Settings18th-century Roman Catholic priests
Alban Butler
Alban Butler (13 October 1710 – 15 May 1773), English Roman Catholic priest and hagiographer, was born at Appletree, Northamptonshire.
Alban Butler (13 October 1710 – 15 May 1773), English Roman Catholic priest and hagiographer, was born at Appletree, Northamptonshire.
Andrew Fournet
Andrew Fournet was a priest who, with St. Elizabeth Bichier, established the Congregation of the Daughters of the Holy Cross.
Andrew Fournet was a priest who, with St. Elizabeth Bichier, established the Congregation of the Daughters of the Holy Cross.
Angel Baffard
Angel Baffard, O.A.D., was a French genealogist and friar of the Order of Discalced Augustinians.
Angel Baffard, O.A.D., was a French genealogist and friar of the Order of Discalced Augustinians.
Bertrand Guilladot
Bertrand Guilladot (died 1742), a French priest and an alleged sorcerer, was among the last people to be executed for witchcraft in France and in Europe.
Bertrand Guilladot (died 1742), a French priest and an alleged sorcerer, was among the last people to be executed for witchcraft in France and in Europe.
Charles Arbuthnot (abbot)
Charles Arbuthnot (22 February 1737 – 19 April 1820) was a renowned Scottish abbot of the Scots Monastery, Regensburg, and a leading Bavarian mathematician of his time.
Charles Arbuthnot (22 February 1737 – 19 April 1820) was a renowned Scottish abbot of the Scots Monastery, Regensburg, and a leading Bavarian mathematician of his time.
Clemens Maria Hofbauer
Clement Mary Hofbauer, C.Ss.R. (or Clemens Maria Hofbauer) (December 26, 1751 – March 15, 1820) was a hermit and later a priest of the Redemptorist congregation.
Clement Mary Hofbauer, C.Ss.R. (or Clemens Maria Hofbauer) (December 26, 1751 – March 15, 1820) was a hermit and later a priest of the Redemptorist congregation.
Daniello Concina
Daniello Concina (20 October 1687 – 21 February 1756) was an Italian Dominican preacher, controversialist and theologian.
Daniello Concina (20 October 1687 – 21 February 1756) was an Italian Dominican preacher, controversialist and theologian.
Diego Francisco Altamirano
Diego Francisco Altamirano was a Jesuit and author, born at Madrid, 26 October 1625; died in Lima, 22 December, 1715.
Diego Francisco Altamirano was a Jesuit and author, born at Madrid, 26 October 1625; died in Lima, 22 December, 1715.
Eligius Fromentin
Eligius Fromentin (1767 October 6, 1822) was an American politician.
Eligius Fromentin (1767 October 6, 1822) was an American politician.
Faustino Arévalo
Faustino Arévalo was a Spanish Jesuit hymnographer and patrologist.
Faustino Arévalo was a Spanish Jesuit hymnographer and patrologist.
Francesco Maria de' Medici, Duke of Rovere and Montefeltro
Francesco Maria de' Medici (12 November 1660 – 3 February 1711) was an Italian cardinal and Duke of Rovere and Montefeltro.
Francesco Maria de' Medici (12 November 1660 – 3 February 1711) was an Italian cardinal and Duke of Rovere and Montefeltro.
Francis Charles Nagot
Francis Charles Nagot (1734–1816) was a French Roman Catholic priest, who worked for the Society of Saint-Sulpice.
Francis Charles Nagot (1734–1816) was a French Roman Catholic priest, who worked for the Society of Saint-Sulpice.
Francis Martin
Francis Martin (1652–1722) was an Irish Augustinian.
Francis Martin (1652–1722) was an Irish Augustinian.
Francisco Dumetz
Francisco Dumetz (died 14 January 1811) was a Spanish Franciscan missionary.
Francisco Dumetz (died 14 January 1811) was a Spanish Franciscan missionary.
Francisco Garcés
Francisco Hermenegildo Tomás Garcés (April 12, 1738 – July 18, 1781) was a Spanish Franciscan missionary and explorer in the colonial Viceroyalty of New Spain.
