Pope Benedict Xiv

Pope Benedict Xiv

male, deceased (1758)
Pope Benedict XIV (March 31, 1675 - May 3, 1758), born Prospero Lorenzo Lambertini, was Pope from 17 August 1740 to 3 May 1758.
Catherine Of Siena

Catherine Of Siena

female, deceased (1380)
Saint Catherine of Siena (March 25, 1347 - April 29, 1380) was a Dominican Tertiary (lay affiliate) of the Dominican Order. Catherine was the 23rd...
Edgardo Mortara

Edgardo Mortara

male, deceased (1940)
Edgardo Mortara (August 27, 1851 - March 11, 1940) was a Jewish-born Italian Catholic priest, who became the center of an international controversy...
Aldus Manutius

Aldus Manutius

male, deceased (1515)
Aldus Manutius (1449/50 - February 6, 1515), the Latin form of Aldo Manuzio (born Teobaldo Mannucci; sometimes called Aldus Manutius, the Elder to...
David Kertzer

David Kertzer

male
David I. Kertzer is Paul Dupee, Jr. University Professor of Social Science, Professor of Anthropology (1992-), Professor of History (1992-2001),...
Pellegrino Rossi

Pellegrino Rossi

male, deceased (1848)
Pellegrino Rossi (July 13, 1787 - November 15, 1848) was an Italian economist, politician and jurist. He was an important figure of the July...
Agostino Chigi

Agostino Chigi

male, deceased (1520)
Agostino Chigi (August 28 1465 - April 11 1520) was an Italian banker of the Renaissance. Born in Siena, he was the member of an ancient and...
Matteo Ricci

Matteo Ricci

male, deceased (1610)
Matteo Ricci (courtesy name:西泰 Xītài) was an Italian Jesuit priest. Matteo Ricci was born in 1552 in Macerata, then part of the Papal States. Ricci...
Giacomo Antonelli

Giacomo Antonelli

male, deceased (1876)
"His Eminence" Giacomo Cardinal Antonelli (April 2, 1806 - November 6, 1876), Italian lay cardinal, was born at Sonnino. He was educated for the...
Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor

Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor

male, deceased (1250)
Frederick II (December 26, 1194 - December 13, 1250), of the Hohenstaufen dynasty, was a pretender to the title of King of the Romans from 1212 and...