Who's Who: Religious Leaders

Portrait	Name	Dates	Overview	Related Sites
	Anthony, St. of Egypt	251-356	Leaving his wealth to live in the desert, he is considered founder of Christian monasticism.	St. Anthony's Monastery, Egypt.
	Bernard of Clairvaux	1090-1153	An excellent preacher, he revived religious piety in Europe and established many Cistercian monasteries.
	Buddha, Siddharta Gautama	5th cent. BC	Indian prince and founder of Buddhism.	Lumbini, Nepal; Bodhgaya and Sarnath, India. See In the Footsteps of the Buddha.
	Dominic, St.	1170-1221	Founder of the Dominican monastic order.
	Erasmus, Desiderius	1469-1536	Dutch humanist. Remaining Catholic but encouraging reform, he was a rare moderate voice in the Reformation.	Rotterdam, Netherlands; Erasmus House in Brussels, Belgium.
	Fox, George	1624-1691	English preacher and founder of the Society of Friends (Quakers).	Bunhill Fields Cemetery, London.
	Francis of Assisi, St.	1182-1226	Italian monk, missionary, beloved saint known for his love of nature, and founder of the Franciscan monastic order.	Basilica di San Francesco in Assisi.
	Hus, Jan	1373-1415	Czech priest and professor of philosophy, burned at the stake in Constance for his reforming ideas.	Hus Monument and Bethlehem Chapel, Prague; Constance, Germany.
	Jesus of Nazareth	c.4 BC- c.30 AD	Jewish carpenter, Christian divine savior, and founder of Christianity.	Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem; Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem; Via Dolorosa in Jerusalem. See In the Footsteps of Jesus.
	Knox, John	1514-1572	Scottish priest, tutor, and preacher who brought Calvinism to Scotland.	St. Giles Cathedral, Edinburgh; St. Andrew's Cathedral, St. Andrews.
	Latimer, Hugh	1485-1555	Bishop of Worcester and reformer, burned at the stake in Oxford under Bloody Mary.	Martyrs' Memorial in Oxford.
	Luther, Martin	1483-1546	German priest, monk, professor, and "Father of the Reformation."	Eisenach, Eisleben, Erfurt, and Wittenberg. See The Luther Trail.
	Melanchthon, Philip	1497-1560	German professor of Greek at Wittenberg and fellow reformer with Luther.	Wittenberg, Germany.
	Muhammad, Prophet	570-632	Saudi camel driver and founder of Islam.	Holy cities of Mecca and Medina, Saudi Arabia; Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem.
	Paul, St. of Tarsus	d. 67 AD	Early convert from Judaism to Christianity, apostle, and author of most of the New Testament.	Areopagus in Athens; Philippi; Corinth; Ephesus; Tarsus; Basilica of St. Paul in Rome. See In the Footsteps of St. Paul.
	Peter, St.	c. 65 AD	One of the 12 disciples of Jesus and leader of the early church. Considered the first pope by Catholics, and holds the keys to heaven in Christian tradition.	St. Peter's Basilica, Rome.
	Ridley, Nicholas	1500-1555	Bishop of London, chaplain to Henry VIII, burned at the stake in Oxford under Bloody Mary.	Martyrs' Memorial in Oxford.
	Wesley, John	1703-1791	Anglican minister and founder of Methodism.	Wesley's Chapel in London.
	Zwingli, Ulrich	1484-1531	Swiss priest and reformer who preached in Zurich. Died in battle in the wars of religion.	Old Minister in Zurich, Switzerland.