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Aidan of Lindisfarne
Known as Saint Aidan of Lindisfarne, Aidan the Apostle of Northumbria (died 651), was the founder and first bishop of the monastery on the island of Lindisfarne in England.
Known as Saint Aidan of Lindisfarne, Aidan the Apostle of Northumbria (died 651), was the founder and first bishop of the monastery on the island of Lindisfarne in England.
Ana de Jesús
Ana de Lobera Torres, known as Ana de Jesús and sometimes translated into English as Ann of Jesus was a Spanish nun and writer born in Medina del Campo.
Ana de Lobera Torres, known as Ana de Jesús and sometimes translated into English as Ann of Jesus was a Spanish nun and writer born in Medina del Campo.
Anthony the Great
Anthony the Great or Antony the Great, also known as Saint Anthony, Anthony of Egypt, Anthony the Abbot, Anthony of the Desert, Anthony the Anchorite, Anth...
Anthony the Great or Antony the Great, also known as Saint Anthony, Anthony of Egypt, Anthony the Abbot, Anthony of the Desert, Anthony the Anchorite, Anth...
Bede
Bede, also referred to as Saint Bede or the Venerable Bede, was an English monk at the Northumbrian monastery of Saint Peter at Monkwearmouth and of its companion monastery, Saint Pa...
Bede, also referred to as Saint Bede or the Venerable Bede, was an English monk at the Northumbrian monastery of Saint Peter at Monkwearmouth and of its companion monastery, Saint Pa...
Bridget of Sweden
Bridget of Sweden was a mystic and saint, and founder of the Bridgettines after the death of her husband of twenty years.
Bridget of Sweden was a mystic and saint, and founder of the Bridgettines after the death of her husband of twenty years.
Charles Wesley
Charles Wesley was an English leader of the Methodist movement, son of Anglican clergyman and poet Samuel Wesley, the younger brother of Anglican clergyman John Wesley and Anglican clergyman Sam...
Charles Wesley was an English leader of the Methodist movement, son of Anglican clergyman and poet Samuel Wesley, the younger brother of Anglican clergyman John Wesley and Anglican clergyman Sam...
Christian Renatus von Zinzendorf
Christian Renatus, Count von Zinzendorf was the charismatic leader of the Single Brethren and of Herrnhaag, a Christian religious community built near Büdingen by his father, Nicholas Ludwig, he...
Christian Renatus, Count von Zinzendorf was the charismatic leader of the Single Brethren and of Herrnhaag, a Christian religious community built near Büdingen by his father, Nicholas Ludwig, he...
Clare of Assisi
Clare of Assisi (sometimes spelled Clair, Claire, etc.) (July 16, 1194 – August 11, 1253), born Chiara Offreduccio, is an Italian saint and one of the first followers of Saint ...
Clare of Assisi (sometimes spelled Clair, Claire, etc.) (July 16, 1194 – August 11, 1253), born Chiara Offreduccio, is an Italian saint and one of the first followers of Saint ...
Columba
Saint Columba—also known as Colum Cille, Colm Cille, Calum Cille, Colum Keeilley and Kolban or Kolbjørn—was a Gaelic Irish missionary monk who pro...
Saint Columba—also known as Colum Cille, Colm Cille, Calum Cille, Colum Keeilley and Kolban or Kolbjørn—was a Gaelic Irish missionary monk who pro...
Felix Neff
Felix Neff (8 October 1798 – 1829), Swiss Protestant divine and philanthropist, was born at Geneva.
Felix Neff (8 October 1798 – 1829), Swiss Protestant divine and philanthropist, was born at Geneva.
Guido de Bres
Guido de Bres was a Walloon pastor and theologian, a student of John Calvin and Theodore Beza in Geneva.
Guido de Bres was a Walloon pastor and theologian, a student of John Calvin and Theodore Beza in Geneva.
Gunnar Rosendal
Gunnar Rosendal was a Swedish Lutheran priest, Doctor of Theology, and parish priest of Osby.
Gunnar Rosendal was a Swedish Lutheran priest, Doctor of Theology, and parish priest of Osby.
Hans Nielsen Hauge
Hans Nielsen Hauge was a noted revivalist Norwegian lay minister who spoke up against the Church establishment in Norway.
Hans Nielsen Hauge was a noted revivalist Norwegian lay minister who spoke up against the Church establishment in Norway.
Johann Konrad Wilhelm Löhe
Johann Konrad Wilhelm Löhe was a pastor of the Lutheran Church, Neo-Lutheran writer, and is often regarded as being a founder of the deaconess movement in Lutheranism and a founding sponsor of t...
