talib, Eunomius of Cyzicus, Sajah, and Al-Shadhili.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1486, Thomas of Villanova ranks 15. Before him are Gerolamo Emiliani, Ahuitzotl, Domenico di Pace Beccafumi, Johann Eck, Francysk Skaryna, and Andreas Karlstadt. After him are William IX, Marquis of Montferrat, Sigismund von Herberstein, Albrecht VII, Duke of Mecklenburg, Ludwig Senfl, and Girolamo Priuli. Among people deceased in 1555, Thomas of Villanova ranks 13. Before him are Jacob Clemens non Papa, Elizabeth of Denmark, Electress of Brandenburg, Pedro Mascarenhas, Gemma Frisius, Oronce Finé, and Luís of Portugal, Duke of Beja. After him are Heinrich Aldegrever, Agnes of Hesse, Herri met de Bles, Bartolomeo Veneto, Luis de Narváez, and Justus Jonas.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Thomas of Villanova ranks 708 out of 3,355. Before him are Muhammad III of Córdoba (976), Abu'l-Hasan Ali of Granada (1500), Francisco de Montejo (1479), Agila I (null), Prince Ludwig Ferdinand of Bavaria (1859), and Jaume Cabré (1947). After him are Beatus of Liébana (730), Manuel Orantes (1949), Mauregatus of Asturias (800), Urraca of Zamora (1033), Salvador de Madariaga (1886), and Francisco de Toledo (1515).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Spain

Among religious figures born in Spain, Thomas of Villanova ranks 53. Before him are Paschal Baylón (1540), Hugh I, Duke of Burgundy (1057), Adolfo Nicolás (1936), Juan José Omella (1946), Eulogius of Córdoba (810), and Juan de Homedes (1477). After him are Beatus of Liébana (730), Urraca of Zamora (1033), Didacus of Alcalá (1400), Juan de Zumárraga (1468), Celestino Aós Braco (1945), and Julián Herranz Casado (1930).

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