- -563
| Apr 08 | -BC- Buddha (Shakyamuni) ‘The Enlightened One’ in the Buddhist faith; (as celebrated in Japan-Kambutsue), is born. | Ref: 4 |
- -483
| Feb 15 | -BC- Buddha (Shakyamuni) ‘The Enlightened One’ in the Buddhist faith; (as celebrated in Japan-Kambutsue), dies. | Ref: 5 |
- -6
| Apr 06 | -BC- This day is believed by some Biblical scholars to be the actual date of the historical birth of Jesus Christ. | Ref: 5 |
- -4
| Apr 17 | -BC- Possible date of the birth of Jesus. This is calculated based upon the conjunction of the Moon, Jupiter and Venus in Aries, which would account for the "bright star in the east" which the Magi followed. Aries was the astrological sign for Judea. (From a History Channel program "Mysteries of the Bible", 12/25/2002) | |
| Dec 25 | -BC- Jesus of Nazareth religious leader/philosopher (estimated and almost certainly false date), is born. | Ref: 5 |
- -3
| Nov 17 | -BC- According to early Christian theologian Clement of Alexandria (ca.155 - ca.220 AD), Jesus Christ was born on this date. | Ref: 5 |
- 1
| Dec 25 | First Christmas, according to calendar-maker Dionysus Exiguus. | Ref: 5 |
- 30
| Apr 07 | Most likely date of the crucifixion of Christ according to "The Calendar" by Philips, Cambridge 1921. | Ref: 5 |
- 44
| Jul 25 | St James, Patron Saint (Spain) is beheaded by Herod in Jerusalem. | Ref: 62 |
- 63
| Oct 18 | -St Luke is crucified on an olive tree. | Ref: 62 |
- 70
| Nov 30 | (date uncertain) St. Andrew is crucified in Patrae, Greece. | Ref: 68 |
- 155
| Feb 23 | Martyrdom of Polycarp, an early Church Father who was a disciple of the Apostle John. Arrested at age 86, Polycarp was burned at the stake for refusing to deny the Christian faith. | Ref: 5 |
- 167
| Feb 13 | Polycarp, a disciple of St. John and bishop of Smyrna, is martyred on the west coast of Asia Minor. | Ref: 2 |
- 258
| Sep 14 | St. Cyprian is beheaded. (Jones, Allison, "Saints", ©1992, ISBN 0-550-17014-6) | |
- 303
| Apr 23 | George knight of Cappadocië/saint/patron of England, arrested, tortured and beheaded at Nicomedia because of his strong and open belief in Christianity. | Ref: 5 |
| Jul 03 | St Phocas beheaded by Roman executioners in his own home. | Ref: 62 |
- 309
| Jan 09 | St. Marciana is martyred by being torn to bits by a leopard and a wild bull in the Caesarea amphitheater. | Ref: 62 |
- 311
| Nov 26 | St Peter, martyr and bishop of Alexandria, dies. | Ref: 62 |
- 312
| Jan 07 | Lucianus of Antioch theologist/saint, dies. | Ref: 5 |
- 339
| May 30 | Death of Eusebius, 74, Father of early church history. He attended the Council of Nicea in A.D. 325, and his "Historia Ecclesiastica" contains an abundance of detail on the first three centuries of the Early Church found nowhere else in ancient literature. | Ref: 5 |
- 342
| Dec 06 | St. Nicholas, archbishop of Myrna and confessor, patron saint of Russia, mariners, youth and virgins, dies. | Ref: 62 |
- 347
| May 14 | Pachomius Egyptian monastery founder/abbot (Coenobieten), dies. | Ref: 5 |
- 354
| Nov 13 | Birth of St. Augustine of Hippo, greatest of the Early Latin Church Fathers. Of his many writings, two have endured: "Confessions" describes the circumstances leading to his conversion to the Christian faith, and "The City of God" was written as a Christian view of the sacking of Rome by the Visigoths in the year 410. | Ref: 5 |
- 379
| Jan 01 | Basilius the Great of Caesarea, saint (Moralia), dies. | Ref: 5 |
- 384
| May 13 | Servatius/Aravatius bishop of Tongeren, dies at 65+. | Ref: 5 |
- 387
| Apr 18 | Bishop Ambrosius of Milan baptizes Augustinus. | Ref: 5 |
- 389
| Mar 17 | (year uncertain) St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, allegedly drove all the snakes out of Ireland. | Ref: 2 |
- 397
| Apr 04 | Ambrosius Governor of Liguria/bishop of Milan (374-97)/saint, dies. | Ref: 5 |
- 400
| Nov 08 | (year uncertain) Saint Martin dies. (Jones, Allison, "Saints", ©1992, ISBN 0-550-17014-6) | |
- 404
| Jan 01 | Telemachus Roman monk, murdered. | Ref: 5 |
- 412
| Feb 08 | St. Proclus, Patriarch of Constantinople, is born, | Ref: 2 |
- 429
| Jan 16 | Honoratius of Arles bishop/saint, dies. | Ref: 5 |
- 430
| Aug 28 | Death of St. Augustine of Hippo, 76, the great early Latin Church Father and one of the outstanding theological figures of the ages. | Ref: 5 |
| Sep 30 | Death of Latin Father St. Jerome, ca.75. Converted at 19, Jerome spent the last half of his life rendering the Scriptures into the contemporary ("vulgar") Latin of his day -- hence the "Latin Vulgate" -- as well as preparing commentaries on nearly every book of the Bible. | Ref: 5 |
- 432
| Mar 17 | St Patrick, a bishop, is carried off to Ireland as a slave. | Ref: 5 |
- 439
| Dec 31 | Melania the Younger Roman monastery founder/saint, dies at about 56. | Ref: 5 |
- 450
| Dec 03 | Petrus Chrysologus first archbishop of Ravenna, dies. | Ref: 5 |
- 459
| Jul 24 | (date uncertain) St. Simeon the Stylite dies. | Ref: 68 |
- 461
| Mar 17 | St Patrick patron St of Ireland, dies in Saul (according to legend). | Ref: 5 |
- 482
| Jan 08 | Severinus German monastery founder/saint, dies. | Ref: 5 |
- 533
| Jan 13 | Remigius van Reims first bishop of Reims (459-533)/saint, dies about 96. | Ref: 5 |
- 538
| Nov 30 | St Gregory of Tours chronicler/bishop, is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 556
| Feb 21 | Maximianus van Ravenna bishop (Basilica S Stefano), dies. | Ref: 5 |
- 570
| Jan 30 | Mohammed Islamic prophet (Koran), is born. | Ref: 68 |
- 597
| Jun 09 | Death of St. Columba (born 521), pioneer missionary to Scotland. From the Isle of Iona, Columba evangelized the mainland of Scotland and Northumbria. | Ref: 5 |
- 604
| May 26 | Augustine, the first Archbishop of Canterbury, dies. | Ref: 68 |
- 625
| Mar 23 | Prophet Muhammad wounded by a stone in the Islamic Battle of Uhud. | Ref: 34 |
- 632
| Jun 08 | Mohammed, the founder of Islam and unifier of Arabia, dies (according to tradition). | Ref: 2 |
- 638
| Mar 11 | Sophronius of Jerusalem saint/patriarch of Jerusalem, dies. | Ref: 5 |
- 641
| May 13 | Eligius (Saint Eloy) becomes bishop of Doornik-Noyon. | Ref: 5 |
- 649
| May 02 | Maruta of Tagrit theology/1st mafriaan Jakobitische church, dies. | Ref: 5 |
- 659
| Mar 17 | Gertrudis van Nijvel saint/patron of travellers, dies at about 32. | Ref: 5 |
- 660
| Dec 01 | Eligius/Eloy French bishop of Tournay-Noyon/saint, dies. | Ref: 5 |
- 679
| Feb 06 | Death of Amandus, the founder of Belgian monasticism. During his 95 years, he established eight abbeys, five in the Southern Netherlands. | Ref: 5 |
- 680
| Oct 09 | Husain ibn 'Ali, Shi'i religious leader, enters martyrdom. | Ref: 5 |
- 689
| Jan 12 | Benedict Biscop English saint, dies. | Ref: 5 |
- 695
| Dec 17 | Begga ancestress of the Carolingians/saint, dies. | Ref: 5 |
- 709
| Apr 24 | St. Wilfried bishop of York, dies at about 76. | Ref: 5 |
| May 25 | Aldhelmus of Ealdhelm England, abbot/bishop/poet/saint, dies at about 69. | Ref: 5 |
- 727
| May 30 | Hubertus bishop of Tongeren-Maastricht/saint, dies at about 72. | Ref: 5 |
- 729
| Apr 24 | Egbert[us] English bishop/saint, dies in Iona at 89. | Ref: 5 |
- 766
| Mar 06 | Chrodegang church reformer/bishop of Mainz, dies at about 50. | Ref: 5 |
- 779
| Feb 25 | Walburgis Anglo-Saxon abbess/saint (Walpurgis Night), dies. | Ref: 5 |
- 809
| Mar 26 | Liudger missionary/1st bishop of Münster/saint, dies at about 66. | Ref: 5 |
- 821
| Feb 11 | Benedict of Aniane saint, dies. | Ref: 5 |
- 838
| Jan 04 | Babak Persian social/religious reformer, martyred. | Ref: 5 |
- 850
| Apr 20 | Guntherus becomes bishop of Cologne. | Ref: 5 |
- 852
| Apr 29 | Amalarius/Fortunatus/Symphosius of Metz/Lyon bishop, dies at 76. | Ref: 5 |
- 856
| Feb 04 | Hrabanus Maurus East France, archbishop of Mainz, dies. | Ref: 5 |
- 862
| Jul 02 | Saint Swithun dies. (Jones, Allison, "Saints", ©1992, ISBN 0-550-17014-6) | |
- 865
| Feb 03 | Ansgar/Anscharius/Oskar German first (arch)bishop of Hamburg/saint, dies. | Ref: 5 |
- 869
| Feb 14 | Cyrillus Greek apostle of Slaves, dies. | Ref: 5 |
- 875
| Dec 16 | Ado of Vienne French archbishop of Vienne, dies at about 75. | Ref: 5 |
- 885
| Apr 06 | Methodius, Greek apostle of the slaves/archbishop of Sirmium, dies. | Ref: 5 |
- 891
| Feb 06 | Photius Byzantine theologist/patriarch of Constantinople/saint, dies. | Ref: 5 |
- 912
| Apr 06 | Nottker "the Stamelaar" benedictine monk/poet, dies at about 71. | Ref: 5 |
- 973
| Jan 14 | Ekkehard I monk of St Gallen (Vita Waltharii manu fortis), dies. | Ref: 5 |
- 974
| Apr 25 | Ratherius of Verona/Liege bishop/abbot, dies at about 84. | Ref: 5 |
- 975
| Jul 25 | Thietmar bishop of Merseburg, German chronicler, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 27 | Balderik bishop of Utrecht (918-75), dies. | Ref: 5 |
- 979
| Dec 25 | Rotardus appointed as bishop of the kingdom. | Ref: 5 |
- 988
| May 19 | Dunstan[us] English archbishop of Canterbury, dies. | Ref: 5 |
- 995
| May 10 | Boudouin, bishop of Utrecht, dies. | Ref: 5 |
- 997
| Apr 23 | Vojtech "Adalbert" of Prague 2nd bishop of Prague/apostle, dies at 40. | Ref: 5 |
- 999
| Dec 25 | Heribertus becomes bishop of Cologne. | Ref: 5 |
- 1008
| Apr 10 | Notger bishop of Luik (972-1008), dies. | Ref: 5 |
- 1010
| May 03 | Ansfried 9th bishop of Utrecht (995-1010)/saint, dies at about 69. | Ref: 5 |
- 1049
| Jan 12 | Abu Sa'id ibn Aboa al-Chair Persian mystic, dies at 81. | Ref: 5 |
- 1050
| May 17 | Guido van Arezzo Italian music theorist, dies. | Ref: 5 |
- 1072
| Mar 16 | Adalbert archbishop of Bremen-Hamburg, dies. | Ref: 5 |
- 1073
| Dec 20 | Domingo Spanish monastery founder/abbot/saint, dies. | Ref: 5 |
- 1075
| Feb 16 | Ordericus Vitalis French monk/historian/poet, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 08 | Abu 'l-Kasim Mahmud ibn Omar al-Zamachshari Arab theologist, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Aug 02 | John VIII Xiphilinus theologian/patriarch of Constantinople, dies. | Ref: 5 |
- 1076
| Apr 27 | Willem bishop of Utrecht (1054-76), murderer of earl Floris I, dies. | Ref: 5 |
- 1081
| Apr 04 | Alexius I Comnenus occupies Byzantine throne. | Ref: 5 |
- 1088
| Jan 06 | Berengarius of Tours French theologist, dies. | Ref: 5 |
- 1089
| Apr 28 | Dirk de Grote bishop of Verdun/Basel/archbishop of Trier, dies. | Ref: 5 |
| May 28 | Lanfrance Archbishop of Canterbury, dies. | Ref: 5 |
- 1091
| May 31 | Hendrik van Verdun bishop of Luik (1075-91), dies. | Ref: 5 |
- 1099
| Apr 14 | Conrad bishop of Utrecht, stabbed to death. | Ref: 5 |
- 1100
| May 30 | Burchard becomes bishop of Utrecht. | Ref: 5 |
- 1109
| Jan 26 | Albericus of Cîteaux French saint, dies. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 21 | Death of Anselm of Canterbury, 76, priest and theologian. Best remembered for his 1099 classic, "Cur Deus Homo" ("Why God Became Man"), Anselm is regarded as the most original thinker in the Catholic Church since Augustine. His most often quoted saying was: 'I believe, in order that I may understand.'. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 28 | Hugo van Cluny 6th abbott of Cluny/saint, dies. | Ref: 5 |
- 1116
| Dec 23 | Ivo van Chartres French canonist/bishop of Chartres/saint, dies. | Ref: 5 |
- 1124
| Feb 08 | Stefanus of Thiers/Muret founder of order of Grammond/saint, dies. | Ref: 5 |
- 1134
| Mar 28 | Stefanus Harding 3rd abbott of Cîteaux/saint, dies. | Ref: 5 |
- 1140
| Feb 06 | Thurstan archbishop of York, dies. | Ref: 5 |
- 1156
| Jan 30 | Herman van Horn bishop of Utrecht (1151/52-56), dies. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 25 | Peter Venerabilis French theologist/9th abbot of Cluny, dies at about 61. | Ref: 5 |
- 1164
| Feb 10 | Hugo van Fosses/Prémontré abbott of Prémontré, dies. | Ref: 5 |
- 1167
| Jan 12 | Aelred of Hexham/Rievaulx English abbot/saint, dies at about 56. | Ref: 5 |
- 1170
| Dec 29 | Archbishop of Canterbury Thomas Becket is killed in Canterbury Cathedral by four knights sent by his former friend, English King Henry II. | Ref: 5 |
- 1178
| May 27 | Godfried van Rhenen bishop of Utrecht, dies. | Ref: 5 |
- 1189
| Feb 04 | Gilbert of Sempringham English monastery founder/saint, dies. | Ref: 5 |
- 1194
| Jul 16 | Clare of Assisi, Italian founder of the order of Poor Clares; canonized in 1255, is born. | Ref: 70 |
- 1196
| Apr 30 | Boudouin II bishop of Utrecht (1178-96), dies. | Ref: 5 |
- 1198
| May 31 | Moses ben Solomon Ha-Cohen rabbi of Mainz, dies. | Ref: 5 |
- 1199
| Feb 13 | Stefanus Nemanja (Symeon) monk, dies. | Ref: 5 |
- 1201
| Oct 09 | Robert de Sorbon, French theologian, is born. | Ref: 70 |
- 1202
| Mar 30 | Joachim Van Fiore Italian religious founder (Joachimism), dies | Ref: 5 |
- 1213
| Dec 17 | Jean de Matha French saint, dies at 53. | Ref: 5 |
- 1214
| Apr 30 | Huguccio/Hugo van Pisa Italian bishop, dies. | Ref: 5 |
- 1220
| Apr 15 | Adolf I archbishop of Cologne, dies. | Ref: 5 |
- 1222
| Mar 30 | Nichiren Japan, Buddhist priest/saint, is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1226
| Oct 03 | St. Francis of Assisi, founder of the Franciscan order, dies in a small chapel at Portiuncula. | Ref: 70 |
