Religious Figures in Rome

The atlas holds 15 people and 57 moments here, from 100 BC to 2025. The most recorded lives are Cicero, Julius Caesar and Pope John Paul II.

Notable people

1. Cicero

   from 87 BC to 47 BC

   10 moments here

   Marcus Tullius Cicero (106–43 BC) was a Roman lawyer, orator, philosopher, consul, provincial governor, and defender of the late Republic.…

2. Julius Caesar

   from 100 BC to 44 BC

   9 moments here

   Gaius Julius Caesar was a Roman politician, general, orator and author whose career spanned the late Roman Republic.…

3. Pope John Paul II

   from 1946 to 2005

   9 moments here

   Karol Józef Wojtyła (1920–2005), Pope John Paul II from 1978, was a Polish Catholic priest, bishop, cardinal, and pope.…

4. Pope Francis

   from 2001 to 2025

   7 moments here

   Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Pope Francis, was an Argentine Jesuit priest, archbishop of Buenos Aires, cardinal, and head of the Catholic Church and…

5. Pope Benedict XVI

   from 1981 to 2022

   5 moments here

   Joseph Alois Ratzinger (1927–2022), Pope Benedict XVI, was a German Catholic theologian, archbishop, cardinal, prefect of the Congregation for the…

6. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

   from 1786 to 1787

   3 moments here

   German poet, dramatist, novelist, scientist, theatre director, and statesman. Born in Frankfurt, Goethe studied in Leipzig and Strasbourg, practiced…

7. Dante Alighieri

   from 1300 to 1301

   2 moments here

   Florentine poet, prose writer, philosopher, and statesman whose Divine Comedy became a foundational work of Italian and European literature.…

8. Augustine of Hippo

   from 383 to 388

   2 moments here

   Aurelius Augustinus, known as Augustine of Hippo, was a North African rhetorician, Christian theologian, philosopher, priest, and bishop.…

9. Thomas Aquinas

   from 1244 to 1265

   2 moments here

   Italian Dominican friar, priest, theologian, and philosopher. His documented movements connected family residences in southern Italy, Dominican and…

10. Paul the Apostle

    from 60 to 64

    2 moments here

    Paul (Saul of Tarsus) was a first-century Jewish Christian apostle and missionary. The chronology below follows the traditional reconstruction used…

11. Francis of Assisi

    from 1209 to 1215

    2 moments here

    Italian Catholic friar, deacon, preacher, and founder of the Order of Friars Minor. Born Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone at Assisi, he renounced his…

12. Martin Luther

    in 1510

    1 moment here

    German Augustinian friar, priest, theologian, professor, translator, and leading figure of the Protestant Reformation.…

13. Mother Teresa

    in 1983

    1 moment here

    Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu, known as Mother Teresa or Saint Teresa of Calcutta, was an Albanian-Indian Catholic nun.…

14. Plutarch

    in 70

    1 moment here

    Greek Platonist philosopher, biographer, essayist, magistrate, and Delphic priest. He was born at Chaeronea between 45 and 47 CE and died after 119…

15. Desiderius Erasmus

    in 1509

    1 moment here

    Dutch Renaissance humanist, Catholic priest, theologian, editor, and author. Erasmus was born in the Burgundian Netherlands, educated in the Low…

Moments

1. 100 BC Born in Rome Julius Caesar
2. 87 BC Studies with Philo in Rome Cicero
3. 78 BC Returns to Rome after Sulla's death Julius Caesar
4. 77 BC Returns to Rome from eastern studies Cicero
5. 70 BC Prosecutes Verres at Rome Cicero
6. 68 BC Writes from Rome Cicero
7. 63 BC Accompanies Lentulus to the Tullianum Cicero
8. 61 BC Writes from Rome after his consulship Cicero
9. 59 BC Serves as consul in Rome Julius Caesar
10. 59 BC Returns to Rome Cicero
11. 57 BC Re-enters Rome after exile Cicero
12. 49 BC Arrives outside Rome with imperium Cicero
13. 49 BC Returns to Rome during the civil war Julius Caesar
14. 47 BC Returns to Rome after Caesar's victory Cicero
15. 46 BC Celebrates triumphs in Rome Julius Caesar
16. 45 BC Returns to Rome after Spain Julius Caesar
17. 44 BC Dines at Lepidus' house on the eve of the assassination Julius Caesar
18. 44 BC Watches the Lupercalia from the Rostra Julius Caesar
19. 44 BC Assassinated at the Curia of Pompey Julius Caesar
20. 60 House arrest and preaching at Rome Paul the Apostle
21. 64 Death at Rome Paul the Apostle
22. 70 Visit to Rome with Lucius Mestrius Florus Plutarch
23. 383 Move to Rome Augustine of Hippo
24. 388 Study of monastic life in Rome Augustine of Hippo
25. 1209 Journey to Rome for approval of the Rule Francis of Assisi
26. 1215 Attendance at the Fourth Lateran Council Francis of Assisi
27. 1244 Meeting the Dominican master general in Rome Thomas Aquinas
28. 1265 Papal theologian and teacher at Santa Sabina Thomas Aquinas
29. 1300 Observed Jubilee crowds in Rome Dante Alighieri
30. 1301 Joined the embassy to Pope Boniface VIII Dante Alighieri
31. 1509 Visits to Rome Desiderius Erasmus
32. 1510 Undertakes mission to Rome Martin Luther
33. 1786 Arrives in Rome Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
34. 1786 Lives with Tischbein in Via del Corso Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
35. 1787 Begins second Roman residence Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
36. 1946 Studies at the Angelicum Pope John Paul II
37. 1962 Second Vatican Council participation Pope John Paul II
38. 1967 Created cardinal Pope John Paul II
39. 1978 Election as Pope John Paul II Pope John Paul II
40. 1978 First public appearance as pope Pope John Paul II
41. 1981 Shot in St. Peter's Square Pope John Paul II
42. 1981 Roman curial prefecture Pope Benedict XVI
43. 1983 Hospitalized while visiting the Pope Mother Teresa
44. 1983 Visit to Mehmet Ali Ağca in prison Pope John Paul II
45. 1986 Visit to the Great Synagogue of Rome Pope John Paul II
46. 2001 Created cardinal in Rome Pope Francis
47. 2001 Cardinal-title installation Pope Francis
48. 2005 Inauguration Mass Pope Benedict XVI
49. 2005 Papal election Pope Benedict XVI
50. 2005 Death at the Apostolic Palace Pope John Paul II

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