Doge Ziani
Doge of Venice from 1172-1178, famous for throwing gold coins into the crowded square after his coronation in 1172, diplomat, statesman, known as the Architect of Venice he was an urban planner who divided the city into districts, moved headquarters (HQ) of the government away from the shipyards
Aaron
High priest, prophet, elder brother of Moses, younger brother of Miriam who had leprosy, Aaronid priests and the golden calf event
Adolfo Nicolás
30th Superior General of the Society of Jesus, the Black Pope of the Jesuits, priest of the Roman Catholic Church
-2020
Saint Albert (Albertus Magnus)
Dominican friar, bishop of the Carmelites, scientist, philosopher, author of De Mineralibus in 1250
1193-1280 (87)
Cardinal Alessandro Farnese
Cardinal, religious leader, member of Massimo royal family, house of Bourbon
1520-1589 (69)
Alexy/Alexius II, Patriarch of Moscow living
15th Patriarch of Moscow, head of the Russian Orthodox Church
1929- (95)
Amin al-Husseini
Grand Mafti, nationalist, Muslim leader, bloodline of the prophet Muhammad
1895-1974 (79)
Saint Andrew the Apostle
One of twelve (12) apostles (or disciples) of Jesus Christ, First-Called Orthodox patriarch of Constantinople, his brother is Saint Peter the Apostle
-60 AD
Anton LaVey
Occultist, founder of the Church of Satan, author of The Satantic Bible in 1969, musician
1930-1997 (67)
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Arturo Sosa living
31st Superior General of the Society of Jesus since 2016, the Black Pope as of 2017, Jesuit priest of the Roman Catholic Church
1948- (76)
Athanasius
20th pope of Alexandria, Egypt at the Coptic Orthodox Church of Christians
-373 AD
Saint Augustine
Christian philosopher, Catholic saint, theologian, writer, author of The Confessions, grammarian, Latin translator of the bible, bishop of Hippo Regius in Numidia (North Africa)
354 AD-430 AD
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Billy Graham
Southern Baptist minister, televangelist, Evangelical Christian religious evangelist
1918-2018 (100)
Blessed Gérard
Religious leader of the Benedictines, and the Order of Saint Benedict (OSB), founder of the Knights Hospitaller, Order of Saint Lazarus, Sovereign Military Order of Malta (Knights of Malta), Grand Priory of England
1040-1120 (80)
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Brigham Young
founder of Brigham Young Univeresity (BYU) in 1875, religious leader for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Brother Nathanael
Political activist, founder of The Brother Nathanel Foundation
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Bruce Feiler
religious leader, known for walking with the bible, author of the Council of Dads
Ce Acatl Topiltzin living
Leader of the Tolteca-Chichimeca people or the Toltecs
947- (1077)
Chanakya Neeti
Hindu philosopher of high society (varnas), strategist for the Maurya Empire, Brahman (Brāhmaṇa) priest, political commentator, politics aka the Indian Machiavelli, Chanakya Neeti, economist, statesman, polymath, teacher, educator, jurist, pioneer in polity (politika), author of The Science of Material Gain
375 BC-283 BC
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Charles McVety
Evangelical pastor, religious Christian, President of Canada Christian College, author of Victory Guaranteed
Charles Parham
Religious Christianity, inventor of the Pentecostal religion in 1901
Saint John Chrysostom
Archibishop of Constantinople, Church Father interpreter, theologian, military officer, military veteran, religious leader of the Byzantine empire, writer of the Divine Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom
347 AD-407 AD
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St. Clement of Rome
Catholic pope from 88-97 AD, third Apostle of Rome, theologian, writer, author of First Letter of Clement, Letter to the Corinthians in 96 AD
-99 AD
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Fra' Giacomo Dalla Torre
80th Grand Master of the Order of Malta (Knights of Malta) from 2018-2020, Grand Prior of Rome, Grand Prior of Lombardy and Venice, art historian of Christian archeology
1944-2020 (76)