- 1229
| Jan 17 | Albert bishop of Riga/founder (Sword Knights), dies at about 68. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 04 | Hugo van Pierrepont bishop of Liege, dies. | Ref: 5 |
- 1236
| Dec 23 | Philippus Cancellarius French theologist/poet (Summa Cum Laude), dies. | Ref: 5 |
- 1245
| Feb 08 | Johannes de Rupella/de la Rochelle French theologist, dies. | Ref: 5 |
| Aug 21 | Alexander of Hales, 59, died. An English scholastic theologian, Alexander is regarded as the founder of the Franciscan school of theology. | Ref: 5 |
- 1249
| Dec 25 | Peter Nolascus Spanish monastery founder/St, dies. | Ref: 5 |
- 1252
| Apr 06 | Peter of Verona [Saint Peter the Martyr], Italian inquisitor, dies at 45. | Ref: 5 |
- 1253
| Aug 11 | Clare of Assisi, Italian founder of the order of Poor Clares; canonized in 1255, dies at age 59. | Ref: 70 |
- 1258
| Apr 05 | Julian of Cornillon/Liege Flemish visionary/saint, dies. | Ref: 5 |
- 1260
| Feb 19 | Boniface of Lausanne, Belgian bishop/saint, dies. | Ref: 5 |
- 1262
| Nov 28 | Shinran founder of Japan's True Pure Land Buddhist sect, dies. | Ref: 5 |
- 1263
| Mar 19 | Hugo of St-Cher/a S Caro French cardinal, dies. | Ref: 5 |
- 1272
| Apr 17 | Zita/Cita Italian maid/saint, dies at about 59. | Ref: 5 |
- 1274
| Mar 07 | St Thomas Aquinas Italian thelogian dies at 48. | Ref: 5 |
| Aug 15 | Robert de Sorbon, French theologian, dies at age 72. | Ref: 70 |
- 1275
| Jan 06 | Raymundus of Peñafort Spanish church law scholar, dies. | Ref: 5 |
- 1297
| Apr 17 | Willem van Afflighem Flemish poet/abbot St Truiden, dies at about 86. | Ref: 5 |
- 1298
| Mar 14 | Petrus Johannis Olivi South France theologist, dies. | Ref: 5 |
- 1307
| Jan 13 | Arnoud van Foreest Dom deacon of Utrecht, dies. | Ref: 5 |
- 1314
| May 13 | Sergius of Radonesh Russian saint, is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1317
| Apr 20 | Agnes van Montepulciano Italian mystic/saint, dies. | Ref: 5 |
| May 28 | Guy van Avesnes/Henegouwen bishop of Utrecht, dies at about 63. | Ref: 5 |
- 1328
| Apr 30 | Meister Johann Eckhard German theologist/mystic, dies. | Ref: 5 |
- 1347
| Mar 25 | St Catherine of Siena, Italian Dominican tertiary, mystic and patron Saint of Italy, is born. | Ref: 70 |
- 1363
| Dec 14 | Birth of Jean Charlier de Gerson, French theologian. During the papal schism of 1378-1414, Gerson attended the councils of Pisa (1409) and Constance (1414-18). He spent his last years in a monastery at Lyons teaching children, composing hymns and writing books on Christian mysticism. | Ref: 5 |
- 1364
| Apr 24 | Pope Urbabus V names John V van Virneburg as bishop of Utrecht. | Ref: 5 |
- 1374
| Jan 06 | Andreas Corsini Italian saint/bishop of Fiesole, dies. | Ref: 5 |
- 1380
| Mar 18 | Liduina van Schiedam Dutch "Christ's bride"/saint, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 29 | Saint Catherine of Siena, Italian Dominican tertiary, mystic and patron Saint of Italy, dies at age 33. | Ref: 70 |
| Dec 24 | John von Neumarkt German bishop/Chancellor Karel IV, dies. | Ref: 5 |
- 1381
| Jan 13 | St Colette abbess/reformer (Poor Clares), is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1384
| Dec 31 | John Wycliffe English religious reformer/bible translator, dies. | Ref: 5 |
- 1389
| Mar 01 | Antoninus, Italian Archbishop of Florence, is born. | Ref: 70 |
- 1390
| Jan 12 | Peter van Herenthals Dutch theologist/church historian, dies at 67. | Ref: 5 |
- 1393
| Mar 20 | Johannes Nepomucenus [Jan Nepomucky], Czechoslovakian saint, killed. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 04 | Floris van Wevelinkhoven bishop of Utrecht, dies. | Ref: 5 |
- 1400
| Mar 24 | Florens Radewijns Dutch priest/leader Modern Devotion, dies. | Ref: 5 |
- 1401
| Feb 19 | William Sawtree first English religious martyr, burned in London. | Ref: 5 |
- 1415
| Jul 06 | Martyrdom of Jan Hus, Czech reformer, who was condemned for heresy and burned at the stake for heresy by the Church at Constance, Germany because of his outspoken appeals for church reform and for political and religious rights for the common people. | Ref: 5 |
- 1416
| May 30 | Jerome of Prague is burned as a heretic by the Church. | Ref: 2 |
- 1425
| Jan 06 | Jan of Bavaria liege of Holland/bishop/duke, dies. | Ref: 5 |
- 1433
| Apr 14 | Liduina van Schiedam Dutch mystic (Christ's Bride)/saint, dies at 53. | Ref: 5 |
- 1443
| May 09 | Niccoló d'Albergati Italian cardinal, dies. | Ref: 5 |
- 1444
| Apr 07 | John Capreolus French theologist (Libri IV), dies at about 50. | Ref: 5 |
| May 20 | Bernardinus van Siena Italian saint, dies at 63. | Ref: 5 |
- 1452
| Sep 21 | Birth of Girolamo Savonarola, Italian reformer. A Dominican from 1474, he was famous for his religious zeal. For 14 years he led in the reformation of Florence, before attacks on Alexander VI led to his excommunication. In 1498, he was convicted of heresy, hanged and burned. | Ref: 5 |
- 1455
| Jan 08 | Laurentius Justitianus [Lorenzo Giustiniani], saint, dies at 73. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 24 | Rudolf van Diepholt bishop/cardinal of Utrecht (1448-55), dies. | Ref: 5 |
- 1459
| May 02 | Pierozzi Antoninus Italian archbishop of Florence/saint, dies. | Ref: 5 |
- 1469
| Apr 15 | Nanak first guru of Sikhs, is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1470
| May 20 | Pietro Bembo cardinal/theologian, is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1471
| Mar 12 | Dionysius the Carthusian/van Rijkel Dutch scholastic theologist, dies. | Ref: 5 |
| Aug 08 | Death of Thomas Kempis, 91, Dutch mystic and devotional author. Though most of his years were outwardly uneventful, his book "The Imitation of Christ" remains in print today, a guide to cultivating the inner human spirit. | Ref: 5 |
- 1472
| May 31 | Erardus van der Mark prince-bishop of Luik/cardinal, is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1474
| Feb 12 | Lorenzo Campeggi(o) archbishop of Bologna/diplomat, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 21 | Angela Merici Italian monastery founder/saint, is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1478
| Mar 16 | Hieronymus Emser, German theologian, lecturer, editor and essayist, is born. | Ref: 70 |
- 1483
| Nov 10 | (Protestant Reformation) Martin Luther religious leader: founder of Protestantism: wrote 95 theses: On the Power of Indulgences, calling for reformation of the Roman Catholic Church; is born in Eisleben, Germany. | Ref: 4 |
- 1484
| Jan 01 | Huldrych (Ulrich) Zwingli, Swiss Protestant reformer, is born. | Ref: 17 |
| Mar 04 | Kazimierz the Saint, Polish ruler/saint, dies at 25. | Ref: 5 |
- 1487
| Feb 14 | Henry II of Bavaria bishop of Utrecht/Worms/Freising, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jul 17 | Esma'il I shah who converted Iran from Sunni to Shi'ah, is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1488
| Mar 19 | Johannes Magnus, Swedish Roman Catholic archbishop and historian, is born. | Ref: 70 |
- 1490
| Jun 28 | Albert Margrave of Brandenburg, cardinal (attacked by Luther), is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1491
| Dec 14 | St. Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Society of Jesus -- the Jesuit order of Catholic priests and brothers, is born. | Ref: 68 |
- 1494
| Apr 20 | John Agricola [Schneider] German theologist/prime minister, is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1495
| Mar 08 | Juan de Dios Portugal/Spain, saint/founder (Brothers of Mercy), is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1496
| Apr 16 | David van Bourgondie Bishop of Utrecht (1456-96), dies at about 69. | Ref: 5 |
- 1497
| Feb 15 | Philipp Melanchthon Germany, Protestant reformer, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 16 | Philipp Melanchthon Germany, Protestant reformer (Augsburgse Confessie), is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1498
| Sep 16 | (month and day speculative) Tomas de Torquemada inquisitor who burned 10,000 people, dies. | Ref: 68 |
| Dec 19 | Andreas Osiander Germany, Protestant Reformation theologist, is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1499
| Jan 29 | Birth of Katherine von Bora, the former German nun who became Martin Luther's wife in 1525 when he was 41 and she 26. During their 21-year marriage, Katie bore Martin 3 sons and 3 daughters. Her death in 1552 followed six years after her husband's in 1546. | Ref: 5 |
- 1500
| Mar 03 | Reginald Pole English Cardinal/"heretic", is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 12 | Joachim Camerarius [Liebhard Kammerer] German humanist, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 23 | Alexander Alesius [Aless/Alane] System theologist/physician, is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1502
| Jan 10 | Hendrik Niclaes German/Dutch merchant/cult leader (Children of God), is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1504
| Jan 01 | Caspar Cruciger German church reformer, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jul 18 | Birth of Heinrich Bullinger, Swiss reformer. He continued Zwingli's work after his death at Kappel (1531), and composed the Second Helvetic Confession in 1566. | Ref: 5 |
- 1506
| Apr 07 | St Francis Xavier Jesuit missionary to India, Malaya, & Japan, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 13 | Peter Faber, French Jesuit theologian and co-founder of the Society of Jesus, is born. | Ref: 70 |
- 1507
| Mar 12 | Cesare Borgia cardinal/soldier/politician, dies while fighting alongside his brother, the king of Navarre, in Spain, at age 31. | Ref: 5 |
- 1509
| Jan 25 | Giovanni Morone Italian theologist/diplomat/cardinal/"heretic", is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jul 10 | Birth of John Calvin, French religious reformer. His 'Institutes of the Christian Religion' became the most popular doctrinal statement of the Protestant Reformation. | Ref: 5 |
- 1510
| Mar 25 | Georges d'amboise French archbishop of Narbonne/Rouen, dies at 49. | Ref: 5 |
| May 25 | Georges d'Amboise French cardinal/viceroy in North Italy, dies at 49. | Ref: 5 |
- 1515
| Mar 28 | Theresa of Avila/Teresa de Jesus Spanish mystic writer/saint, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jul 21 | Saint Philip Neri, Italian priest and mystic, is born. | Ref: 70 |
- 1517
| May 19 | Philip van Bourgondie installed as bishop of Utrecht. | Ref: 5 |
- 1519
| Jan 01 | Ulrich Swingli, Swiss religious reformer, is ordained. | Ref: 17 |
| Mar 29 | Carlo Caraffa Italian cardinal, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 24 | Birth of Theodore Beza, French-born Swiss theological reformer. Beza became the acknowledged leader of the Swiss Calvinists, following John Calvin's death in 1564. | Ref: 5 |
- 1521
| May 08 | Peter Canisius [Pieter de Hondt/Kanijs], jesuit/saint, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| May 20 | Ignatius Loyola seriously wounded by a cannon ball. | Ref: 5 |
- 1522
| Apr 23 | St. Catherine, Italian Dominican mystic, is born. | Ref: 70 |
- 1523
| Feb 20 | Jan Blahoslav Czechoslovakian humanist/bishop (Bohemian brothers), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 22 | Charles "Cardinal" of Bourbon archbishop Rouen, is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1524
| Feb 15 | Charles de Guise archbishop/cardinal of Reims, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 07 | Philip of Burgundy bishop of Utrecht, dies. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 10 | Henry van Zutphen Dutch Augustine/Lutheran minister, burned to death. | Ref: 5 |
- 1525
| Jun 13 | (Protestant Reformation) German Reformer Martin Luther, 42, married former nun Katherine von Bora, 26. Their 21-year marriage bore six children. Kate outlived her husband (who died in 1546) by six years. | Ref: 5 |
- 1527
| Jan 05 | Swiss Anabaptist reformer Felix Manz, 29, was drowned in punishment for preaching adult (re-)baptism. Manz's death made him the first Protestant in history to be martyred at the hands of other Protestants. | Ref: 5 |
| Sep 29 | John Leslie, Scottish bishop; advisor to Queen Mary | Ref: 70 |
| Nov 08 | Hieronymus Emser, German theologian, lecturer, editor and essayist, dies at age 49. | Ref: 70 |
- 1528
| Feb 29 | Martyrdom of Scottish reformer Patrick Hamilton, 24. Having spent time with Martin Luther and William Tyndale, Hamilton began promoting Reformation in Scotland. He was afterward arrested and burned at the stake one of the first martyrs of the Scottish Reformation. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 25 | Jacob Andreae German theologist (Schwäbische Konkordie), is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1530
| Apr 18 | François Lambert d'Avignon French church reformer, dies at about 43. | Ref: 5 |
- 1531
| Oct 11 | Huldrych (Ulrich) Zwingli, Swiss Protestant reformer, dies. | Ref: 17 |
- 1533
| Feb 14 | Christianus Adrichomius Dutch priest/writer (Vita Jesu Christi), is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1534
