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Also Known As San Francesco de Paola
Born March 27, 1416 • Kingdom of Naples
Died April 2, 1507 (aged 91) • France
Founder Minims
Piero del Pollaiuolo
Italian artist
Marin Mersenne
French mathematician
Antonio del Pollaiuolo
Italian artist
Guido da Polenta
Italian noble
Francesco da Sangallo
Italian sculptor
Giovanni Battista Pirelli
Italian industrialist
Martino Longhi, the Younger
Italian architect
Martino Longhi, the Elder
Italian architect
Giuseppe Guarneri
Italian violin maker [1698-1745]
Pietro Giovanni Guarneri
Italian violin maker
Giovanni Battista Foggini
Italian sculptor
Scipione Caffarelli
Italian cardinal
Agostino Chigi
Italian banker
Marchetto Cara
Italian composer
Leandro Bassano
Italian painter
Emilio Bandiera
Italian revolutionary
Giovanni Maria Galli da Bibiena
Italian artist
Andrea Amati
Italian violin maker
Giuseppe Galli Bibiena
Italian theatrical designer
Antonio Galli Bibiena
Italian architect