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King David
King of Judah with the Davidic covenant tradition holding the throne of the people, shepherd, sheep herder, The Messianic Redemption, David vs. Goliath, adultery with Bathsheba
David Koresh
Religious leader of the Church of the Brand Davidians (a branch of the Seventh-day Adventists), theologian, firearms dealer, died at Waco siege (Texas massacre) in 1993
1959-1993 (34)
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David Miscavige
Leader of Scientology movement, his wife went missing, best friends with Tom Cruise
D.L. Moody
Evangelist, religious, Keswickianism, founder of the Moody Church
Enoch
Patriarch prophet, biblical figure, the Book of Enoch is the bible of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, great-grandfather of Noah
Enrico Dandolo
Doge of Venice
1107-1205 (98)
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Mahatma Gandhi
Swadeshi Satyagraha, Tilak heroic struggle, Satyameva Jayate, satya, dharma
Gasparo Contarini
Venetian patrician, papal legate of the Imperial Diet at Regenburg, College of Cardinals, leader in the Protestant Reformation
Giovanni Lajolo
Cardinal, president of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State
Henri de Lubac
Jesuit priest, atheistic humanist, "the only god of man is man himself"
Hilkiah
Shiloh priesthood, found the book of Deuteronomy in the temple, turned over by scribe Shaphan
Hugh Montefiore
Anglican bishop of Kingston from 1970-1978, and then bishop of Birmingham from 1978-1987
1920-2005 (85)
Ioan Sauca living
Reverand professor, acting secretary general of the World Council of Churches
1956- (68)
Jacob Frank
Self-proclaimed reincarnate of Sabbatai Zevi, founder of Sabbatean Frankism, co-founder of Bavarian Illuminati, Jewish messiah of Judaism, Frankists, Zoharists, kabbalistic of the Babylonian Magi Cult
1726-1791 (65)
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James the Less
One of twelve (12) disciples of Jesus Christ, son of Alphaeus.
Jan Hus
Protestant reformer, in 1415 his execution led to the Hussite Wars from 1419-1434
Javier Echevarría
Bishop for the Roman Catholic Church, leader of Opus Dei
1932-2016 (84)
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Jeremiah
Babylonian party politician who were conquered by Egypt and the Assyrians, Shiloh priesthood, scribe or writer of seven books of the bible
Jim Bakker
Televangelist, TV host of PTL Club from 1974-1987 on the PTL Satellite Network
Joan of Arc
Saint of Crusades, crossdresser (as a military man), she was burnt in her witch trial of 1431
Cardinal John O'Connor
Cardinal at St. Patrick's Cathedral, Archbishop of New York, co-author of His Eminence and Hizzoner: A Candid Exchange
1920-2000 (80)
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St. John the Baptist
Christian evangelist, known as the messenger in the Tanakh (TNK) new testaments, baptism of Jesus Christ, theologian, religious leader, preacher in early 1st century AD, John the Forerunner in Eastern Christianity, John the Immerser in some Baptist traditions, Prophet John in Islam traditions, buried at the Umayyad Mosque in Syria, Queen Victoria established the Order of St. John in his honour
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Joseph Fielding Smith
Mormon educator, writer, 10th president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in 1970 at the age of 93
1876-1972 (96)
Joseph Smith
Father of the Mormons, founder of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints movement, his son wrote the Book of Mormon which is believed to be translated from golden plates, where he was one of the Eight (8) Witnesses
Joseph the Man
Author of the Book of Mormon, cleric, inventor of Mormonism in 1830, religious Christianity, assassinated as a martyr in 1844 leading to the Carthage conspiracy trial
1805-1844 (39)
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Judas Iscariot
Disciple of Jesus Christ, one of the original twelve (12) apostles of Jesus Christ. Betrayed Jesus to the Sanhedrin in the Garden of Gethsemane, by kissing the rabbi as they came to arrest him.