| Apr 07 | José de Anchieta Spanish jesuit/missionary (Brazilian Tupi-Indians), is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1535
| Feb 18 | Cornelius Agrippa von Nettesheim physician/theologian, dies. | Ref: 5 |
- 1536
| Dec 22 | English scholar Reginald Pole appointed cardinal. | Ref: 5 |
- 1538
| Feb 26 | Worp van Thabor Frisian abbott of Thabor (Chronicon Frisiae), dies. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 02 | Saint Charles Borromeo, Italian Roman Catholic bishop, is born. | Ref: 70 |
- 1540
| Jan 25 | Edmund Campion London, saint/Jesuit martyr (December Rationes), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 27 | Angela Merici Italian monk/monastery, dies. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 27 | Angela Merici Italian monk/monastery, dies. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 31 | Silvio Antoniano Italian cardinal/theologist (Tre libri), is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1541
| Dec 24 | Andreas R Bodenstein von Carlstadt radical Lutheran, dies at about 61. | Ref: 5 |
- 1542
| Jan 10 | Gerardus Noviomagus [Gerrit Geldenhauer], Dutch theologist, die at 59. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 24 | Saint John of the Cross, Spanish mystic and poet, is born. | Ref: 70 |
| Dec 28 | Albert Pigge [Pighius] Dutch theologist/astronomer, dies at about 52. | Ref: 5 |
- 1544
| Mar 22 | Johannes Magnus, Swedish Roman Catholic archbishop and historian, dies at age 56. | Ref: 70 |
- 1545
| Jan 16 | Death of Georg Spalatin, 61, German reformer and friend of Martin Luther. Spalatin's court life allowed him to give secular government a better understanding of Luther's ideas. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 19 | Pierre Brully [Peter Brulius], calvinist minister, burned to death. | Ref: 5 |
| May 01 | Franciscus Junius [François du Jon], French/Netherlands calvinist theologist, is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1546
| Feb 14 | Johann Pistorius German theologist/historian, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 18 | (Protestant Reformation) Martin Luther religious leader: founder of Protestantism: wrote 95 theses: On the Power of Indulgences, calling for reformation of the Roman Catholic Church; dies at age 62. | Ref: 4 |
| Aug 01 | Peter Faber, French Jesuit theologian and co-founder of the Society of Jesus, dies at age 40. | Ref: 70 |
- 1548
| Mar 13 | Sasbout Vosmeer Dutch Catholic theologist/apostole, is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1549
| May 27 | Lijsbeth Dirksdr Fries antabaptist, drowns. | Ref: 5 |
- 1550
| Mar 08 | Juan de Dios Port/Sp saint (Brothers of Mercy), dies at 55. | Ref: 5 |
| May 25 | Camillus de Lellis Italian soldier/monastery founder/saint, is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1552
| Jan 11 | Johannes Cochlaeus [Dobeneck], German humanist/theologist, dies. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 14 | Laurentius Andreae [Lars Andersson] Swedish church reformer, dies. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 06 | Birth of Matteo Ricci, an Italian Jesuit who was sent as a missionary to China in 1583. His complete adoption of Chinese customs raised the issue of the limits of "accommodation" to other cultures, in the preaching of the gospel. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 20 | (Protestant Reformation) Death of Katherine von Bora, 53, a former nun and the widow of German reformer Martin Luther. They married in 1525, when Luther was 42 and Katie was 26, and bore six children. Luther died in 1546; Katie, six years later. | Ref: 5 |
- 1553
| May 05 | Erasmus Alberus German theologist (Barfüsser Mönche), dies at about 52. | Ref: 5 |
- 1554
| Mar 12 | Richard Hooker, English theologian (Laws of Ecclesiastical Polity), is born. | Ref: 2 |
| Dec 17 | Ernst of Bayern prince/bishop of Liege/archbishop of Cologne, is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1555
| Feb 09 | John Hooper deprived Bishop of Gloucester, burnt for heresy. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 16 | The Protestant martyrs Bishop Hugh Latimer and Bishop Nicholas Ridley are burned at the stake for heresy in England. | Ref: 2 |
| Dec 27 | Johann Arndt German Lutherian theologist, is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1556
| Feb 14 | Archbishop Thomas Cranmer declared a heretic. | Ref: 5 |
| Jul 31 | St. Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Society of Jesus -- the Jesuit order of Catholic priests and brothers -- died in Rome. | Ref: 68 |
- 1557
| Feb 11 | John Wtenbogaert remonstrants theologist, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 09 | Michael Agricola Finnish theologist/church reformer/bishop, dies. | Ref: 5 |
- 1558
| Feb 03 | Alfonsus de Castro Spanish theologist (council of Trente), dies. | Ref: 5 |
| May 16 | Andreas of Austria Bohemia cardinal/Governor of Netherlands (1598-1600), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 12 | Rabbi Shalom Shakna ben Joseph founder of first Polish Yeshiva, dies. | Ref: 5 |
- 1559
| Feb 18 | Isaac Casaubon naturalized English classical scholar, theologian, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| May 13 | Excavated corpse of heretic David Jorisz burned in Basel. | Ref: 5 |
- 1560
| Jan 03 | Peder Palladus Danish church reformer (Visitasbog), dies at about 56. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 28 | John a Lasco [John Laski], Polish nobleman/reformed theologist, dies. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 19 | Philipp Melanchton [Schwazerd] church reformer, dies at 63. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 10 | Birth of Jacob Arminius, the Dutch theologian from whose writings and doctrines Protestants opposed to Calvinism have since been called "Arminians." | Ref: 5 |
- 1561
| Jan 31 | Menno Simonsz Dutch priest/vicar (Foundation Book), dies. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 05 | Carlo Caraffa Italian cardinal, dies at 41. | Ref: 5 |
- 1562
| Oct 19 | Birth of George Abbot, archbishop of Canterbury. A recognized leader of the English Calvinists, Abbot also demonstrated Puritan sympathies, and took a leading part in translating the 1611 King James Version of the Bible. | Ref: 5 |
- 1563
| Jan 30 | Franciscus Gomarus [François Gomaer], Dutch theologist/opera singer, is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1564
| Apr 11 | Liege Prince-Bishop Robert van Bergen resigns. | Ref: 5 |
| May 27 | Jean Caulvin [John Calvin] priest/church reformer, one of the dominant figures of the Protestant Reformation, dies in Geneva at age 54. | Ref: 5 |
- 1565
| Jan 27 | Robrecht de Berghes prince-bishop of Liege (1557-64), dies. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 17 | Alexander Alesius [Aless/Alane], theologist/physician, dies at 64. | Ref: 5 |
| May 14 | Nicolaus von Amsdorf German reform theologist, dies. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 27 | Robrecht de Berghes prince-bishop of Liege (1557-64), dies. | Ref: 5 |
- 1566
| Sep 22 | Johann Agricola, German Lutheran reformer; helped introduced Lutheranism to Frankfurt, dies at age 72. | Ref: 70 |
- 1567
| Apr 19 | Michael Stifel German theologist/mathematician, dies at about 79. | Ref: 5 |
| Aug 21 | St. Francis De Sales, French Roman Catholic bishop of Geneva, is born. | Ref: 70 |
- 1568
| Mar 09 | Aloysius "Luigi" van Gonzaga Italian prince/Jesuit/saint, is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1569
| Dec 09 | Martinus de Porres Peru, saint (patron of social justice), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 23 | St Philip metropolitan of Moscow, martyred by Ivan the Terrible. | Ref: 5 |
- 1570
| Jan 03 | Bartholomeus Latomus [Steinmetz], Flemish archbishop of Trier, dies. | Ref: 5 |
- 1572
| Nov 24 | John Knox, Scottish religious and political reformer, dies in Edinburgh, Scotland. | Ref: 68 |
- 1573
| Dec 01 | Philippus Rovenius [Rouveen] apostile vicar, is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1574
| Apr 17 | Joachim Camerarius [Liebhard Kammerer], German Lutheran theologian, dies at age 74. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 26 | Charles Guise archbishop/cardinal of Reims, dies at 50. | Ref: 5 |
- 1575
| Feb 04 | Pierre de Bérulle French cardinal, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| May 17 | Matthew Parker archbishop of Canterbury (1559-75), dies at 68. | Ref: 5 |
- 1576
| Apr 24 | Birth of St. Vincent de Paul, French Catholic priest. He founded several religious orders during his lifetime, including the Lazarists (or Vincentians) in 1625. | Ref: 5 |
- 1579
| Jan 04 | Willem Teellinck Dutch theologist/vicar, is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1580
| Feb 15 | Cunerus Petri Dutch theologist/bishop of Leeuwarden, dies. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 01 | Giovanni Morone, Italian cardinal, heretic and diplomat, dies at age 71. | Ref: 70 |
- 1581
| Jan 04 | Bishop James Ussher, Archbishop of Armagh, the man who calculated Earth's beginning at November 23, 4004 BC, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 03 | Huibert Duifhuis Roman Catholic pastor (Rotterdam/Utrecht), dies. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 24 | St. Vincent De Paul, French founder of the Congregation of the Mission, is born. | Ref: 70 |
- 1582
| Oct 17 | Birth of German scholar Johann Gerhard, most influential of the 17th century Lutheran theologians. His writings attained a European circulation second only to the Bible and Thomas a Kempis' "Imitation of Christ." | Ref: 5 |
- 1583
| Jan 08 | Simon Episcopius Dutch bishop/theologist, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 17 | J Henry Alting Dutch theologist, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 06 | Zacharias Ursinus German theologist (Heidelberger), dies at 48. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 31 | Thomas Erastus Switzerland, theologist, dies. | Ref: 5 |
- 1584
| Feb 12 | Casparus Barleaus Flemish theologist/poet (Muiderkring), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 03 | Saint Charles Borromeo, Italian Roman Catholic bishop, dies at age 46. | Ref: 70 |
| Dec 04 | John Cotton, English-born Puritan clergyman (The Way of the Church of Christ in New England), is born. | Ref: 2 |
- 1585
| Apr 05 | Clemens Crabbeels becomes bishop of Hertogenbosch. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 28 | Cornelius Otto Jansen, Flemish Roman Catholic reform leader, is born. | Ref: 70 |
- 1586
| Apr 23 | Birth of Martin Rinkart, German clergyman and Latin scholar. Rinkart, a prolific writer, penned the German hymn which begins: "Nun danket alle Gott..." ("Now Thank We All Our God"). | Ref: 5 |
- 1587
| May 18 | Felix van Cantalice Italian saint, dies. | Ref: 5 |
- 1588
| Mar 17 | Petrus Dathenus Flemish minister/physician (Psalms of David), dies. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 23 | Hendrik de Guise French leader of Catholic League, murdered at 37. | Ref: 5 |
- 1589
| Mar 03 | Gisbertus Voetius [Gijsbert Voet], Dutch reformed theologist, is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1590
| Jan 07 | Jacob Andreae German theologist (Formulae Concordiae), dies at 61. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 02 | St. Catherine, Italian Dominican mystic, dies at age 68. | Ref: 70 |
| Apr 23 | St. Catherine, Italian Dominican mystic, dies at age 68. | Ref: 70 |
| May 09 | Karel "Cardinal" van Bourbon archbishop of Rouen, dies at 66. | Ref: 5 |
- 1591
| Jan 19 | Edmond Auger French jesuit (under Henri III), dies at about 60. | Ref: 5 |
| Jul 20 | Anne Hutchinson, religious liberal, one of the founders of Rhode Island, is born. | Ref: 2 |
| Dec 14 | Saint John of the Cross, Spanish mystic and poet, dies at age 49. | Ref: 70 |
- 1592
| May 13 | John Cloppenburg vicar/theologist, is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1593
| Feb 07 | Jacques Amyot French humanist/abbot of Bellozanne, dies at 79. | Ref: 5 |
- 1595
| Feb 21 | The Jesuit poet Robert Southwell is hanged for "treason" being a Catholic. | Ref: 2 |
| May 26 | Philippus Nerius [Filippo Neri] Italian merchant/saint, dies at 79. | Ref: 5 |
- 1596
| Jan 21 | John Ligarius German theologist/prime minister, dies at 66. | Ref: 5 |
| May 31 | John Leslie, Scottish bishop; advisor to Queen Mary, dies at age 68. | Ref: 70 |
- 1597
| Dec 21 | Petrus Canisius Dutch jesuit/saint, dies at 76. | Ref: 5 |
- 1599
| Mar 13 | Johannes Berchmans Dutch Jesuit/saint, is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1600
| Feb 15 | José the Acosta Spanish missionary (Peru), dies at 59. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 02 | Staunch Anglican theologian Richard Hooker died at 46. His last words were: 'God hath my daily petitions, for I am at peace with all men, and He is at peace with me... and this witness makes the thoughts of death joyful.'. | Ref: 5 |
- 1602