Johann Konrad Wilhelm Löhe was a pastor of the Lutheran Church, Neo-Lutheran writer, and is often regarded as being a founder of the deaconess movement in Lutheranism and a founding sponsor of t...
John Calvin
John Calvin was an influential French theologian and pastor during the Protestant Reformation.
John Calvin was an influential French theologian and pastor during the Protestant Reformation.
John Hyatt (clergyman)
John Hyatt (January 12, 1767 – January 30, 1826) was an Englishman of simple rural upbringing who found Wesleyan theology as a young man.
John Hyatt (January 12, 1767 – January 30, 1826) was an Englishman of simple rural upbringing who found Wesleyan theology as a young man.
John of the Cross
John of the Cross (San Juan de la Cruz) (24 June 1542 – 14 December 1591), born Juan de Yepes Álvarez, was a major figure of the Counter-Reformation, a Spanish mystic, Catholic saint, ...
John of the Cross (San Juan de la Cruz) (24 June 1542 – 14 December 1591), born Juan de Yepes Álvarez, was a major figure of the Counter-Reformation, a Spanish mystic, Catholic saint, ...
Luigi Talamoni
Blessed Luigi Talamoni was an Italian priest, professor, councilor of Monza and founder of the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Gerard Misericordine: in 2004 Pope John Paul II beatified him.
Blessed Luigi Talamoni was an Italian priest, professor, councilor of Monza and founder of the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Gerard Misericordine: in 2004 Pope John Paul II beatified him.
Martin Luther
Martin Luther was a German monk, priest, professor of theology and iconic figure of the Protestant Reformation.
Martin Luther was a German monk, priest, professor of theology and iconic figure of the Protestant Reformation.
Massie L. Kennard
Massie L. Kennard was an African-American Lutheran pastor who would later become secretary for program personnel for the Lutheran Church in America's Board of American Missions.
Massie L. Kennard was an African-American Lutheran pastor who would later become secretary for program personnel for the Lutheran Church in America's Board of American Missions.
Nicolaus Ludwig Zinzendorf
Nikolaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf und Pottendorf, Imperial Count of Zinzendorf and Pottendorf, (May 26, 1700 – May 9, 1760), German religious and social reformer and bishop of the Moravian Ch...
Nikolaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf und Pottendorf, Imperial Count of Zinzendorf and Pottendorf, (May 26, 1700 – May 9, 1760), German religious and social reformer and bishop of the Moravian Ch...
Nicolaus Zinzendorf
Nikolaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf und Pottendorf, Imperial Count of Zinzendorf and Pottendorf,, German religious and social reformer and bishop of the Moravian Church, was born at Dresden.
Nikolaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf und Pottendorf, Imperial Count of Zinzendorf and Pottendorf,, German religious and social reformer and bishop of the Moravian Church, was born at Dresden.
Nikolaj Frederik Severin Grundtvig
Nikolaj Frederik Severin Grundtvig, most often referred to as simply N. F. S. Grundtvig, was a Danish pastor, author, poet, philosopher, historian, teacher, and politician.
Nikolaj Frederik Severin Grundtvig, most often referred to as simply N. F. S. Grundtvig, was a Danish pastor, author, poet, philosopher, historian, teacher, and politician.
Pachomius
Saint Pakhom, also known as Pachome and Pakhomius, is generally recognized as the founder of Christian cenobitic monasticism.
Saint Pakhom, also known as Pachome and Pakhomius, is generally recognized as the founder of Christian cenobitic monasticism.
Philipp Melanchthon
Philipp Melanchthon, born Philipp Schwartzerdt, was a German reformer, collaborator with Martin Luther, the first systematic theologian of the Protestant Reformation, intellectual leader o...
Philipp Melanchthon, born Philipp Schwartzerdt, was a German reformer, collaborator with Martin Luther, the first systematic theologian of the Protestant Reformation, intellectual leader o...
Renewers of the Church
Renewers of the Church is a title given to some individuals by the Lutheran Church in their Calendar of Saints.
Renewers of the Church is a title given to some individuals by the Lutheran Church in their Calendar of Saints.
St. Gerard of Dyers
St. Gerard of Dyers is a saint of the Catholic Church, patron of Monza with St. John the Baptist.
St. Gerard of Dyers is a saint of the Catholic Church, patron of Monza with St. John the Baptist.
Teresa of Ávila
Saint Teresa of Ávila, also called Saint Teresa of Jesus, baptized as Teresa Sánchez de Cepeda y Ahumada, (March 28, 1515October 4, 1582) was a prominent Spanish mystic, Roman Cathol...
Saint Teresa of Ávila, also called Saint Teresa of Jesus, baptized as Teresa Sánchez de Cepeda y Ahumada, (March 28, 1515October 4, 1582) was a prominent Spanish mystic, Roman Cathol...