Kenneth E. Hagin
Preacher, founder of Kenneth Hagin Ministries, pioneer of the Word of Faith movement, author of Spiritual Warfare
1917-2003 (86)
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Kirill I, Patriarch of Moscow
Patriarch of Moscow, head of the Russian Orthodox Church since 2009
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Lawrence King
General manager of the Franklin Credit Union aka Larry King, corruption in Boys Town scandal, stole $40 million, LGBTQ
Martin Luther
Monk, inventor of Lutheranism, Protestantism Reformation leader, he wrote on the church door Ninety-Five Theses, creator of the Protestant Reformation religion in 1517, put on trial in 1521, religious Christianity, his main opposition was from Johann Eck
Virgin Mary
The mother of Jesus Christ, wife of Joseph living in Nazareth
18 BC-33 AD
Mary Magdalene
The witness of Jesus Christ's resurrection in the four (4) gospels.
Mary Tanner
European President of the World Council of Churches from 2006-2013 and a member since 1974, moderator from 1991-1998
Matthew the Apostle
Apostle, theologian, religious leader, writer, author of the Gospel According to Matthew
Matthew Festing
Prince and Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta from 2008-2017, Roman Catholic religious leader
1949-2021 (72)
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Michele Pellegrino
Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church, archbishop of Turin
1903-1986 (83)
Miriam
Miriam was the eldest sister of Moses and Aaron, and the daughter of Amram and Jochebed.
Prophet Muhammad
Founder of Islamic doctrine (religion of Islamic faith), the Islamic calender begins 622 AD, author of Qurʾān (the Quran bible) in around 610 AD (at the age of 40), after his death the Rashidun Caliphate reigned
570 AD-632 AD
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Olav Fykse Tveit
Reverand professor, former secretary general of the World Council of Churches until 2020
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Olympia Brown
first woman to be ordained minister (clergywoman), activist in the women's suffrage movement and the passing of the 19th ammendment
1835-1926 (91)
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Ovadia Yosef
Chief Rabbi, Talmudic scholar, founder of the Orthodox Shas party
1920-2013 (93)
Paul the Apostle
Disciple of Jesus Christ, writer, author of First Letter of Paul to the Corinthians, Letter of Paul to the Galatians
Saint Paul the Apostle
Wrote the Letter to the Ephesians, "Epistle of St. Paul the Apostle" in the year 61 AD, known for "the god within" (Christ is within you and us all), also known as the Pauline epistles (Epistles of Paul or Letters of Paul)
Saint Peter the Apostle
Disciple of Jesus Christ, one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ, the first Apostle of Rome between 30-64 AD
-64 AD
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Peter Hans Kolvenbach
Jesuit priest, the Black Pope, 29th superior general of the Society of Jesus
1928-2016 (88)
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Philip the Apostle
One of twelve (12) apostles (or disciples) of Jesus Christ, theologian, preacher in Phrygia, Syria and Greece.