| Feb 09 | Franciscus van de Enden Flemish Jesuit/free thinker/tutor of Spinoza, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 13 | Alexander Nowell English churchman, dean of St Paul's, dies. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 29 | John Lightfoot English theologist/literary (Horae Hebraicae), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 02 | Maria de Jesus de Agreda [Maria Coronel] Spanish franciscan, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jul 14 | Jules Mazarin, France, cardinal, French first Minister (1642-61), is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1603
| Dec 27 | Thomas Cartwright English Presbyterian publicist, dies at about 68. | Ref: 5 |
- 1604
| Jan 04 | Jacob Balde German jesuit/barok conductor (Jephthe), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Aug 05 | John Eliot "Apostle to Indians," Bible translator, is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1605
| Feb 01 | Isaac Aboab de Fonseca Portuguese/Netherlands rabbi/mystic, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| May 24 | Nikon [Nikita Minin], patriarch of Russian-orthodox church, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 13 | Theodore Beza, French author, translator, educator and theologian, dies at age 86. | Ref: 70 |
- 1607
| Feb 23 | Herman Herbertsz vicar, dies at about 60. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 12 | Birth of Paul Gerhardt, German clergyman and hymnwriter. He lost four of his five children in childhood, yet also composed over 130 hymns, including "O Sacred Head, Now Wounded." (Gerhardt's music marks the transition in Lutheran hymnody from confessional and high_church hymns to hymns of devotional piety.) | Ref: 5 |
- 1608
| Feb 06 | Antonio Vieira Portuguese Jesuit preacher, is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1609
| Feb 07 | Ferdinand I cardinal/ruler of Toscane, dies. | Ref: 5 |
| May 16 | Ferdinand Austria, cardinal of Spain/Governor of Netherlands, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 19 | Death of Jacob Arminius, 49, the Dutch theologian who lent his name to the beliefs (known today at Arminianism) which oppose the major tenets of Protestant Reformed (Calvinist) theology. | Ref: 5 |
- 1610
| Feb 13 | Jean de la Badie French divine, founder of the Lagardists, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 18 | Robert Parsons English jesuit leader/plotter, dies at 63. | Ref: 5 |
| May 11 | Matteo Ricci Italian missionary (China), dies. | Ref: 5 |
- 1612
| Feb 06 | Antoine Arnauld [Grand Arnauld], French lawyer/theologist, is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1613
| Jan 21 | George Gillespie, Scottish minister/polemical writer, is born. | Ref: 70 |
| Aug 15 | Birth of Jeremy Taylor, Anglican clergyman and devotional writer. Two of his works became classic expressions of Anglican spirituality: "The Rule and Exercise of Holy Living" (1650) and "The Rule and Exercise of Holy Dying" (1651). | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 25 | Johan Sigismund of Brandenburg becomes protestant. | Ref: 5 |
- 1614
| May 03 | Sasbout Vosmeer Roman Catholic theologist/apostole vicar, dies at 66. | Ref: 5 |
- 1615
| Jan 14 | John Biddle English minister (Unitarian), is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1616
| Jan 13 | Antoinette Bourignon Flemish mystic/French religious fanatic, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 30 | William Sancroft Archbishop (Canterbury), is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1618
| Dec 26 | Elisabeth Paltsgravin of Rhine/abbess, is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1620
| Jan 17 | Diego Alvarez de Paz Spanish missionary/writer (Peru), dies at about 59. | Ref: 5 |
- 1621
| May 11 | Death of Johann Arndt, 65, German Lutheran theologian. Called the precursor of Pietism, Arndt was the greatest name in the history of German mysticism after Thomas a Kempis. | Ref: 5 |
- 1622
| Dec 28 | St. Francis De Sales, French Roman Catholic bishop of Geneva, dies at age 55. | Ref: 70 |
- 1623
| Jan 31 | François-Xavier de Laval Montmorency, consecrated the first bishop of Québec Canada in 1674, is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1624
| Dec 25 | Angelus Silesius [Johann Scheffler] German mystic (St Seelenlust), is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1625
| Jun 23 | John Fell, English Anglican priest, author and typographer, is born. | Ref: 70 |
- 1629
| Feb 26 | Archibald Argyl, Scottish Protestant leader, is born. | Ref: 70 |
| Apr 08 | Willem Teellinck Dutch theologist/vicar, dies at 50. | Ref: 5 |
- 1630
| Mar 24 | José Saenz d'Aguirre Spanish cardinal, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 29 | Jan Baptist Stalpart van der Wiele Roman Catholic pastor/lyricist, dies at 51. | Ref: 5 |
- 1631
| Nov 30 | Rabbi Samuel Eliezer ben Judah ha-levi Edels dies. | Ref: 5 |
- 1632
| Dec 20 | Nicolas Antoine French cath pastor who converted to Judaism, executed. | Ref: 5 |
- 1633
| Jan 31 | Nathaniel Crew English bishop (Durham), is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1634
| Mar 20 | Balthasar Bekker Frisian theologist (Examiner of Comets), is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1635
| Jan 10 | Willem à Brakel Frisian theologist (Reasonable religion), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 13 | Birth of Philip Jacob Spener, founder of German pietism. The name for the Bible studies (called "collegia pietatis") held in his home came to be associated with his followers, who were afterward called Pietists. | Ref: 5 |
- 1636
| Feb 12 | Herman Witsius [Wits], Dutch reformed theologist, is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1637
| Aug 17 | Johann Gerhard, German theologian, dies at age 54. | Ref: 70 |
- 1638
| Apr 13 | Henri II duke of Rohan-Gié, French hugenot leader, dies at 58. | Ref: 5 |
| May 06 | Cornelius Otto Jansen, (Jansenism) Flemish Roman Catholic reform leader, dies at age 52. | Ref: 70 |
- 1639
| Jan 19 | Noël Alexandre French theologian/historian, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 21 | Birth of Increase Mather, early American theologian. He published nearly 100 books, and is credited with helping end executions for witchcraft in colonial America. | Ref: 5 |
- 1640
| Apr 22 | Mariana Alcoforado Portugal, nun, is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1641
| Jan 11 | Franciscus Gomarus [François Gomaer], French theologist, dies. | Ref: 5 |
- 1643
| Apr 04 | Simon Episcopius [Bisschop] Dutch theologist, dies at 60. | Ref: 5 |
- 1644
| Jan 30 | William Chillingworth English theologian, Cambridge Platonist, dies. | Ref: 5 |
- 1647
| Jan 19 | Johan van Beverwijck physician (Treasurer of Ongesontheyt), dies at 52. | Ref: 5 |
- 1648
| Jan 14 | Casparus Barleaus Flemish theologist/poet (Muiderkring), dies at 63. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 17 | George Gillespie, Scottish minister/polemical writer, dies at age 35. | Ref: 70 |
| Dec 23 | Birth of Robert Barclay, Scottish Quaker theologian. He published his most famous work, "An Apology for the True Christian Divinity," in 1676, making him the most prominent theologian in the early Quaker Church. | Ref: 5 |
- 1651
| Feb 06 | Cardinal Mazarin flees Paris. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 30 | Jean-Baptiste de la Salle, French priest/theorist/saint, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Aug 06 | Birth of Francois Fanelon, French priest and scholar. His 1697 writing, "Christian Perfection," provided a reasoned defense of mystical spirituality, though it afterward brought him into disfavor with the pope. | Ref: 5 |
- 1652
| May 13 | Ingen Ryuki invited to become the abbot of Sofokuji temple in Nagasaki. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 23 | John Cotton, Massachusetts Bay Puritan preacher, dies at 68. | Ref: 5 |
- 1653
| Feb 03 | Cardinal Mazarin returns to Paris from exile. | Ref: 5 |
- 1656
| Feb 20 | James Ussher Irish bible scholar/Anglican archbishop, dies at 76. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 21 | Bishop James Ussher, Archbishop of Armagh, (said world began 4004 BC), dies at 76 at Reigate, Surrey. | Ref: 5 |
- 1659
| May 16 | Campegius Vitringa Dutch theologist, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 31 | János Apáczai Csere Hung theologist (Magyar Logikácska), dies at 34. | Ref: 5 |
- 1660
| Sep 27 | St. Vincent De Paul, French founder of the Congregation of the Mission, dies at age 79. | Ref: 70 |
- 1661
| Mar 09 | Jules Mazarin, Italian-born French cardinal and statesman, dies at age 58. | Ref: 70 |
- 1663
| Jan 29 | Robert Sanderson Bishop of Lincoln (1660-63), dies. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 12 | Dr Cotton Mather witchcraft authority, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 06 | Francis Atterbury, English Anglican bishop, is born. | Ref: 70 |
- 1664
| Jan 18 | Moise Amyrault French theologist/vicar, dies. | Ref: 5 |
| May 31 | Giulio Alberoni Spanish/Italian minister/cardinal, is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1665
| May 24 | Maria de Jesus de Agreda [Maria Coronel] Spanish franciscans, dies. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 30 | "Messiah" Sjabtai Tswi departs to Constantinople. | Ref: 5 |
- 1667
| Feb 20 | David ben Samuel Halevi rabbi/author (Shulchan Aruch), dies. | Ref: 5 |
- 1669
| Jan 19 | Leo Allatios Greek/Italian theologist/literary, dies at about 82. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 20 | Birth of Susannah Annesley, "Mother of Methodism." Born the 25th child in her family, she married Samuel Wesley in 1689 and bore him 19 children, the last two being John (1703) and Charles (1707) Wesley., is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1672
| Dec 21 | Birth of Benjamin Schmolck, German Lutheran clergyman. Though a busy pastor, Schmolck found time to pen 900 hymns, the best remembered of them being "My Jesus, As Thou Wilt." | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 21 | Birth of Johann Christoph Schwedler, German clergyman and author of the hymn, "Ask Ye What Great Thing I Know." | Ref: 5 |
- 1673
| May 07 | Johannes Teellinck Dutch vicar, dies at about 58. | Ref: 5 |
- 1674
| Jul 17 | Isaac Watts, English minister and hymn writer, is born. | Ref: 2 |
- 1675
| Dec 05 | John Lightfoot English theologist (Horae Hebraicae), dies at 73. | Ref: 5 |
- 1678
| Mar 15 | Dominique Marie Valet French Roman Catholic/old-catholic bishop, is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1680
| Feb 22 | Death of Thomas Goodwin, 79, famed English Congregational Nonconformist preacher. His last words were: 'Ah, is this dying? How I have dreaded as an enemy this smiling friend.'. | Ref: 5 |
- 1681
| Jun 18 | Feofan Prokopovich theologian, archbishop of Novgorod, westernizer, is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1685
| Jun 30 | Archibald Argyl, Scottish Protestant leader, dies at age 56. | Ref: 5 |
- 1686
| Jan 19 | Hakuin Ekakuborn Japan, Zen Buddhist, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jul 10 | John Fell, English Anglican priest, author and typographer, dies at age 61. | Ref: 70 |
- 1688
| Jan 29 | Emanuel Swedenborg Sweden, religious leader (Angelic Wisdom), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| May 22 | Johann A Quenstedt German Lutheran theologist, dies at 70. | Ref: 5 |
| Aug 18 | Puritan clergyman John Bunyan, 69, preached his last sermon, before dying 13 days later. In 1678 he had authored Pilgrim's Progress, an allegory describing the difficulties encountered in the Christian life, while journeying through this world. | Ref: 5 |
| Aug 31 | Death of English Puritan clergyman and writer John Bunyan, 69. Imprisoned several times between 1660 and 1672, Bunyan used these periods of isolation to pen his two literary masterpieces, Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners (1666) and Pilgrim's Progress (1678). | Ref: 5 |
- 1690
| May 21 | Death of John Eliot, 86, colonial missionary to the American Indians of Maryland. Eliot arrived in America from England in 1631; by 1663 he had translated the entire Bible into the Algonquin Indian language. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 03 | Robert Barclay, English-born American Quaker leader, dies at age 41. | Ref: 70 |
- 1691
| Jan 13 | Death of George Fox, 67, English founder of the Society of Friends (Quakers). Fox left the Anglican church at 23 and founded the Quaker movement in 1660 at age 36. | Ref: 5 |
| May 17 | Antoine Court French reformed theologist, is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1692
| May 18 | Joseph Butler Wantage Berkshire, theologian, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Sep 05 | At Harvard College in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Colonial clergyman Increase Mather, 53, received the first Doctor of Sacred Theology (STD) degree to be awarded in America. | Ref: 5 |
- 1693
| Apr 01 | Colonial clergyman Cotton Mather's first-born son died at the age of four days. Mather suspected witchcraft as the cause, and had previously published "Wonders of the Invisible World," affirming his belief in spectral phenomena. | Ref: 5 |
