Luca Marenzio

Italian composer (1553-1599)
Person human Q316532
Luca Marenzio
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Luca Marenzio

Summary

Luca Marenzio is a human[1]. Born in Coccaglio[2], he… he was born on October 18, 1553[3]. He died in Rome[4]. He died on August 22, 1599[5]. He worked as a composer[6] and Catholic priest[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (398 views/month, #7,272 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Born in Coccaglio[2], Luca Marenzio…
  • Luca Marenzio died in Rome[4].
  • Luca Marenzio was born on October 18, 1553[3].
  • Luca Marenzio died on August 22, 1599[5].
  • Luca Marenzio is buried at San Lorenzo in Lucina[9].
  • Luca Marenzio held citizenship in Republic of Venice[10].
  • Luca Marenzio held citizenship in Papal States[11].
  • Luca Marenzio worked as a composer[6].
  • Luca Marenzio worked as a Catholic priest[7].
  • Luca Marenzio is recorded as male[12].
  • Luca Marenzio's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Luca Marenzio's genre is madrigal[14].
  • Luca Marenzio's Commons category is recorded as Luca Marenzio[15].
  • Luca Marenzio's family name is recorded as Marenzio[16].
  • Luca Marenzio's given name is recorded as Luca[17].
  • Luca Marenzio's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Luca Marenzio[18].
  • Luca Marenzio studied under Giovanni Contino[19].
  • Luca Marenzio's described by source is recorded as Nordisk familjebok[20].
  • Luca Marenzio's described by source is recorded as Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians[21].
  • Luca Marenzio's described by source is recorded as Riemann's Music Dictionary[22].
  • Luca Marenzio's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[23].
  • Luca Marenzio's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[24].
  • Luca Marenzio's described by source is recorded as Brief Biographical Dictionary of Foreign Composers[25].
  • Luca Marenzio's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Italian[26].
  • Luca Marenzio's list of works is recorded as list of compositions by Luca Marenzio[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Coccaglio[2], Luca Marenzio… he was born on October 18, 1553[3].

Education

Luca Marenzio studied under Giovanni Contino[19].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer[6] and Catholic priest[7].

Death and Burial

Luca Marenzio died on August 22, 1599[5]. He died in Rome[4]. Burial took place at San Lorenzo in Lucina[9].

Why It Matters

Luca Marenzio ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (398 views/month, #7,272 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was Luca Marenzio born?

Born in Coccaglio[2], Luca Marenzio…

Where did Luca Marenzio die?

Luca Marenzio died in Rome[4].

What did Luca Marenzio do for work?

Luca Marenzio worked as composer[6] and Catholic priest[7].

References

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  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
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  3. [12] . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [13] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
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  12. [3] . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-09-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation composer, Catholic priest
    Treccani's enciclopedia italiana id luca-marenzio
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  2. 4w ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  3. 5w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-08-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag luca-marenzio
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  4. 8w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority id ukiyozōshi
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  5. 10w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  6. 11w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-07-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Polish music library pbm id marenzio-luca
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  7. 12w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14536 376811
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  8. 14w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Dezède person id 1754
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  9. 14w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id 0274444-Marenzio-Luca-15531599
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0274444-Marenzio-Luca-15531599, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259494|batch #259494]]"
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