SettingsAssassinated religious leaders
Abdullah Yusuf Azzam
Abdullah Yusuf Azzam was a highly influential Palestinian Sunni Islamic scholar and theologian, who preached in favor of defensive jihad by Muslims to help the Afghan mujahideen against the ...
Abdullah Yusuf Azzam was a highly influential Palestinian Sunni Islamic scholar and theologian, who preached in favor of defensive jihad by Muslims to help the Afghan mujahideen against the ...
Anthim the Iberian
Anthim the Iberian was one of the greatest ecclesiastic figures of Wallachia, a noted Eastern Orthodox theologian and philosopher, founder of the first printing press in Romania, and Metropolita...
Anthim the Iberian was one of the greatest ecclesiastic figures of Wallachia, a noted Eastern Orthodox theologian and philosopher, founder of the first printing press in Romania, and Metropolita...
Aristobulus II
Aristobulus II was the Jewish High Priest and King of Judea, 66 BC to 63 BC, from the Hasmonean Dynasty.
Aristobulus II was the Jewish High Priest and King of Judea, 66 BC to 63 BC, from the Hasmonean Dynasty.
Ehsan Ilahi Zahir
Ehsaan Elahi Zaheer (Urdu: احسان الہی ظہیر) was a religious scholar and leader of the Ahle Hadith Islamic movement.
Ehsaan Elahi Zaheer (Urdu: احسان الہی ظہیر) was a religious scholar and leader of the Ahle Hadith Islamic movement.
Enrique Angelelli
Enrique Ángel Angelelli (17 June 19234 August 1976) was a bishop of the Roman Catholic Church in Argentina, killed during the last military dictatorship for his involvement with social issues.
Enrique Ángel Angelelli (17 June 19234 August 1976) was a bishop of the Roman Catholic Church in Argentina, killed during the last military dictatorship for his involvement with social issues.
Ernesto Barrera
Fr. Ernesto Barrera was a Roman Catholic priest in El Salvador who was assassinated in 1978.
Fr. Ernesto Barrera was a Roman Catholic priest in El Salvador who was assassinated in 1978.
François Langlade
François Langlade (François de Langlade du Chayla) (c.
François Langlade (François de Langlade du Chayla) (c.
Fulk (Archbishop of Reims)
Fulk the Venerable (died June 17, 900) was the Archbishop of Reims from 882 until his death.
Fulk the Venerable (died June 17, 900) was the Archbishop of Reims from 882 until his death.
Hyrum Smith
Hyrum Smith (February 9, 1800 – June 27, 1844) was an American religious leader in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, the original church of the Latter Day Saint movement.
Hyrum Smith (February 9, 1800 – June 27, 1844) was an American religious leader in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, the original church of the Latter Day Saint movement.
Ignatius Gregory Peter VI Shahbaddin
Mar Ignatius Gregory Peter VI Shahbaddin (died 1702) was the Patriarch of the Syriac Catholic Church from 1678 to 1702.
Mar Ignatius Gregory Peter VI Shahbaddin (died 1702) was the Patriarch of the Syriac Catholic Church from 1678 to 1702.
Ignatius III Atiyah
Patriarch Ignatius III Atiyah was Melkite Patriarch of Antioch from 1619 to 1634.
Patriarch Ignatius III Atiyah was Melkite Patriarch of Antioch from 1619 to 1634.
Ignatius IV Sarrouf
Ignatius IV (Youssef) Sarrouf, (or Aganatios Sarruf, 1742 – 1812) was Patriarch of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church in 1812.
Ignatius IV (Youssef) Sarrouf, (or Aganatios Sarruf, 1742 – 1812) was Patriarch of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church in 1812.
Jabir ibn Abd-Allah
Jabir ibn 'Abdullah ibn 'Amr ibn Haram al-Ansari (جابر بن عبدالله بن عمرو بن حرام الأنصاري, died 697 CE/78 AH) was a prominent companion of Muhammad and his descendants, the Shi'a Imams.
Jabir ibn 'Abdullah ibn 'Amr ibn Haram al-Ansari (جابر بن عبدالله بن عمرو بن حرام الأنصاري, died 697 CE/78 AH) was a prominent companion of Muhammad and his descendants, the Shi'a Imams.
James Strang
James Jesse Strang was an American religious leader, politician and self-proclaimed monarch who founded the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, a faction of the Latter Day Saint movement.
James Jesse Strang was an American religious leader, politician and self-proclaimed monarch who founded the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, a faction of the Latter Day Saint movement.
Jesus Rojas
Antonio Cardenal Caldera, also known by the nom de guerre Jesus Rojas, was a Nicaraguan and a major leader of the FMLN resistance movement in late-20th century El Salvador.
Antonio Cardenal Caldera, also known by the nom de guerre Jesus Rojas, was a Nicaraguan and a major leader of the FMLN resistance movement in late-20th century El Salvador.
Joel LeBaron
Joel Franklin LeBaron (9 June 1923 – 20 August 1972) was a leader in the Mormon fundamentalist movement in northern Mexico.
Joel Franklin LeBaron (9 June 1923 – 20 August 1972) was a leader in the Mormon fundamentalist movement in northern Mexico.