- 1694
| Feb 01 | John L baron van Elderen 63rd bishop of Liege (1688-94), dies at 73. | Ref: 5 |
- 1695
| Jan 13 | Jonathan Swift ordained an Anglican priest in Ireland. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 27 | Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz [Asbaje] Mexican poetress/nun, dies at 44. | Ref: 5 |
- 1696
| Sep 27 | St. Alfonso Liguori, Italian theologian, is born. | Ref: 70 |
- 1698
| Mar 06 | John Alberti Dutch theologist/philologist, is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1699
| Apr 29 | Samuel Apostool vicar/theologist (Zonisten), dies at 50. | Ref: 5 |
- 1700
| Feb 23 | Wilhelmus Schortinghuis Dutch theologist (Profound Christianity), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| May 26 | Nikolaus L earl von Zinzendorf und Pottendorf German evangelist, is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1701
| May 31 | Alexander Cruden compiler of a concordance to King James Bible, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 27 | Johann N von Hontheim German church historian/suffragan (bishop), is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1702
| Jun 26 | Dr Philip Doddridge England, nonconformist clergyman, is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1703
| Jun 17 | John Wesley, English evangelist and theologian, founder of the Methodist movement, is born. | Ref: 2 |
| Jun 28 | John Wesley religious leader: founder of ‘Methodism’ [forerunner of Methodist church]; writer: A Plain Account of Christian Perfection; is born. | Ref: 68 |
- 1704
| Jul 15 | August Gottlieb Spangenberg founder of Moravian Church in N America, is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1706
| Apr 19 | Galenus Abrahamsz de Haen Dutch baptist leader, dies. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 28 | Pierre Bayle French theologist (History of Criticism), dies at 59. | Ref: 5 |
- 1707
| Dec 18 | Charles Wesley co-founder (Methodist movement), is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1710
| Oct 24 | Alban Butler, English Roman Catholic priest and educator, is born. | Ref: 70 |
| Dec 18 | Peter Codde apostile vicar (1688-1704), dies at 62. | Ref: 5 |
- 1711
| Sep 06 | Heinrich Melchior Muhlenberg founder of US Lutheran church, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 17 | Arnold Moonen vicar/literature (Defeated German Spraekkunst), dies. | Ref: 5 |
- 1712
| Apr 30 | Philippus van Limborch remonstrants theologist/vicar, dies at 78. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 31 | Birth of Peter Bohler, the Moravian missionary who, at age 25, influenced the religious spirit of John Wesley. Bohler taught the founder of Methodism the joys of personal conversion and self_surrendering faith, and Wesley later incorporated these spiritual emphases within Methodist theology. | Ref: 5 |
- 1713
| Nov 24 | Birth of Father Junipero Serra, Spanish missionary to western America. From 1769, he established 9 of the first 21 Franciscan missions founded along the Pacific coast, and baptized some 6,000 Indians before his death in 1784. | Ref: 5 |
- 1714
| Jan 01 | Kristijonas Donelaitis Lutheran pastor, Lithuanian poet (The Seas), is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1716
| Aug 10 | Eugenius Bulgaris, Greek Orthodox theologian and scholar, is born. | Ref: 70 |
- 1717
| Mar 03 | Pierre Allix French/British theologist/vicar, dies at about 75. | Ref: 5 |
- 1718
| Apr 20 | Birth of David Brainerd, colonial American missionary to the Indians of New England. Following his premature death from tuberculosis at 29, Brainerd's journal (published in 1649 by the Jonathan Edwards) influenced hundreds to become missionaries after him. | Ref: 5 |
- 1719
| Apr 07 | Jean-Baptiste de la Salle, French philanthropist and founder of the Brothers of the Christian Schools, dies at age 78. | Ref: 70 |
| Dec 02 | Pasquier Quesnel French theologist (La Foi), dies at 85. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 16 | Adrian "Aart" van Wijck Dutch theologist (anti-jansenism), dies at 78. | Ref: 5 |
- 1720
| Oct 19 | Birth of John Woolman, American Quaker reformer. His "Journal," written from 1756-72, greatly influenced 19th century abolitionists. | Ref: 5 |
- 1722
| Mar 31 | Campegius Vitringa Dutch theologist/exegete, dies at 62. | Ref: 5 |
- 1723
| Apr 23 | Cornelis Steenoven elected archbishop of Utrecht. | Ref: 5 |
| Aug 23 | Increase Mather, American minister, author and educator, dies at age 84. | Ref: 70 |
- 1725
| Jul 24 | Birth of John Newton, an English slave ship's captain. He was converted at age 22, and entered the Anglican ministry. Newton is remembered today as author of several enduring hymns, including 'Amazing Grace' and 'Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken.' | Ref: 5 |
- 1726
| Apr 26 | Jeremy Collier English bishop/historian/opponent to theater, dies at 75. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 03 | Birth of Philip William Otterbein, German Reformed pastor who in 1800 helped found the Church of the United Brethren in Christ (an early branch of the modern United Methodist Church). | Ref: 5 |
| Jul 20 | Colonial clergyman Jonathan Edwards, 23, married Sarah Pierpont, 16. Their marriage prospered for over 30 years, before his premature death in 1758. Sarah herself died only six months later, at 48. | Ref: 5 |
- 1727
| Jan 20 | John van Bylevelt Catholic apostle, dies. | Ref: 5 |
- 1728
| Feb 13 | Cotton Mather, American Congregational minister/author, dies at age 65. | Ref: 70 |
- 1729
| Apr 13 | Thomas Percy English literary/bishop of Dromore, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| May 17 | Samuel Clarke theologian, dies. | Ref: 5 |
| May 23 | Giuseppe Parini Italian priest/poet (Il Giorno), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 23 | German_born John Philip Boehm, 46, was formally ordained a pastor of the Dutch Reformed Church. Boehm had previously come to America in 1720, where he began organizing religious services among German Reformed immigrants in Pennsylvania. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 30 | Birth of Samuel Seabury, first bishop of the American Protestant Episcopal Church. (Following the American Revolution, Seabury helped formulate the constitution which made the American Protestant Episcopal Church independent and autonomous from the Church of England.). | Ref: 5 |
- 1732
| Mar 04 | Francis Atterbury, English Anglican bishop, dies at age 68. | Ref: 70 |
| Mar 06 | Francis Atterbury, English Anglican bishop, is born. | Ref: 70 |
- 1734
| Apr 04 | Johann C van Erckel old Catholic theologist, dies at about 79. | Ref: 5 |
- 1735
| Jan 08 | John Carroll, First Roman Catholic bishop in the United States, founder of Georgetown University, is born. | Ref: 70 |
| Sep 27 | Birth of Robert Robinson, English clergyman and author of the hymn, "Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing." He was converted at age 20 under the preaching of revivalist George Whitefield. | Ref: 5 |
- 1736
| Feb 29 | Anna Lee (Anne the Word or Mother Anne), Manchester England, founder (Shaker movement in America), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Sep 04 | Robert Raikes England, Sunday school pioneer, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Sep 19 | Feofan Prokopovich, Russian Orthodox archbishop; important ally of Peter the Great, dies at age 55. | Ref: 70 |
- 1738
| Apr 09 | John Bacon, American clergyman, legislator and judge; advocate of civil and religious liberty, is born. | Ref: 70 |
| May 03 | English revivalist George Whitefield, 23, first arrived in America. In all, Whitefield crossed the Atlantic thirteen times, and died in Massachusetts in 1770, during his seventh visit. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 23 | Birth of Samuel Medley, English Baptist clergyman and author of the hymn, 'O Could I Speak the Matchless Worth.'. | Ref: 5 |
- 1739
| May 06 | Bernardus Smijtegelt vicar (Gekrookte Reed), dies at 63. | Ref: 5 |
- 1740
| Nov 04 | Birth of Anglican clergyman Augustus M. Toplady. A highly respected evangelical leader, Toplady authored the hymn "Rock of Ages" two years before his premature death at 38 in 1778. | Ref: 5 |
- 1742
| May 14 | Dominique Marie Valet French Roman Catholic/old-catholic bishop, dies at 64. | Ref: 5 |
- 1743
| Jan 29 | André Hercule Fleury French cardinal (1726-43), dies. | Ref: 5 |
- 1744
| Dec 19 | Jacobus J Cramer priest of Holland/Zealand/West-Friesland, is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1745
| Aug 20 | Birth of Francis Asbury, English Methodist missionary and circuit-riding bishop of the American colonies. During 42 years of labor, Asbury traveled 300,000 miles by horseback, ministering up and down the Eastern seaboard., is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1747
| Oct 09 | Colonial missionary to the New England Indians, David Brainerd died of tuberculosis (brought on by exposure) at age 29. Following his death, the publication of "Brainerd's Journal" by Jonathan Edwards influenced hundreds to become missionaries after him. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 26 | Cornelis Stevens Belgium, Roman Catholic foreman/polemist (Le sophisme dévoilé), is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1748
| Mar 10 | John Playfair Scotland, clergyman/geologist/mathematician, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 19 | Elias Hicks, American Quaker minister; advocated the abolition of slavery, is born. | Ref: 70 |
| Apr 04 | William White, American religious leader; first presiding bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Church, is born. | Ref: 70 |
| May 16 | Antonius van Alphen apostolic vicar of De Bosch, is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1750
| Feb 01 | Anglican clergyman and hymnwriter John Newton (author of "Amazing Grace"), 24, wedded Mary Catlett. Their marriage lasted 40 years, before her death in 1790. John lived another 17 years, and died in 1807. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 22 | Clergyman Jonathan Edwards was dismissed from his Congregational pulpit in Northampton, MA, after serving there 23 years. Maintaining his ultra- conservative theology, Edwards had grown to become administratively too inflexible for his congregation. | Ref: 5 |
- 1752
| Jun 16 | Death of Joseph Butler, Anglican theologian. His 1736 'Analogy of Religion' demonstrated the strong probability for the existence of a caring God over against that of a disinterested Creator Deity. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 16 | Birth of Johann G. Eichhorn, German Old Testament scholar. Eichhorn was a pioneer in "higher criticism," which evaluated Scripture through literary analysis and historical evidence, rather than by the unquestioned authority of systematized religious tradition. | Ref: 5 |
- 1757
| Jul 06 | Birth of William McKendree, colonial American church leader. In 1808 he was ordained the first American-born bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church. | Ref: 5 |
- 1758
| Mar 22 | Jonathan Edwards, theologian/philosopher (Original Sin), dies at age 54. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 28 | Jonathan Edwards US theologist (Great Awakening), dies at 54. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 17 | English churchman Philip Embury, 30, married Margaret Switzer. Afterward immigrating to America, Embury was later encouraged by his cousin Barbara Heck to found a Methodist society in New York City in 1768. Embury thus became the first Methodist preacher in North America. | Ref: 5 |
- 1759
| Jan 05 | Thomas-Philippe et de Boussu South Netherlands cardinal, dies at 79. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 11 | Mason Weems clergyman, author; is born. | Ref: 4 |
- 1760
| Apr 12 | Baron Ernst Gottlieb composer, dies at 64. | Ref: 5 |
- 1761
| Apr 09 | William Law theologian, dies. | Ref: 5 |
| Aug 17 | Birth of William Carey, pioneer English missionary to India. He taught at the newly founded Fort William College of Calcutta from 1801 until his death, and helped found the Serampore Press, which made the Bible accessible to over 300 million people. | Ref: 5 |
- 1763
| Jan 27 | John Theodor of Bavaria prince-bishop of Liege/cardinal, dies. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 01 | Thomas Campbell founder (Church of Disciples in America), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 27 | John Theodor of Bavaria prince-bishop of Liege/cardinal, dies. | Ref: 5 |
- 1764
| Feb 28 | Robert Haldane Scottish theologist/philanthropist, is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1765
| Sep 18 | Birth of Oliver Holden, early Puritan pastor and statesman. His love for music is demonstrated in the hymn tune CORONATION ("All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name"), which he composed in 1792 at the age of 27. | Ref: 5 |
- 1767
| Mar 20 | Firmin Abauzit French huguenot/scholar, dies at 87. | Ref: 5 |