Francisco Hermenegildo Tomás Garcés (April 12, 1738 – July 18, 1781) was a Spanish Franciscan missionary and explorer in the colonial Viceroyalty of New Spain.
Franz Joseph Aumann
Franz Joseph Aumann (also Auman, Aumon, 24 February, 1728, Traismauer – 30 March, 1797) was an Austrian composer.
Franz Joseph Aumann (also Auman, Aumon, 24 February, 1728, Traismauer – 30 March, 1797) was an Austrian composer.
François Langlade
François Langlade (François de Langlade du Chayla) (c.
François Langlade (François de Langlade du Chayla) (c.
Gabriel Richard
Father Gabriel Richard was a French Roman Catholic priest who became a Delegate from Michigan Territory to the U.S. House of Representatives.
Father Gabriel Richard was a French Roman Catholic priest who became a Delegate from Michigan Territory to the U.S. House of Representatives.
Henry Noris
Henry Noris (b. at Verona, 29 August 1631, d. at Rome, 23 February 1704) was an Italian church historian, theologian and Cardinal, of English ancestry.
Henry Noris (b. at Verona, 29 August 1631, d. at Rome, 23 February 1704) was an Italian church historian, theologian and Cardinal, of English ancestry.
Jacques-André Emery
Jacques-André Emery (26 August 1732, Gex, Ain ; 28 April 1811, Paris) was a French Sulpician monk, Superior of the Society of St-Sulpice during the French Revolution.
Jacques-André Emery (26 August 1732, Gex, Ain ; 28 April 1811, Paris) was a French Sulpician monk, Superior of the Society of St-Sulpice during the French Revolution.
James Adams (philologist)
James Adams (1737 – 7 December 1802) was an English Jesuit, commenced his noviciate at Watton, 7 September 1756; afterwards taught the belles-lettres at St. Omer.
James Adams (1737 – 7 December 1802) was an English Jesuit, commenced his noviciate at Watton, 7 September 1756; afterwards taught the belles-lettres at St. Omer.
Jan Krzysztof Kluk
Jan Krzysztof Kluk (September 13, 1739 – July 2, 1796) was a Polish naturalist agronomist and entomologist.
Jan Krzysztof Kluk (September 13, 1739 – July 2, 1796) was a Polish naturalist agronomist and entomologist.
Jean de Hautefeuille
Jean de Hautefeuille was a French abbé, physicist and inventor.
Jean de Hautefeuille was a French abbé, physicist and inventor.
Jean-Baptiste Blanchard
Jean-Baptiste Blanchard was a French Jesuit and educator, one of the contemporary opponents of Rosseau.
Jean-Baptiste Blanchard was a French Jesuit and educator, one of the contemporary opponents of Rosseau.
Jean-Baptiste Delaveyne
Jean-Baptiste Delaveyne was a French Benedictine priest.
Jean-Baptiste Delaveyne was a French Benedictine priest.
Jean-Martin Moye
Jean-Martin Moye (b. at Cutting, Lorraine, 27 January 1730; d. at Trier, 4 May 1793) was a French Roman Catholic priest, a missionary in China and the founder of the Sisters of Divine Providence.
Jean-Martin Moye (b. at Cutting, Lorraine, 27 January 1730; d. at Trier, 4 May 1793) was a French Roman Catholic priest, a missionary in China and the founder of the Sisters of Divine Providence.
Jean-Nicolas Beauregard
Jean-Nicolas Beauregard (born Metz, Lorraine, France 4 December 1733, died Gröningen, Germany, 27 July, 1804) was a Jesuit preacher, pulpit orator and émigré priest following the French revoluti...
Jean-Nicolas Beauregard (born Metz, Lorraine, France 4 December 1733, died Gröningen, Germany, 27 July, 1804) was a Jesuit preacher, pulpit orator and émigré priest following the French revoluti...
Jean-Pierre Aulneau
Father Jean-Pierre Aulneau de la Touche, S.J. (21 April 1705 – 8 June 1736) was a Jesuit missionary priest who was briefly active in New France and killed before he could take part in his ...
Father Jean-Pierre Aulneau de la Touche, S.J. (21 April 1705 – 8 June 1736) was a Jesuit missionary priest who was briefly active in New France and killed before he could take part in his ...
