Who was the most deserving of the title "Athleta Christi"?

[Duke William of Normandy]

Athleta Christi, or Champion of Christ in Latin. It was given to certain Catholic rulers by the Pope, based on their dedication to the faith. This thread simply asks the question: which of the Athleta Christi deserved the title the most?

Links to the competitors:
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Hunyadi
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_I_of_Hungary
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skanderbeg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_the_Great

 

[JohannaK]

Clearly Cristiano Ronaldo. He's an athlete and actually called Cristiano. No competition.

 

[Duke William of Normandy]

Clearly Cristiano Ronaldo. He's an athlete and actually called Cristiano. No competition.

True... However, his name is Cristiano, not Cristi. Disqualified!

 

[JohannaK]

Aw, shucks, will have to continue the search.

 

[Ajidica]

Surely some Italian prince must have earned the title at some point in history by bribing the Pope demonstrating his faith. If yes, that guy is the most deserving.

 

[Duke William of Normandy]

Surely some Italian prince must have earned the title at some point in history by bribing the Pope demonstrating his faith. If yes, that guy is the most deserving.

Maybe, I wouldn't be surprised if this happened.

 

[Sarin]

Judas. His betrayal did more to further the Christian cause than any single one of these.

 

[Duke William of Normandy]

I'm glad for all the memes here, but I'm trying to make this a serious thread. So please, vote for a person actually on the list and give your reasons why.

But you are right, @Sarin. Judas did further the Christian cause more than any of the people on the list.

 

[r16]

so as a Turkish guy who like does not renounce the Ottoman legacy totally and a civ lll player who can understand the desire of the wider community to have historical accuracy and an ardent hater of Vl because of the way it becomes a delaying issue for lll+ ı will say ı had to follow the links to two kings and one like has not even fought the Ottomans or something . Some Albanians ı like , some Albanians ı don't but nobody speak's of lskender Bey protected by the way Ottomans had to infiltrate places , he still ran when he was faced by an effective campaign , so it has to Hunyadi Yanoş , the only one here who could defeat the Ottomans for good .