- 1768
| Jan 10 | James Varicick first AME Zion Bishop, is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1769
| Jul 13 | Birth of Thomas Kelly, Irish Episcopal clergyman and author of 765 hymns, including 'Praise the Savior, Ye Who Know Him.' | Ref: 5 |
- 1770
| Sep 30 | English revivalist George Whitefield, 56, died in Newburyport, Mass., while on his seventh visit to America. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 22 | Birth of Father Demetrius Gallitzin, a Dutch Catholic priest. Arriving in America in 1792, he spent his remaining years as a frontier missionary, building up the Catholic church in parts of PA, MD, VA and WV. Gallitzin became known as the "Apostle to the Alleghenies." | Ref: 5 |
- 1773
| May 15 | Alban Butler, English Roman Catholic priest and educator, dies at age 62. | Ref: 70 |
- 1774
| Aug 28 | Elizabeth Ann Seton, founder of the Sisters of St. Joseph and the first US-born saint, is born. | Ref: 68 |
| Sep 17 | Joseph Caspar Mezzofanti Cardinal/linguist (understood 70 languages), is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1775
| Apr 27 | Death of Moravian missionary Peter Bohler, 63. Commissioned by Count Zinzendorf in 1737, Bohler encountered the as-yet-unsaved John Wesley, no doubt imprinting within him the later Methodist characteristics of crisis conversion, joyful assurance of God's acceptance and a Christian lifestyle of self- surrendering faith. | Ref: 5 |
- 1776
| Apr 24 | Carolus van de Abeele Flemish Jesuit, dies at 84. | Ref: 5 |
- 1780
| Jan 12 | Wilhelm M L de Wette German exegetist/theologist, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 07 | William Ellery Channing US, Unitarian clergyman, is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1781
| Feb 18 | Birth of Henry Martyn, Anglican missionary to Persia. Martyn first sailed for the East in 1805. His great linguistic gifts led him to translate the New Testament both into Hindustani and Arabic, before his premature death at 31. | Ref: 5 |
- 1784
| Feb 27 | Elias Annes Borger Dutch theologist/poet (To the Rhine), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Sep 08 | Ann Lee, English-born American religious leader, dies at age 48. | Ref: 70 |
- 1787
| Mar 02 | Jean Allamand French theologist/natural philosopher, dies at 73. | Ref: 5 |
| Aug 01 | St. Alfonso Liguori, IItalian theologian, dies at age 90. | Ref: 70 |
- 1788
| Aug 09 | Birth of Adoniram Judson, American Baptist missionary. He first sailed to Burma in 1812, and spent nearly all of his remaining 38 years in missionary and literacy work there. Judson translated the entire Bible into Burmese by 1834., is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Sep 12 | Alexander Campbell founded Disciples of Christ, is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1790
| Jan 08 | John Stinstra Dutch baptist vicar, dies at 81. | Ref: 5 |
- 1791
| Mar 02 | John Wesley religious leader: founder of ‘Methodism’ [forerunner of Methodist church]; writer: A Plain Account of Christian Perfection; , dies at age 87. | Ref: 4 |
- 1792
| Apr 25 | Birth of John Keble, English clergyman and poet. Credited with having founded the Oxford Movement in 1833, Keble also authored the hymn, "Sun of My Soul, Thou Savior Dear" (1820). | Ref: 5 |
| Aug 29 | Birth of Charles G. Finney, American revivalist and educator. Originally trained in law, he was converted to Christian faith at age 29, conducted revival services for eight years and, from 1835 until his death, maintained a close affiliation with Oberlin College in Ohio. | Ref: 5 |
- 1793
| Jun 01 | Birth of Henry Francis Lyte, Scottish clergyman who wrote the hymns 'Abide with Me' and 'Jesus, I My Cross Have Taken.'. | Ref: 5 |
- 1795
| Apr 21 | Vincenzo Pallotti Italian saint, is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1796
| May 17 | Martinus J Niewindt bishop of Curaçao (christen slaves), is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1797
| Mar 25 | John Winebrenner, US clergyman who founded the Church of God, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 03 | Francis P Kenrick Irish/US archbishop of Baltimore, is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1798
| Dec 01 | Birth of Albert Barnes, American Presbyterian clergyman and Bible commentator. An active supporter of revivalism, Christian education and social reform, Barnes is best remembered today for his "Notes on the Old Testament" and "Notes on the New Testament." | Ref: 5 |
- 1799
| Feb 24 | Broerius Brorius theologist (Pensive Christian), dies at about 41. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 28 | Johann von Döllinger German Old Catholic theologian/historian, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| May 27 | Birth of George Washington Doane, American Episcopal clergyman. One of the foremost promoters of Episcopal missions in his day, Doane also authored many hymns, including "Fling Out the Banner! Let It Float" and "Softly Now the Light of Day." | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 11 | Richard Allen (1760-1831), first African- American bishop in the U.S., was ordained a deacon of the Methodist Episcopal Church in Philadelphia. | Ref: 5 |
- 1800
| Jul 14 | Birth of Anglican clergyman Matthew Bridges. In 1848 he converted to Catholicism, under the influence of the Oxford Movement in England. He is remembered today for authoringthe hymn, 'Crown Him with Many Crowns.'. | Ref: 5 |
| Aug 22 | Birth of Edward B. Pusey, English biblical scholar and Tractarian spokesman. A devoted church leader all his life, Pusey worked to establish religious orders in Anglicanism, founding in 1845 the first Anglican sisterhood. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 25 | Birth of Jacque Paul Migne, French theological publisher. Establishing his own press in 1836, Migne published a voluminous collection of writings by the ancient Greek and Latin fathers (161 vols: "Patrologia Graecae"; 221 vols: "Patrologia Latinae") during his remaining 39 years. | Ref: 5 |
- 1801
| Feb 21 | John Henry Newman, England, Roman Catholic cardinal/churchman/author (Dream of Gerontius), is born. | Ref: 17 |
| Jun 01 | Mormon leader Brigham Young is born in Whitingham VT. | Ref: 68 |
- 1802
| Apr 12 | François MP Liberman French relig leader (Congregation of Heart), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 14 | Horace Bushnell, American Congregational minister and controversial theologian, is born. | Ref: 70 |
| Sep 04 | Birth of Marcus Whitman, American Presbyterian and pioneer medical missionary. In 1836 his family became the first whites to reach the Pacific coast by wagon train. Whitman and his wife Narcissa were murdered by the Cayuse Indians in present-day Washington state in 1847. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 20 | Birth of Ernst W. Hengstenberg, German O.T. scholar. An outspoken defender of evangelical Christianity against the rationalism of his day, Hengstenberg's most significant writing was his four-volume "Christology of the Old Testament". | Ref: 5 |
- 1803
| Feb 17 | Louis R E prince de Rohan-Guémené archbishop of Straatsburg, dies at 68. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 24 | Birth of George J. Webb, American church organist. He compiled several collections of sacred music during his lifetime, and also composed the melody to the hymn, 'Stand Up, Stand Up for Jesus.'. | Ref: 5 |
- 1804
| Mar 13 | Birth of James W. Alexander, American Presbyterian clergyman and hymn writer. It was Alexander who, in 1830, rendered the English text of Paul Gerhardt's immortal German hymn, "O Sacred Head, Now Wounded." | Ref: 5 |
| May 17 | Ottho G Heldring Dutch vicar/reformer (Heldring Institutions), is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1805
| Dec 10 | John E Feisser theologist/founder first Dutch baptist church, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 23 | Joseph Smith Jr, Mormon leader, founding prophet, first elder/president of the church, is born in Sharon, Vermont. | Ref: 4 |
- 1806
| Feb 24 | John Nieuwenhuijzen theologist (Society for General Use), dies at 81. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 02 | Giacomo Antonelli Italian cardinal/Assistant Secretary of State for Pius IX, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 10 | Eugenius Bulgaris, Greek Orthodox theologian and scholar, dies at age 89. | Ref: 70 |
- 1807
| Jan 12 | Jan T Beelen Dutch/Belgian bible expert, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 13 | Bartolommea Capitanio Italian monastery founder (Liefdezusters), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 26 | Birth of Johann K.F. Keil, German Bible scholar. His Old Testament commentary, written in collaboration with Franz Delitzsch, first appeared in 1861. Known today as "Keil & Delitzsch," the multi-volume set is still in print. | Ref: 5 |
| May 24 | Cornelis E van Koetsveld vicar/literature, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 01 | John Mohlenberg Lutheran pastor, dies on his 61st birthday. | Ref: 5 |
- 1808
| Jan 27 | David F Strauss Germany, theologist (Jesus' Life), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| May 18 | Jacob Albright [Albrecht] German/US preacher, dies at 49. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 02 | Birth of Allen W. Chatfield, an Anglican vicar in Herefordshire (a west England county bordering on Wales). His best remembered writings include the English translation of the hymn, "Lord Jesus, Think on Me." | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 27 | David F Strauss Germany, theologist (Jesus' Life), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 19 | Birth of Horatius Bonar, Scottish clergyman and poet. He authored several missionary biographies and penned over 600 hymns, including "I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say". | Ref: 5 |
- 1809
| Jan 15 | Cornelia Connelly Philadelphia PA, founder (Society of the Holy Child Jesus), is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1810
| May 24 | Abraham Geiger theologian/author/leader of Reform Judaism, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 07 | Birth of Henry Alford, Anglican scholar. He was a member of the 1881 ERV Bible translation committee, but is better remembered today for writing the hymn "Come, Ye Thankful People, Come." | Ref: 5 |
- 1811
| Feb 24 | Daniel A Payne Bishop/reformer/educator of AME Church, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 28 | St. John Neumann, Bohemian-born American bishop canonized the first American male saint in 1977, is born. | Ref: 70 |
| Apr 05 | Death of Robert Raikes, 76, the English philanthropist regarded by many as the founder (in 1780) of the modern Sunday School movement. | Ref: 5 |
| May 26 | Birth of William Hunter, American Methodist clergyman. The author of three collections of hymns, published during his lifetime, Hunter is best remembered today for the hymn entitled, "The Great Physician Now is Near." | Ref: 5 |
- 1812
| Feb 05 | American missionary Adoniram Judson, 23, married schoolteacher Ann Hasseltine, 22. Two weeks later the couple set sail for India under sponsorship of the American [Congregational] Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 09 | Pioneer missionary Samuel Newell married fellow Congregationalist Harriet Atwood. They afterward sailed for India with Adoniram and Ann Hasseltine Judson. (Harriet Newell and Ann Judson thereby became the first American women commissioned for missionary work abroad.). | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 16 | Death of Henry Martyn, Anglican missionary to Persia. During his short life of 31 years, he translated the New Testament into Hindustani, later into Arabic and Persian. He died at sea, while returning to England. | Ref: 5 |
- 1813
| Mar 21 | James Jesse Strang, king of Mormons, is born on Beaver Island MI (1850-56), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| May 12 | Johann Czerski German chaplin, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 24 | Henry Ward Beecher Litchfield Ct, clergyman/orator (The Independent), is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1814
| Jul 15 | Birth of Edward Caswall, English clergyman and hymn translator. Today we still sing Caswall's English versions of the hymns 'Jesus, The Very Thought of Thee' and 'When Morning Gilds the Skies'. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 25 | Jan de Liefde II Dutch vicar/founder (Co-op of Welfare of the People), is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1815
| Jan 18 | Birth of L.F.K. Tischendorf, German biblical and textual scholar. In 1844 he discovered one of the oldest and most valuable manuscripts of the Greek Bible, the Codex Sinaiticus, which dates back to the 4th century. | Ref: 5 |
| May 03 | Hermanus W Witteveen Dutch theologist, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Aug 16 | Birth of St. John Bosco, Italian educator. Poverty among the children in the city of Turin led him in 1859 to establish the Society of St. Francis of Sales (the Salesians). Bosco was canonized by Pius XI in 1934. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 03 | John Carroll, First Roman Catholic bishop in the United States, dies at age 80. | Ref: 70 |