John Constable (Jesuit)
John Constable (alias Lacey; pen-name Clerophilus Alethes) (born in Lincolnshire, 10 November 1676 or 1678; died 28 March 1743) was an English Jesuit controversial writer.
John Constable (alias Lacey; pen-name Clerophilus Alethes) (born in Lincolnshire, 10 November 1676 or 1678; died 28 March 1743) was an English Jesuit controversial writer.
John Gother
John Gother (died 1704), also known as John Goter, was an English Roman Catholic priest.
John Gother (died 1704), also known as John Goter, was an English Roman Catholic priest.
John Sergeant (priest)
John Sergeant (1623–1707 or 1710) was an English Roman Catholic priest, controversialist and theologian.
John Sergeant (1623–1707 or 1710) was an English Roman Catholic priest, controversialist and theologian.
John Thayer (priest)
The Reverend John Thayer (1755–5 February 1815) was the first native of New England ordained to the Roman Catholic priesthood.
The Reverend John Thayer (1755–5 February 1815) was the first native of New England ordained to the Roman Catholic priesthood.
John Ury
John Ury was a white itinerant teacher who was suspected of being a Catholic priest and a Spanish spy during the New York Slave Insurrection of 1741.
John Ury was a white itinerant teacher who was suspected of being a Catholic priest and a Spanish spy during the New York Slave Insurrection of 1741.
Joseph Aubery
Joseph Aubery (born at Gisors in Normandy, 10 May 1673; died at Saint-François, Quebec, Canada, 2 July 1755 was a French Jesuit missionary in Canada.
Joseph Aubery (born at Gisors in Normandy, 10 May 1673; died at Saint-François, Quebec, Canada, 2 July 1755 was a French Jesuit missionary in Canada.
Joseph Berington
Joseph Berington (b. at Winsley, Herefordshire, 16 January 1743; d. at Buckland, 1 December 1827) was one of the prominent British Catholic writers of his day.
Joseph Berington (b. at Winsley, Herefordshire, 16 January 1743; d. at Buckland, 1 December 1827) was one of the prominent British Catholic writers of his day.
Joseph Biner
Joseph Biner (1697, Gluringen, Switzerland—March 24, 1766, Torrenburg, Germany) was a Roman Catholic canonist, historian, and theologian.
Joseph Biner (1697, Gluringen, Switzerland—March 24, 1766, Torrenburg, Germany) was a Roman Catholic canonist, historian, and theologian.
Joseph Marie Terray
Joseph Marie Terray (December 9, 1715, Boën – February 18, 1778) was a Controller-General of Finances during the reign of Louis XV of France, an agent of fiscal reform, cut short by his death.
Joseph Marie Terray (December 9, 1715, Boën – February 18, 1778) was a Controller-General of Finances during the reign of Louis XV of France, an agent of fiscal reform, cut short by his death.
Joseph Pignatelli
Saint Joseph Maria Pignatelli (December 27, 1737 – November 15, 1811) was a Roman Catholic Jesuit priest born in Zaragoza, Spain, who was the unofficial leader of the Jesuits in exile in Sardin...
Saint Joseph Maria Pignatelli (December 27, 1737 – November 15, 1811) was a Roman Catholic Jesuit priest born in Zaragoza, Spain, who was the unofficial leader of the Jesuits in exile in Sardin...
Joseph-André-Mathurin Jacrau
Joseph-André-Mathurin Jacrau was a Canadian priest.
Joseph-André-Mathurin Jacrau was a Canadian priest.
Joseph-Anne-Marie de Moyriac de Mailla
Joseph-Anne-Marie de Moyriac de Mailla was a French Jesuit missionary to China.
Joseph-Anne-Marie de Moyriac de Mailla was a French Jesuit missionary to China.
José de la Canal
José de la Canal (11 January 1768 – 17 April 1845) was a Spanish ecclesiastical historian.
José de la Canal (11 January 1768 – 17 April 1845) was a Spanish ecclesiastical historian.
José Francisco de Isla
José Francisco de Isla (April 24, 1703 – November 2, 1781) was a Spanish Jesuit, celebrated as a preacher and a humorist and satirist of the stamp of Cervantes.
