Died in 1556

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Died in 1556

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Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Pietro Aretino Author 20-Apr-1492 21-Oct-1556 Sonetti lussuriosi

Cristóbal de Castillejo Poet 1490 12-Jun-1556 Spanish poet, disliked Italian forms

Thomas Cranmer Religion 2-Jul-1489 21-Mar-1556 First Protestant Archbishop of Canterbury

Giovanni Della Casa Poet 28-Jun-1503 14-Nov-1556 Galateo

St. Ignatius of Loyola Religion 1491 31-Jul-1556 Founder of the Jesuit order

Conrad Pellicanus Religion 8-Jan-1478 6-Apr-1556 Zwinglian theologian

Pontormo Painter 24-May-1494 Dec-1556 Florentine Mannerist painter

Johann Sleidan Historian 1506 31-Oct-1556 De statu religionis et republicae

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