| Dec 23 | Henry Highland Garnet Maryland, minister/abolitionist/diplomat, is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1816
| Feb 17 | Birth of Edward Hopper, American Presbyterian clergyman. He is remembered today as author of the hymn, "Jesus, Savior, Pilot Me." | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 31 | Death of Francis Asbury, 70, pioneer Methodist bishop. Sent to America in 1771 by John Wesley, he saw the new denomination grow from under 500 members to over 200,000 by the time of his death. | Ref: 5 |
| May 15 | Birth of Sylvanus Dryden Phelps, U.S. Baptist clergyman and poet. His several writings included the hymn, "Savior, Thy Dying Love." | Ref: 5 |
- 1817
| Apr 01 | Johannes J van Oosterzee Dutch theologist, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 12 | Mirza Hoseyn 'Ali Nuri (Baha' Ullah), founder of the Baha'i faith, is born. | Ref: 2 |
- 1818
| Jan 18 | Johannes van Vloten Dutch literary/theologist, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 24 | Birth of Anglican clergyman John Mason Neale, who was one of the first to translate ancient Greek and Latin hymns into English. Neale thus rendered the hymns known today as "All Glory, Laud, and Honor," "Good Christian Men, Rejoice" and "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel." | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 29 | Pietro Angelo Secchi, Italian Jesuit and astrophysicist, is born. | Ref: 70 |
- 1819
| Feb 09 | Birth of William True Sleeper, New England Congregational clergyman and author of the hymns "Jesus, I Come" and "Ye Must Be Born Again." | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 12 | Charles Kingsley England, clergyman/novelist (Westward Ho!), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 18 | Birth of Samuel Longfellow, an American clergyman who composed the words to the hymn, 'Father, Give Thy Benediction.' | Ref: 5 |
| Sep 10 | Birth of Canadian hymnwriter Joseph Scriven. The accidental drowning of his bride-to-be the night before their wedding led to a life of depression; yet he also authored the hymn of comfort, "What a Friend We Have in Jesus." | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 18 | Birth of Isaac Thomas Hecker, American Roman Catholic leader. He entered the Redemptorist Order in 1845, and in 1858 founded the Missionary Society of St. Paul the Apostle (the Paulist Fathers). He was superior general of the Paulist Society during his last 30 years (1858-88). | Ref: 5 |
- 1820
| Oct 25 | John Bacon, American clergyman, legislator and judge; advocate of civil and religious liberty, dies at age 82. | Ref: 24 |
- 1821
| Jan 04 | The first native-born American saint, founder of the Sisters of Charity, Elizabeth Ann Seton, dies in Emmitsburg, MD at age 46. | Ref: 68 |
| Feb 15 | Abraham de Amorie van der de Have theologist/poet, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jul 16 | Mary Baker Eddy founded Christian Science (Science & Health), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Aug 06 | Birth of Edward H. Plumptre, Anglican theologian. He served on the Old Testament committee for the 1881 English Revised Version of the Bible. Today, he is better remembered as author of the hymn, "Rejoice, Ye Pure in Heart." | Ref: 5 |
- 1823
| Mar 18 | Jean-Baptiste Sebastien Breval composer, dies at 69. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 16 | Mother Joseph [Esther Pariseau] religious leader (US capital), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 13 | Birth of William W. How, Anglican clergyman. Shunning the glory of higher ecclesiastical positions, How was known for his work among the poor in East London. He also wrote 50 hymns, of which "We Give Thee But Thine Own" and "For All the Saints" remain two of his most popular. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 31 | Birth of William O. Cushing, American clergyman. He penned over 300 hymns, among them "When He Cometh," "Under His Wings" and "Hiding in Thee." | Ref: 5 |
- 1824
| Feb 12 | Arya Samaj Maha Rishi Dayanand Sarsvati Indian Hindu leader, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 09 | Jacobus J Cramer priest of Holland/Zealand/Friesland, dies at 79. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 15 | Jules Chevalier, French priest, author and founder of the Sacred Heart Missionaries, is born. | Ref: 70 |
| Apr 24 | Herman Muntinghe theologist (History of Mankind), dies at 71. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 17 | Thomas Starr King New York NY, Unitarian clergyman (Christianity & Humanity), is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1825
| Feb 10 | Paul van Hemert Dutch theologist/philosopher (Kant), dies at 68. | Ref: 5 |
| May 20 | Antoinette Brown Blackwell clergy (1st ordained US female minister), is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1826
| Mar 12 | Birth of Robert Lowery, American Baptist clergyman and hymnwriter. He is chiefly remembered today for writing and composing the hymns "Christ Arose," "Nothing But the Blood of Jesus," "We're Marching to Zion," "All the Way My Savior Leads Me" and "I Need Thee Every Hour." | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 03 | Reginald Heber bishop & hymn writer, dies. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 16 | Birth of John Ellerton, Anglican clergyman and writer of children's hymns. Among his better_known compositions are "Savior, Again to Thy Dear Name We Raise" and "Welcome, Happy Morning." | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 28 | Conrad Busken Huet Dutch vicar/literary (Country of Rubens), is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1827
| Feb 10 | Peter J Savelberg Dutch Limburgs monastery founder, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 26 | Ellen Gould White, founder of the Seventh Day Adventists, is born. | Ref: 2 |
- 1828
| Apr 13 | Joseph B Lightfoot English theologist/bishop of Durham, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| May 09 | Birth of Andrew Murray, South African Dutch Reformed clergyman and devotional writer. His most famous writing was "Abide in Christ" (1864). | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 07 | Birth of American biblical lexicographer Joseph Henry Thayer. A Congregationalist pastor, Thayer's main interest was New Testament language and in 1886 he published his definitive "Greek_English Lexicon of the New Testament." | Ref: 5 |
- 1829
| Jan 03 | John G R Acquoy theologist/church historian, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| May 06 | Phoebe Ann Coffin first female ordained minister in New England, is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1830
| Feb 27 | Elias Hicks, American Quaker minister; advocated the abolition of slavery, dies at age 81. | Ref: 70 |
| Apr 19 | Rudolf Cornely German bible expert/jesuit, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| May 06 | Guido Gezelle Flemish priest/poet, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 26 | Birth of William Caven, Scottish_born Canadian Presbyterian leader. He taught at Knox College, in Toronto, the last 39 years of his life. Though staunchly conservative, Caven was genuinely interested in social issues and thoroughly committed to missions. | Ref: 5 |
- 1831
| Jan 04 | Nikola P Neofit Rilski Bulgaria abbot/poet, dies at 37. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 06 | Friedrich C K von Bodelschwingh German theologist (Home Mission), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 26 | Richard Allen AME Church Bishop, dies at 71. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 08 | Allard Pierson, Dutch theologiost/philosopher/art historian/poet, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| May 01 | Antonius van Alphen apostle vicar of De Bosch, dies at 82. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 02 | Birth of Francis N. Peloubet, American Congregational clergyman. A promoter of the Sunday School, he penned 44 annual volumes of "Select Notes on the International Sunday School Lessons" between 1875 and his death in 1920. They were known afterward as "Peloubet's Notes." | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 19 | Princess Bernice Pauahi Bishop Hawaii, is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1832
| Mar 17 | Daniel Conway Moncure, US, clergyman/author/abolitionist (Life of Thomas Paine), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Aug 26 | Death of Adam Clarke, 70, English Methodist clergyman. Clarke's name endures primarily for the 8-volume commentary on the Bible which he produced between 1810-26, and still in print today!. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 06 | Joseph Smith III, American religious leader; president of Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (1860-1914), is born. | Ref: 70 |
- 1833
| Feb 01 | Henry McNeal Turner black methodist bishop, is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1834
| Jan 28 | Birth of Sabine Baring-Gould, Anglican clergyman and author. A man of widely diverging interests, he published numerous books on history, biography, poetry and fiction. He also penned the enduring hymns, "Onward, Christian Soldiers" and "Now the Day is Over". | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 12 | Friedrich Schleiermacher German theologist/philosopher, dies at 65. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 11 | Birth of Marcus Dods, Scottish clergyman and biblical scholar. His published works in New Testament studies helped popularize modern biblical scholarship in Great Britain. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 29 | Birth of Joseph H. Gilmore, American Baptist clergyman and Hebrew instructor. He is better remembered today, however, as author of the hymn: "He Leadeth Me, O Blessed Thought." | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 09 | English Baptist missionary pioneer William Carey died at 73. Having translated portions of Scripture into as many as 25 languages, he is known by some today as the 'father of modern missions.' | Ref: 5 |
| Jul 23 | James Gibbons, archbishop of Baltimore and founder of Catholic University, is born. | Ref: 2 |
| Aug 01 | Death of Robert Morrison, 52, the first English Protestant missionary to reach China. Sent by the London Missionary Society in 1807, in 1823 he completed a Chinese translation of the Bible it filled 23 volumes!. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 23 | Thomas R Malthus English vicar/economist (moral restraint), is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1835
| Jan 06 | Martin Kähler Germany, theologist, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 17 | Antanas Baranauskas Lithuanian bishop/poet/dialectologist, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 01 | Matthias J Scheeben German theologist (Natur und Gnade), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jul 19 | Birth of Jesse Engle, pioneer missionary. In 1898 he led the first party of five missionaries to Africa under sponsorship of the Brethren in Christ Missions. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 14 | Birth of William G. Fischer, American sacred chorister. Three of his compositions later became hymn tunes: FISCHER ("Whiter Than Snow"), HANKEY ("I Love to Tell the Story") and ROCK OF REFUGE ("The Rock That is Higher Than I"). | Ref: 5 |
- 1836
| Feb 18 | Ramakrishna Hooghly Bengal, Hindu saint (preached unity of all religions), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 18 | Swami Ramakrishna [Gadadhar Chatterji] Indian mystic/Hindu leader, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 22 | Birth of Edgar P. Stites, American Methodist frontier preacher and missionary. Stites is remembered today as author of the hymns "Beulah Land" and "Trusting Jesus." | Ref: 5 |
| Jul 17 | William White, American religious leader; first presiding bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Church, dies at age 88. | Ref: 70 |
| Jul 22 | Birth of Emily E. S. Elliott, Anglican missions supporter and hymnwriter. Niece of Charlotte Elliott (who wrote the hymn 'Just As I Am'), Emily penned the words to the hymn'Thou Didst Leave Thy Throne.' | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 09 | Birth of Christian business traveler Samuel Hill. In 1899 Hill, John Nicholson and W.J. Knights co_founded the Gideons, a Christian organization that ministers through distribution of the Scriptures. To date, the Gideons have placed over 12 million Bibles and 100 million New Testaments. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 27 | Henricus Oort Dutch theologist (Leidse translation), is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1837