José Francisco de Isla (April 24, 1703 – November 2, 1781) was a Spanish Jesuit, celebrated as a preacher and a humorist and satirist of the stamp of Cervantes.
José Maria de Zalvidea
José Maria de Zalvidea (2 March 1780—1846) was a Spanish Franciscan missionary.
José Maria de Zalvidea (2 March 1780—1846) was a Spanish Franciscan missionary.
José Torrubia
José Torrubia was a Spanish Catholic missionary, scientist and author.
José Torrubia was a Spanish Catholic missionary, scientist and author.
Juan Crespí
Father Juan Crespí (March 1, 1721 – January 1, 1782) was a Majorcan missionary and explorer of Las Californias.
Father Juan Crespí (March 1, 1721 – January 1, 1782) was a Majorcan missionary and explorer of Las Californias.
Juan de Velasco
Juan de Velasco y Pérez Petroche (1727–1792) was an 18th-century Jesuit priest, historian, and professor of philosophy and theology from the Royal Audience of Quito.
Juan de Velasco y Pérez Petroche (1727–1792) was an 18th-century Jesuit priest, historian, and professor of philosophy and theology from the Royal Audience of Quito.
Juan Nicasio Gallego
Juan Nicasio Gallego was a Spanish priest and poet; born in Zamora, Spain, 14 December 1777, he died in Madrid, 9 January 1853.
Juan Nicasio Gallego was a Spanish priest and poet; born in Zamora, Spain, 14 December 1777, he died in Madrid, 9 January 1853.
Junípero Serra
Blessed Junípero Serra, O.F.M.,, known as Fra Juníper Serra in Catalan, his mother tongue was a Majorcan Franciscan friar who founded the mission chain in Alta California of the Las Californ...
Blessed Junípero Serra, O.F.M.,, known as Fra Juníper Serra in Catalan, his mother tongue was a Majorcan Franciscan friar who founded the mission chain in Alta California of the Las Californ...
Jérôme Besoigne
Jérôme Besoigne (born Paris, 1686, died 1763) was a prominent Jansenist apologist and oppositionist to the Bull "Unigenitus."
Jérôme Besoigne (born Paris, 1686, died 1763) was a prominent Jansenist apologist and oppositionist to the Bull "Unigenitus."
Lorenzo Hervás y Panduro
Lorenzo Hervás y Panduro was a Spanish Jesuit and famous philologist; born at Horcajo, 1 May 1735; died at Rome, 24 August 1809.
Lorenzo Hervás y Panduro was a Spanish Jesuit and famous philologist; born at Horcajo, 1 May 1735; died at Rome, 24 August 1809.
Ludovico Sabbatini
Venerable Ludovico Sabbatini (30 August 1650, Naples, Italy; 11 June 1724, Naples) was an Italian priest and religious educator, who was beatified by the Catholic Church in 1765.
Venerable Ludovico Sabbatini (30 August 1650, Naples, Italy; 11 June 1724, Naples) was an Italian priest and religious educator, who was beatified by the Catholic Church in 1765.
Luís Jayme
Luís Jayme O.F.M. (October 18, 1740 – November 4, 1775), born Melchor Jayme, was a Spanish-born Roman Catholic priest of the Franciscan Order.
Luís Jayme O.F.M. (October 18, 1740 – November 4, 1775), born Melchor Jayme, was a Spanish-born Roman Catholic priest of the Franciscan Order.
Marmaduke Stone
Marmaduke Stone (28 November, 1748 - 22 August, 1834) was an English Jesuit, in a position of leadership when the Order was dissolved.
Marmaduke Stone (28 November, 1748 - 22 August, 1834) was an English Jesuit, in a position of leadership when the Order was dissolved.
Mateo Aimerich
Mateo Aimerich (1715–1799) was a philologist, born in Bordil, Spain.
Mateo Aimerich (1715–1799) was a philologist, born in Bordil, Spain.
Matteo Ripa
Matteo Ripa (29 March 1682, Eboli – 29 March 1746, Naples) was an Italian priest who was sent as a missionary to China by Propaganda Fide, and between 1711 to 1723 worked as a painter and copper...
