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16th-century catholic priests

26 published records, arranged alphabetically. Each entry is published only where a named source supports it.

Alessandro PiccolominiAuthor · BooksAlessandro Piccolomini (13 June 1508 – 12 March 1579) was an Italian humanist, astronomer and philosopher from Siena, who promoted the popularization in the vernacular of Latin and Greek…
Alessandro ValignanoAuthor · BooksAlessandro Valignano, S.J, sometimes Valignani (Chinese: 范禮安 Fàn Lǐ’ān; February 1539 – January 20, 1606), was an Italian Jesuit priest and missionary born in Chieti, part of the Kingdom of…
Bartholomew of BragaAuthor · BooksBartholomew of Braga (born Bartolomeu Fernandes; 3 May 1514 – 16 July 1590), in religion Bartolomew of the Martyrs, was a Portuguese Dominican prelate who served as Archbishop of Braga.
Claudio MonteverdiPerson · Music memorabiliaClaudio Giovanni Antonio Monteverdi (baptized 15 May 1567 – 29 November 1643) was an Italian composer, choirmaster and string player.
Francis de SalesAuthor · Books
Francisco de RiojaAuthor · BooksIllustration — Possibly portrait by Velazquez
Geoffrey KeatingAuthor · BooksGeoffrey Keating (Irish: Seathrún Céitinn; c. 1569 – c.
Giovanni ArtusiPerson · Music memorabiliaGiovanni Maria Artusi (c. 154018 August 1613) was an Italian music theorist, composer, and writer.
Giovanni BoteroAuthor · BooksGiovanni Botero (c. 1544 – 23 June 1617) was an Italian thinker, Catholic priest, poet, and diplomat, author of Della Ragion di Stato (The Reason of State), in ten chapters, printed in…
Giovanni della CasaAuthor · BooksGiovanni della Casa (28 June 1503 – 14 November 1556) was an Italian poet, diplomat, clergyman and inquisitor, and writer on etiquette and society.
Jacques Davy DuperronAuthor · BooksJacques Davy Duperron (ʒak davi dypɛʁɔ̃; 15 November 1556 – 6 December 1618) was a French politician and Roman Catholic Cardinal.
Johann LeisentritPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Etching of Johannes Leisentritt from 1562
John of the CrossAuthor · BooksJohn of the Cross (Juan de la Cruz; Ioannes a Cruce; né Juan de Yepes y Álvarez; 24 June 1542 – 14 December 1591) was a Spanish Catholic priest, mystic, and Carmelite friar.
Joseph of AnchietaAuthor · BooksJosé de Anchieta y Díaz de Clavijo, SJ (Joseph of Anchieta; 19 March 1534 – 9 June 1597) was a Spanish missionary to the Portuguese colony of Brazil in the second half of the 16th century.
Juan Pablo BonetAuthor · BooksIllustration — Juan Pablo Bonet
Lope de VegaAuthor · BooksFélix Lope de Vega y Carpio (25 November 156227 August 1635) was a Spanish playwright, poet, and novelist who was a key figure in the Spanish Golden Age (1492–1659) of Baroque literature.
Lorenzo ScupoliAuthor · BooksFrancesco Scupoli (c. 1530 – 26 November 1610), better known by his religious name Lorenzo Scupoli, was a Neapolitan Catholic priest, most notable for his authorship of The Spiritual Combat…
Manuel da NóbregaAuthor · BooksManuel da Nóbrega, SJ (old spelling Manoel da Nóbrega) (18 October 1517 – 18 October 1570) was a Portuguese Jesuit priest and the first provincial of the Society of Jesus in colonial…
Marcin KromerAuthor · BooksMarcin Kromer (Latin: Martinus Cromerus; 11 November 1512 – 23 March 1589) was Prince-Bishop of Warmia (Ermland), a Polish cartographer, diplomat and historian in the Kingdom of Poland and…
Pedro PáezAuthor · Books
Pontus de TyardAuthor · BooksPontus de Tyard (also Thyard, Thiard) (c. 1521 – 23 September 1605) was a French poet and priest, a member of "La Pléiade".
Prudencio de SandovalAuthor · BooksFray Prudencio de Sandoval (1553–1620) was a Spanish historian and Benedictine monk, the Bishop of Tuy from 1608 to 1612 and Bishop of Pamplona thereafter until his death.
Rodrigo CaroAuthor · BooksRodrigo Caro (4 October 1573, in Utrera10 August 1647 in Seville) was a Spanish priest, historian, archeologist, lawyer, poet and writer.
Ruy López de SeguraAuthor · BooksRodrigo "Ruy" López de Segura (c. 1530 – c.
Thoinot ArbeauPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Les Petits Chanteurs de Passy sing the pavane Belle qui tiens ma vie of Thoinot Arbeau
Wolfgang SchmeltzlAuthor · BooksWolfgang Schmeltzl (c. 1505 – 1564) was a German teacher, writer and composer, and Roman Catholic clergyman.

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