Johan Heyns
Johan Adam Heyns (May 27, 1928 – November 5, 1994), was an influential Afrikaner Calvinist theologian and moderator of the general synod of the Nederduits Gereformeerde Kerk (NGK).
Johan Adam Heyns (May 27, 1928 – November 5, 1994), was an influential Afrikaner Calvinist theologian and moderator of the general synod of the Nederduits Gereformeerde Kerk (NGK).
John Anthony Kaiser
John Anthony Kaiser was a Roman Catholic priest who was murdered in Morendat, Kenya by unknown assailants.
John Anthony Kaiser was a Roman Catholic priest who was murdered in Morendat, Kenya by unknown assailants.
Juan Jesús Posadas Ocampo
Cardinal Juan Jesús Posadas Ocampo was a Mexican bishop of the Catholic Church who served as the 8th archbishop of the see of Guadalajara and as a cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church.
Cardinal Juan Jesús Posadas Ocampo was a Mexican bishop of the Catholic Church who served as the 8th archbishop of the see of Guadalajara and as a cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church.
Juan Soldevilla y Romero
Juan Soldevilla y Romero (October 29, 1843—June 4, 1923) was a Spanish Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Zaragoza from 1901 until his death, and was elevate...
Juan Soldevilla y Romero (October 29, 1843—June 4, 1923) was a Spanish Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Zaragoza from 1901 until his death, and was elevate...
Leon Tourian
Archbishop Leon Tourian was the primate of the Eastern Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church of America, assassinated in New York by his political opponents on December 24, 1933.
Archbishop Leon Tourian was the primate of the Eastern Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church of America, assassinated in New York by his political opponents on December 24, 1933.
Malcolm X
Malcolm X, born Malcolm Little and also known as El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz, was an African-American Muslim minister and human rights activist.
Malcolm X, born Malcolm Little and also known as El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz, was an African-American Muslim minister and human rights activist.
Mar Eshai Shimun XXIII
Mar Eshai Shimun XXIII (born 28 February 1908, Konak, Hakkari, Turkey - assassinated 6 November 1975, San Jose, California, United States), sometimes known as Mar Shimun XXI Ishaya, Mar...
Mar Eshai Shimun XXIII (born 28 February 1908, Konak, Hakkari, Turkey - assassinated 6 November 1975, San Jose, California, United States), sometimes known as Mar Shimun XXI Ishaya, Mar...
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Martin Luther King, Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was an American clergyman, activist, and prominent leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement.
Martin Luther King, Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was an American clergyman, activist, and prominent leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement.
Meir Kahane
Martin David Kahane, also known as Meir Kahane, was an American-Israeli rabbi and ultra-nationalist writer and political figure, whose work became either the direct or indirect foundation ...
Martin David Kahane, also known as Meir Kahane, was an American-Israeli rabbi and ultra-nationalist writer and political figure, whose work became either the direct or indirect foundation ...
Patriarch Dionysius II of Constantinople
Dionysius II was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1546 to 1556.
Dionysius II was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1546 to 1556.
Patriarch Pachomius I of Constantinople
Pachomius I was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1503 to 1513, except for a short period in 1504.
Pachomius I was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1503 to 1513, except for a short period in 1504.
Rashad Khalifa
Rashad Khalifa (رشاد خليفة; November 19, 1935–January 31, 1990) was an Egyptian-American biochemist, closely associated with the United Submitters International.
Rashad Khalifa (رشاد خليفة; November 19, 1935–January 31, 1990) was an Egyptian-American biochemist, closely associated with the United Submitters International.
Rulon C. Allred
Rulon Clark Allred (March 29, 1906 – May 10, 1977) was a homeopathic physician and chiropractor in Salt Lake City and the leader of what is now the Apostolic United Brethren, a breakaway s...
Rulon Clark Allred (March 29, 1906 – May 10, 1977) was a homeopathic physician and chiropractor in Salt Lake City and the leader of what is now the Apostolic United Brethren, a breakaway s...
Shimun XXIII Eshai
Mar Eshai Shimun XXIII, sometimes known as Mar Shimun XXI Ishaya, Mar Shimun Ishai, or Simon Jesse, was Catholicos Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East from 1920, when ...
Mar Eshai Shimun XXIII, sometimes known as Mar Shimun XXI Ishaya, Mar Shimun Ishai, or Simon Jesse, was Catholicos Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East from 1920, when ...
Vicente Cañas
Vicente Cañas, S.J. (Albacete, October 22, 1939 — Mato Grosso, April 6, 1987) was a Spanish Christian missionary, a jesuit brother, who is credited with making the first peaceful contact ...
Vicente Cañas, S.J. (Albacete, October 22, 1939 — Mato Grosso, April 6, 1987) was a Spanish Christian missionary, a jesuit brother, who is credited with making the first peaceful contact ...
Viktor Popkov
Viktor Alekseyevich Popkov Виктор Алексеевич Попков (June 17, 1946 - June 2, 2001) was a Russian dissident, humanitarian, human rights activist and journalist.
Viktor Alekseyevich Popkov Виктор Алексеевич Попков (June 17, 1946 - June 2, 2001) was a Russian dissident, humanitarian, human rights activist and journalist.