Matteo Ripa (29 March 1682, Eboli – 29 March 1746, Naples) was an Italian priest who was sent as a missionary to China by Propaganda Fide, and between 1711 to 1723 worked as a painter and copper...
Miguel del Barco
Miguel del Barco (1706–1790) was a Jesuit missionary in Baja California, Mexico and wrote major contributions to the peninsula's history and ethnography.
Miguel del Barco (1706–1790) was a Jesuit missionary in Baja California, Mexico and wrote major contributions to the peninsula's history and ethnography.
Moritz Hohenbaum van der Meer
Moritz Hohenbaum van der Meer, aka Mauritius Hohenbaum van der Meer (born 25 June, 1718, Spörl, near Belgrade; died 18 December, 1795, at the monastery of Rheinau, near Schaffhausen in Swi...
Moritz Hohenbaum van der Meer, aka Mauritius Hohenbaum van der Meer (born 25 June, 1718, Spörl, near Belgrade; died 18 December, 1795, at the monastery of Rheinau, near Schaffhausen in Swi...
Pedro Lozano
Father Pedro Lozano (1697–1752) was a Spanish ethnographer, historian and Jesuit Missionary.
Father Pedro Lozano (1697–1752) was a Spanish ethnographer, historian and Jesuit Missionary.
Pierre Claude François Daunou
Pierre Claude François Daunou was a French statesman and historian of the French Revolution and Empire.
Pierre Claude François Daunou was a French statesman and historian of the French Revolution and Empire.
Prospero Colonna di Sciarra
Prospero Colonna di Sciarra (January 17, 1707 – April 20, 1765) was an Italian cardinal of the family of the dukes of Carbognano.
Prospero Colonna di Sciarra (January 17, 1707 – April 20, 1765) was an Italian cardinal of the family of the dukes of Carbognano.
Silvester Jenks
Silvester Jenks (c. 1656 – December 1714) was an English Catholic priest and theologian.
Silvester Jenks (c. 1656 – December 1714) was an English Catholic priest and theologian.
Simplicien Lucas
Simplicien Lucas, O.A.D.,, was a noted French genealogist and a friar of the Order of Discalced Augustinians at the priory of the Order, commonly called the Couvent des Petits Pères, attache...
Simplicien Lucas, O.A.D.,, was a noted French genealogist and a friar of the Order of Discalced Augustinians at the priory of the Order, commonly called the Couvent des Petits Pères, attache...
Thomas Acton
Thomas Acton (1662 – 21 March 1721), real name Thomas Dupuy, was an English Jesuit.
Thomas Acton (1662 – 21 March 1721), real name Thomas Dupuy, was an English Jesuit.
Thomas Falkner
Thomas Falkner (6 October 1707 – 30 January 1784) was an English Jesuit missionary, active in Patagonia.
Thomas Falkner (6 October 1707 – 30 January 1784) was an English Jesuit missionary, active in Patagonia.
Thyrsus González de Santalla
Tirso González de Santalla, (18 January 1624, Arganza, Spain - 27 October 1705, Rome) was a Spanish Theologian, elected, in 1687, 13th Superior General of the Society of Jesus.
Tirso González de Santalla, (18 January 1624, Arganza, Spain - 27 October 1705, Rome) was a Spanish Theologian, elected, in 1687, 13th Superior General of the Society of Jesus.
Vicente de Santa Maria
Father Vicente de Santa María (1742 – July 16, 1806) was a Spanish Franciscan priest who accompanied explorer Juan de Ayala on the first Spanish naval entry aboard the San Carlos into ...
Father Vicente de Santa María (1742 – July 16, 1806) was a Spanish Franciscan priest who accompanied explorer Juan de Ayala on the first Spanish naval entry aboard the San Carlos into ...
William Joseph Chaminade
William Joseph Chaminade or Guillaume-Joseph Chaminade, now called by his liturgical title of Blessed Chaminade, was a French Roman Catholic priest who survived persecution during th...
William Joseph Chaminade or Guillaume-Joseph Chaminade, now called by his liturgical title of Blessed Chaminade, was a French Roman Catholic priest who survived persecution during th...