St. Philip Neri
Catholic priest, second Apostle of Rome many centuries after Saint Peter, founded the secular clergy called the Congregation of the Oratory
1515-1595 (80)
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Pinchas Mordechai Teitz
Orthodox rabbi, religious leader, educator, radio broacaster
1908-1995 (87)
Pope Adrian IV
Bishop of Rome, head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 1154-1159, Bishop of Albano from 1149-1159, house of Breakspear, first and only Englishman to be Pope, helped to sign the Concordat (Treaty) of Benevento in 1156
1100-1159 (59)
Pope Anastasius IV
Pope, head of the Catholic Church, ruler of the Papal States from 1153-1154
1073-1154 (81)
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Pope Benedict XIII
Pope, head of Catholic church from 1724-1730, House of Orsini
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI (16th)
Head of Church and the Vatican City State from 2003-2013, liberal theologian, was the first pope to resign in more than 600 years
1927-2022 (95)
Pope Boniface VIII
Catholic pope from 1294-1303, pioneer in express trusts, writer of the Unam Sanctam Papal Bull in 1302, House of Caetani (Gaetani)
1235-1303 (68)
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Pope Celestine III
Pope, head of Catholic church from 1191-1198, House of Orsini
Pope Clement II
Catholic pope from 1046-1047
-1047
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Pope Clement III
Cardinal bishop of Palestrina from 1187-1191, House of Medici
-1191
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Pope Clement VII
Catholic priest, head of the Catholic church and ruler of the Papal States from 1523-1534, sack of Rome in 1527, House of Medici
Pope Clement XII
Catholic pope, issued a papal bull to excommunicate Catholics who became freemasons in 1738
Pope Eugenius IV
Pope, pioneer of the papal bull, The Roman Pontiff or in Latin which is Romanus Pontifex
Pope Gregory IX
Bishop of Rome, theologian, founder of the papal Roman Inquisition, head of the Catholic church and ruled the Papal States from 1227-1241, author of Decretals in 1234 a fundemental piece for the founding of canon laws
1170-1241 (71)
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Pope Gregory XIII
Catholic priest, theologian, head of the Catholic church and canon law ruler of the Papal States from 1572-1585, inventor, famous for introducing the Gregorian calendar in October 1582 to replace the Julian calendar (of Julius Caesar) by 1583 with the addition of 10 days, and an extra day every century (100 years), founder of Gregorian University, drafted a list from cardinals and ecclesiastics called Index Librorum Prohibitorum ("Index of Forbidden Books")
1502-1585 (83)
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Pope Gregory XVI
Catholic pope aka Mauro, religious order of the Camaldolese, head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal State from 1831-1846
1765-1846 (81)
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Pope John Paul I
Sovereign of Vatican City and head of the Catholic Church, died after 33 days (the shortest tenure in papal history) and the first year of three popes since 1605, author of Illustrissimi (To the Illustrious Ones)
1912-1978 (66)
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Pope John Paul II
Catholic priest ordained in 1946, head of the Catholic church, and the Vatican City State (Holy See) from 1978-2005, first non-Italian to rule the Papal States in 400 years, declared a Saint John Paul II, Cardinal in 1967, archbishop of Krakow in 1964, bishop of OMbi in 1958, ordained as a priest in 1946, chemical salesperson for I.G. Farben
1920-2005 (85)
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Pope John XXII
Avignon Pope of the Conclave of Cardinals, head of the Catholic Church from 1316-1334
Pope Julius II
Catholic priest, allied with Venice came up with the slogan "Fuori Barbari!" (kick out the barbarians)
Pope Leo III
Bishop of Rome
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Pope Leo XI
Catholic Pope briefly in 1605, House of Medici, head of the Roman Catholic Church, son of Ottaviano de' Medici
Pope Nicholas III
Pope, head of Catholic church from 1277-1280, House of Orsini
Pope Paul II
Merchant, head of the Catholic Church, ruler of the Papal States from 1464-1471
1417-1471 (54)
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Pope Paul III, Farnese
Pope, head of the Catholic Church, ruler of the Papal States from 1534-1549, first pope of the Protestant Counter-Reformation, known for the papal bull of Convocation (Catholic baptisms) in 1537 for the Council of Trent
1468-1549 (81)
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Pope Paul IV
Cardinal, head of the Catholic Church, ruler of the Papal States from 1555-1559
Pope Paul V
Catholic Revival and the Giovani in 1606, papal bull enacting the "Union of Crowns" after the Gunpowder Plot false flag attack
Pope Paul VI
Jesuit priest aka Giovanni Montini, pope and head of the Catholic Church from 1963-1978, sovereign of the Vatican City State
1897-1978 (81)
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Pope Pius I
Bishop of Rome from 140-154 CE who opposted Valentinus and the gnostics
-154 CE
Pope Pius II
Pope, head of the Catholic Church, ruler of the Papal States from 1458-1464, led a crusade against the Turks in 1464, author of The Tale of Two Lovers published in 1467
1405-1464 (59)
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Pope Pius III
Pope, head of the Catholic Church
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