RELIGIOUS FIGURE

William Allen

1532 - 1594

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William Allen (1532 – 16 October 1594), also known as Guilielmus Alanus or Gulielmus Alanus, was an English Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He was an ordained priest, but was never a bishop. His main role was setting up colleges to train English missionary priests with the mission of returning secretly to England to keep Roman Catholicism alive there. Allen assisted in the planning of the Spanish Armada's attempted invasion of England in 1588. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William Allen is the 1,862nd most popular religious figure (up from 3,008th in 2019), the 2,178th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 5,568th in 2019) and the 58th most popular British Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, William Allen ranks 1,862 out of 3,187. Before him are Malcolm Ranjith, José Policarpo, Athanasius I of Constantinople, Procopius of Sázava, Zdislava Berka, and Saleh Al-Fawzan. After him are Nahor, son of Terah, Abu al-Misk Kafur, Morteza Motahhari, Muhammad Siddiq Al-Minshawi, Gan Ji, and Anandi Gopal Joshi.

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Among people born in 1532, William Allen ranks 17. Before him are Jean-Antoine de Baïf, Menocchio, Étienne Jodelle, Alphonsus Rodriguez, Archduchess Magdalena of Austria, and Anna Maria of Brunswick-Calenberg-Göttingen. After him are Edzard II, Count of East Frisia, Mehmed II Giray, Marino Grimani, Amy Robsart, and Thomas Norton. Among people deceased in 1594, William Allen ranks 11. Before him are Ishikawa Goemon, Archduchess Eleanor of Austria, Martin Frobisher, Alonso de Ercilla, Thomas Kyd, and Bálint Balassi. After him is Girolamo Mei.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, William Allen ranks 2,178 out of 8,785. Before him are Max Mallowan (1904), Andrew Smith (1797), Stephen Dillane (1957), Thomas Henderson (1798), Arthur Aikin (1773), and Rachel Kempson (1910). After him are Sophie Kinsella (1969), David Moyes (1963), Menzies Campbell (1941), Bill Bruford (1949), Michael Grant (1914), and Sarah Douglas (1952).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In United Kingdom

Among religious figures born in United Kingdom, William Allen ranks 58. Before him are Malo (487), Oswald of Northumbria (604), Matthew Festing (1949), Sigfrid of Sweden (1000), Barbara West (1911), and Saint Alban (300). After him are Stephen Langton (1150), Thomas Byles (1870), Carlo Acutis (1991), Cuthbert (635), Richard of Chichester (1197), and Joseph Butler (1692).

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