Religious figure

Discover a comprehensive list of renowned religious figures, including their bios, quotes, and beliefs. Gain insights into the lives and teachings of prominent spiritual leaders who have shaped religious history and continue to inspire followers worldwide.

Judah Loew ben Bezalel
Judah Loew ben Bezalel
Czech
Prague rabbi, scientist
Archbishop Andrew
Archbishop Andrew
Bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church
Ekai Kawaguchi
Ekai Kawaguchi
Japan
Japanese Buddhist monk
Luis De Granada
Luis De Granada
Spain
Spanish theologian, Dominican monk
 Bodhidharma
Bodhidharma
India
Legendary Indian monk
Franklin Jones
Franklin Jones
USA
Famous guru, self-proclaimed god, spiritual writer and artist.
Antonio Barberini
Antonio Barberini
Italy
Italian Curial Cardinal.
Bartolome Las Kasas
Bartolome Las Kasas
Spain
Spanish priest, Dominican, first permanent bishop of Chiapas.
Muhammad Abduh
Muhammad Abduh
Egypt
An Egyptian public and religious figure, a liberal reformer, considered the founder of Islamic modernism.
Luis Aponte Martinez
Luis Aponte Martinez
USA
The only Puerto Rican ever ordained cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church.
 Innokentiy X
Innokentiy X
Vatican
Pope since 1644.
Huldrychi Zwingli
Huldrychi Zwingli
Switzerland
Reformation figure
Andre Vingt-Trois
Andre Vingt-Trois
France
French Cardinal
Philipp Krementz
Philipp Krementz
Germany
German Cardinal
Al Sharpton
Al Sharpton
USA
Baptist preacher, radio host, human rights activist
Amleto Chikonyani
Amleto Chikonyani
Italy
Brother of Cardinal Gaetano Cicognani. Italian Curial Cardinal and Vatican dignitary.
Anne Hutchinson
Anne Hutchinson
USA
American religious activist
Oswald Chambers
Oswald Chambers
Great Britain
Scottish Baptist evangelist and teacher
Michael Posnov
Michael Posnov
Russia
Russian theologian
 Callistus III
Callistus III
Italy
Pope from April 8, 1455 to August 6, 1458.
Pedro Arrupe
Pedro Arrupe
Italy
General of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits), twenty-eighth in succession
 Eugenius II
Eugenius II
Italy
Pope from June 8, 824 to August 27, 827.
Gilliom Monfor
Gilliom Monfor
France
Bishop of Paris (since 1095).
Ivan Prohanov
Ivan Prohanov
Russia
Religious figure
Patriarch Irinej
Patriarch Irinej
Bishop of the Serbian Orthodox Church
Luis Francisco Ladaria Ferrer
Luis Francisco Ladaria Ferrer
Spain
Spanish prelate, Jesuit and curial dignitary.
Bhakti Vijnana Gosvami
Bhakti Vijnana Gosvami
Uzbekistan
Hindu Krishna religious figure
Moshe Faynshtein
Moshe Faynshtein
USA
The greatest halakhic authority of the 20th century
Henryk Kaczorowski
Henryk Kaczorowski
Blessed of the Roman Catholic Church, priest, martyr
Julijans Vaivods
Julijans Vaivods
Latvia
Latvian cardinal, apostolic administrator of Riga (1964-1990).
Franc Rode
Franc Rode
Slovenia
Slovenian Cardinal Lazarist. Archbishop of Ljubljana from 5 March 1997 to 11 February 2004.
Gregory X
Gregory X
Italy
Pope from September 1, 1271 to January 10, 1276
Metropolit Guriy
Metropolit Guriy
Bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church
Vladislav Blondzinskiy
Vladislav Blondzinskiy
Blessed of the Roman Catholic Church, priest, monk
John Lewis
John Lewis
Great Britain
British Unitarian preacher, Christian socialist
Teresa De Cartagena
Teresa De Cartagena
Spain
Spanish writer and nun
Maurice Noel Couve de Murville
Maurice Noel Couve de Murville
Great Britain
English prelate of the Roman Catholic Church
Philippe Xavier Christian Ignace Marie Barbarin
Philippe Xavier Christian Ignace Marie Barbarin
France
French cardinal
Anselmo I
Anselmo I
Italy
Archbishop of Milan
Maria Guo Li
Maria Guo Li
China
Saint of the Roman Catholic Church, martyr.
Avi Weiss
Avi Weiss
USA
American rabbi.
Janusz Kaleta
Janusz Kaleta
Poland
Catholic prelate
Yosef Chaim Sonnenfeld
Yosef Chaim Sonnenfeld
Israel
Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Jerusalem from 1910 to 1920
Bhaviveka
Bhaviveka
An outstanding Indian thinker, Buddhist monk
Dzhiva Gosvami
Dzhiva Gosvami
India
One of the most prominent theologians of the Gaudiya Vaishnava tradition of Hinduism.
Molla Melik-Gaikazov
Molla Melik-Gaikazov
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijani religious figure of the 19th century
John Aylmer
John Aylmer
Great Britain
English Bishop
Albreht Brandenbugrskiy
Albreht Brandenbugrskiy
Germany
Archbishop of Magdeburg and Mainz, Elector and Archchancellor of the Holy Roman Empire.
Archbishop Varnava
Archbishop Varnava
Poland
Bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church, Archbishop of Kholmogory and Vazhe
Guru Nanak
Guru Nanak
India
The founder of Sikhism, one of the first ten Sikh gurus.