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Martin Luther
German priest and theologian (1483–1546)
Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr. was an American civil rights activist and Baptist minister who was a prominent leader of the civil rights movement from 1955 until his assassination in 1968. He advanced civil rights for people of color in the United States through the use of nonviolent resistance and civil disobedience against Jim Crow laws and other forms of legalized discrimination, which most commonly affected African Americans.
Augustine of Hippo
Christian theologian, philosopher, and saint (354–430)
Nicolaus Copernicus
Polish mathematician and astronomer (1473-1543)
Thomas Aquinas
Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, Catholic priest, and Doctor of the Church (1225–1274)
Joan of Arc
French folk heroine (1412–1431), military leader who crowned Charles VII and Roman Catholic saint, canonized 500 years after her death
Søren Kierkegaard
Danish theologian, philosopher, poet and social critic (1813–1855)
Florence Nightingale
English social reformer, statistician, and founder of modern nursing (1820–1910)
Francis of Assisi
Italian Catholic saint, friar, deacon and preacher and founder of the Franciscan Order (1181/2–1226)
John XXIII
head of the Catholic Church from 1958 to 1963
John Calvin
French Protestant reformer (1509-1564)
Samuel Johnson
English writer and lexicographer (1709–1784)
Thomas More
English statesman, lawyer and philosopher (1478–1535)
David
David (; , "beloved one") was, originally, leader of the Tribe of Judah who became the first king of the united Kingdom of Israel according to the Hebrew Bible and Old Testament.
Gregory I
64th Bishop of Rome, Head of the Roman Catholic Church from 590 to 604
Hildegard of Bingen
German Benedictine abbess, polymath, mystic and Doctor of Church (1098–1179)
Clement I
4th Pope of the Catholic Church
Charles I of England
Charles I was King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649.
Jerome
Jerome (; ; ; – 30 September 420), also known as Jerome of Stridon, was an early Christian priest, confessor, theologian, translator, and historian; he is commonly known as Saint Jerome.
Teresa of Ávila
Roman Catholic saint (1515-1582)
Ignatius of Loyola
Spanish Catholic priest and theologian (1491–1556)
John Chrysostom
Church Father, Archbishop of Constantinople and Christian saint (c. 347–407)
Harriet Tubman
African-American abolitionist (1822–1913)
Matthew the Apostle
Christian evangelist and apostle (10-74)
Mary Magdalene
follower of Jesus (-100)
Saint Nicholas
Saint Nicholas of Myra, also known as Nicholas of Bari, was an early Christian bishop of Greek descent from the maritime city of Patara in Anatolia during the time of the Roman Empire. Because of the many miracles attributed to his intercession, he is also known as Nicholas the Wonderworker. Saint Nicholas is the patron saint of sailors, merchants, archers, repentant thieves, children, brewers, pawnbrokers, toymakers, unmarried people, and students in various cities and countries around Europe. His reputation evolved among the pious, as was common for early Christian saints, and his legendary habit of secret gift-giving gave rise to the folklore of Santa Claus through Sinterklaas.
John the Apostle
apostle of Jesus; son of Zebedee and Salome, brother of James; traditionally identified with John the Evangelist, John of Patmos, and the Beloved Disciple
Andrew the Apostle
religious figure of the Christian faith
John Donne
English poet and cleric (1572-1631)
Ambrose
Ambrose of Milan (; 4 April 397), canonized as Saint Ambrose, was a theologian and statesman who served as Bishop of Milan from 374 to 397.
William of Ockham
English Franciscan friar and theologian (c.1287–1347)
Luke the Evangelist
one of the four evangelists
Mark the Evangelist
credited author of the Gospel of Mark and Christian saint; traditionally identified with John Mark (20-68)
Leo I
Pope from 440 to 461 (390–461)
St. James the Elder
one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus
Thomas the Apostle
Apostle of Jesus Christ
Benedict of Nursia
founder of Christian monasticism, founder of the Benedictine order (480–547)
Bartholomew the Apostle
Christian apostle and martyr
Basil of Caesarea
4th-century Christian bishop, theologian, and saint (329–379)
Anselm of Canterbury
11th‑century Benedictine monk, Archbishop of Canterbury, philosopher and theologian
Bernard of Clairvaux
Burgundian saint, abbot and theologian (1090-1153)
Jude the Apostle
one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus; traditionally identified with Jude the brother of Jesus
Francis Xavier
Spanish Catholic saint and missionary (1506–1552)
Gregory of Nazianzus
Christian saint and theologian (c. 329 – 390)
Bede
Bede (; ; 672/326 May 735), also known as the Venerable Bede or Bede the Venerable, was an English monk, author and scholar. He was one of the best known writers during the Early Middle Ages, and his most famous work, Ecclesiastical History of the English People, gained him the title "The Father of English History". He served at the monastery of St Peter and its companion monastery of St Paul in the Kingdom of Northumbria of the Angles.
Athanasius of Alexandria
Pope of Alexandria from 328 to 373 (296–373)
Thérèse of Lisieux
French Discalced Carmelite nun, Doctor of the Church (1873–1897)
John Bosco
Italian Roman Catholic priest, educator, writer (1815–1888)
Saint Patrick's Day
Saint Patrick's Day, or the Feast of Saint Patrick, is a religious and cultural holiday held on 17 March, the traditional death date of Saint Patrick, the foremost patron saint of Ireland.
Origen
Origen of Alexandria (), also known as Origen Adamantius, was an early Christian scholar, ascetic, and theologian who was born and spent the first half of his career in Alexandria. He was a prolific writer who wrote roughly 2,000 treatises in multiple branches of theology, including textual criticism, biblical exegesis and hermeneutics, homiletics, and spirituality. He was one of the most influential and controversial figures in early Christian theology, apologetics, and asceticism. He has been described by John Anthony McGuckin as "the greatest genius the early church ever produced".
Martin of Tours
Christian saint
Catherine of Siena
Italian Dominican saint (1347-1380)
Billy Graham
American Christian evangelist (1918–2018)
Simon the Zealot
apostle of Jesus
John Bunyan
English Christian writer and preacher (1628-1688)
John Wycliffe
English theologian and early dissident in the Roman Catholic Church
John of the Cross
Spanish mystic and Roman Catholic saint (1542–1591)
John of Damascus
Christian monk, priest, hymnographer and apologist (675/6-749)
Sojourner Truth
African-American abolitionist and women's rights activist (1797–1883)
Philip the Apostle
Christian saint and apostle