| Feb 05 | Dwight Lyman Moody US, evangelist (Student Volunteer Movement), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 18 | A Adolf Daens Belgian priest/Dutch party founder (CVP), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 31 | Birth of John R. Sweney, American sacred chorister. He composed over 1,000 gospel tunes, including SUNSHINE ("There is Sunshine in My Soul Today") and SWENEY ("More About Jesus Would I Know"). | Ref: 5 |
- 1838
| Mar 01 | Gabriele dell' Addolorata [Francesco Possenti], Italian priest, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 10 | Birth of Theodore Zahn, German Lutheran Bible and patristics scholar. Author of many monographs and commentaries, Zahn's leading work was his 3-volume "Introduction to the New Testament" (1899; 1909). | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 13 | Joseph F Smith 6th President of Mormon church, is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1839
| Apr 28 | Birth of Vernon J. Charlesworth, English clergyman and headmaster at Charles Spurgeon's Stockwell Orphanage. Today, Charlesworth is remembered as author of the hymn, "A Shelter in the Time of Storm." | Ref: 5 |
| May 07 | Birth of Elisha A. Hoffman, American clergyman and a prolific writer of Gospel songs. His musical legacy has left the Church such favorites as: "What a Wonderful Savior," "I Must Tell Jesus," "Are You Washed in the Blood?" "Glory to His Name" and "Leaning on the Everlasting Arms." | Ref: 5 |
- 1840
| Jan 03 | Father Joseph Damien de Veuster Belgium, helped lepers in Hawaii, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Aug 28 | Birth of Ira D. Sankey, Dwight Moody's song evangelist. During their revival crusades (from 1870), Sankey penned many hymn tunes; among the most enduring today are HIDING IN THEE ("O Safe to the Rock That is Higher Than I") and SANKEY ("Faith is the Victory"). | Ref: 5 |
- 1841
| Apr 30 | Birth of Orville J. Nave, the U.S. Armed Services chaplain who compiled the "Nave's Topical Bible" -- still in print!. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 23 | Birth of Handley C.G. Moule, Anglican theologian. He succeeded B.F. Westcott in 1901 as Bishop of Durham. A profound scholar, he could nevertheless speak and write for ordinary people, and published commentaries on nearly all of Paul's letters in the New Testament. | Ref: 5 |
- 1842
| Jan 02 | Amy G C A Bonet-Maury French reformed theologist, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 11 | John England bishop of Charleston Carolina, dies. | Ref: 5 |
- 1843
| May 10 | Kaufmann Kohler reform rabbi/theologian, is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1844
| Jan 07 | St Bernadette of Lourdes (Marie-Bernarde Soubirous) French nun, religious visionary, is born. | Ref: 68 |
| Mar 02 | Hermanus J A M Schaepman clergyman/Dutch politician, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| May 17 | Birth of Julius Wellhausen, the German biblical scholar who, in his 1878 "History of Israel," first advanced the JEDP Hypothesis, claiming that the Pentateuch (i.e., the first five O.T. books) was a compilation of four earlier, literary sources. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 27 | Joseph Smith, 38, the founder and leader of the controversial Mormon religion, and his brother, Hyrum, are murdered in his jail cell by an anti-Mormon mob in Carthage, Illinois. | Ref: 3 |
- 1845
| Jan 17 | Lucas Lindeboom Dutch vicar/evangelist (Vredebond), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jul 25 | Canadian-born Catholic missionary Francois Blanchet was consecrated bishop of the Pacific Northwest. He devoted 45 years to planting churches, and is remembered today as the 'Apostle of Oregon.' | Ref: 5 |
- 1846
| Jul 06 | Birth of John H. Sammis, American Presbyterian clergyman and author of the hymn,'Trust and Obey.' | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 31 | Ferdinand Domela Nieuwenhuis vicar/Dutch anarchist (Right for all), is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1847
| May 25 | John Alexander Dowie [Elijah the Restorer], US, evangelist, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 01 | Annie Besant [Wood], England, philosopher/thesophist, is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1848
| Mar 20 | Abraham des Amorie van der Hoeven Dutch theologist/poet, dies at 27. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 07 | Randall Davidson, English religious leader, is born. | Ref: 70 |
- 1849
| Jan 16 | Wilhelm M L de Wette German theologist, dies at 69. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 28 | Stephan L Endlicher Austrian priest/botany, dies at 44. | Ref: 5 |
- 1850
| Jan 22 | Vincenzo Pallotti Italian saint, dies at 54. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 12 | Amaat Vyncke Flemish missionary (Flemish Flag), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 28 | Hermann Schell German theologist/philosopher (Gott und Geist), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jul 15 | St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, 1st US saint, is born. | Ref: 68 |
- 1851
| Jan 09 | Luis Coloma Spanish jesuit/writer/theologian (Pequeñeces, Boy), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 08 | Death of Alexander Haldane, 83. In 1797 he founded the Society for Propagating the Gospel at Home, after discovering that the Church of Scotland was as little interested in home missions as it was in foreign missions. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 09 | Luis Coloma Spanish jesuit/writer/theologian (Pequeñeces, Boy), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Sep 12 | Birth of Francis E. Clark, American Congregationalist clergyman. In 1881, at age 29, Clark organized the world's first church "youth fellowship" in Portland, Maine. Clark's original name for this Christian group concept was "The Young People's Society of Christian Endeavor." | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 10 | Birth of W. Robertson Nicoll, Scottish theologian. At one time editor of five periodicals, his most enduring achievement was "The Expositor's Greek Testament," a series of 50 volumes of commentaries he edited and published between 1888-1905. | Ref: 5 |
- 1852
| Feb 16 | Charles Taze Russell, founder of the International Bible Students Association which later became the Jehovah's Witnesses, is born. | Ref: 2 |
| Aug 16 | Birth of Adolf von Schlatter, Swiss Protestant New Testament scholar. His 1921 History of Christ maintained that the success of any systematic theology had to be based on a foundation of solid biblical exegesis. | Ref: 5 |
- 1853
| Mar 28 | Rudolf Kittel German theologist (Psalms), is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1854
| Feb 17 | Hugues F R de Lamennais French priest/writer, dies at 71. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 10 | Eventually to become the first African-American Roman Catholic bishop, James Augustine Healy, 24, was ordained a priest in Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris. | Ref: 5 |
- 1855
| Aug 10 | Birth of Frederick J. Foakes-Jackson, Anglican theologian. His numerous publications centered around church history. His best-remembered work is "The Beginnings of Christianity, Part I: The Acts of the Apostles" (5 volumes, 1919-33). | Ref: 5 |
- 1856
| Jan 07 | In London, famed English Baptist preacher Charles H. Spurgeon, 22, married Susannah Thompson, one of the parishioners at the New Park Street Baptist Chapel, where he was pastoring. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 09 | Anton Askerc Slavic priest/poet (Primoz Trubar), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 09 | Anton Askerc Slavic priest/poet (Primoz Trubar), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 01 | Florimond Fonteyne Flemish priest/politician (Volkseeuw), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 11 | Constantly Lievens Flemish missionary in India, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jul 08 | James Jesse Strang, crowned king of the Mormons [1850-1856]; dies. | Ref: 4 |
| Nov 22 | Heber J Grant Salt Lake City, 7th President of Mormon church, is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1858
| Jan 07 | Willem Broes vicar/theologist (Textenrol), dies at 91. | Ref: 5 |
| Aug 03 | Birth of Maltbie D. Babcock, American Presbyterian clergyman. His pastoral work centered around Maryland and New York, but he is better remembered today as author of the well-known hymn, "This is My Father's World". | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 26 | Katharine Drexel, American founder of Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament, is born. | Ref: 70 |
- 1859
| Jan 27 | Carl A Agardh Swedish botanist/bishop of Karlstad, dies at 74. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 12 | John Emde German evangelist, dies at about 84. | Ref: 5 |
| May 10 | Birth of Wilhelm Wrede, a German Bible scholar who contended that the gospels reflected the theology of the primitive Church rather than the true history of Jesus. Wrede thus contributed his name to the title of Albert Schweitzer's 1906 theological classic: "The Quest of the Historical Jesus: From Reimarus to Wrede." | Ref: 2 |
| Jun 17 | Birth of J. Wilbur Chapman, Presbyterian pastor and evangelist who authored a number of hymns, including 'One Day When Heaven Was Filled with His Praises.' | Ref: 5 |
- 1860
| Jan 05 | St. John Neumann, Bohemian-born American bishop canonized the first American male saint in 1977, dies at age 48. | Ref: 70 |
| Jan 08 | Nancy Jones US black missionary in Africa, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 12 | Martinus J Niewindt bishop on Curaçao (christened slaves), dies at 63. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 11 | Birth of H. Frances Davidson, pioneer missionary. In 1892 she became the first woman from the Brethren in Christ Church to earn an M.A. degree, and in 1897 became one of her denomination's first missionaries to travel to the African continent. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 26 | Alphonse Ariëns Dutch pastor, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jul 23 | Birth of William W. McConnell, missions pioneer. In 1891, he became the first missionary sent out by the Central American Mission, after its founding in 1890. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 19 | Birth of Frank E. Graeff, American Methodist clergyman. Well_known for his interest in children's ministry and for his storytelling abilities, Graeff also authored over 200 hymns, including "Does Jesus Care?". | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 21 | Henrietta Szold humanitarian: founding president of Hadassah, the Women’s Zionist Organization of America; is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 28 | Cornelius Broere Dutch Roman Catholic clergyman/poet, dies at 57. | Ref: 5 |
- 1861
| Feb 06 | George Tyrrell, Irish-bn. English Jesuit priest/philosopher, is born. | Ref: 70 |
| Jul 27 | Birth of Cyrus H. Nusbaum, an American Methodist clergyman who penned the hymn,'Would You Live for Jesus, and Be Always Pure and Good?' (aka 'His Way With Thee'). | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 22 | Erich Schaeder German theologist (Theocentric Theology), is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1862
| Feb 27 | Gabriele dell' Addolorata patron of Italian Catholic youth, dies at 23. | Ref: 5 |
| May 23 | Birth of Hermann Gunkel, the German Protestant biblical scholar who pioneered the analytical approach to understanding Scripture afterward known as "form criticism." Gunkel applied its formulas primarily to the Old Testament, in his commentaries on Genesis (1901) and on the Psalms (1926-28). | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 19 | Birth of William (Billy) Sunday, American revivalist. Orphaned during the Civil War, Sunday became a major league baseball player 1883-91, then turned to evangelism in 1893, speaking to an estimated total audience of 100 million before his death in 1935. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 23 | Birth of Amos R. Wells, American Christian educator. He was first editorial secretary of the newly organized Christian Endeavor Society (forerunner of modern church "youth fellowships") from 1891 until his death in 1933. | Ref: 5 |
- 1863
| Jan 12 | Vivekananda Calcutta, Hindu religious leader/reformer, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Sep 09 | Dwight Moody's future song evangelist, Ira D. Sankey, 23, married Fanny Edwards, daughter of a Pennsylvania State Senator. Their marriage of 45 years bore two sons, one of whom -- Ira H. Sankey -- became a songwriter like his father. | Ref: 5 |
- 1864
| Mar 04 | Thomas Starr King Unitarian clergyman (Christianity & Humanity), dies. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 28 | William F A Ellison Irish clergyman/director (Armagh Observatory), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| May 21 | Belgian missionary priest Father Damien, 24, was ordained on the Island of Hawaii. Born Joseph de Veuster, the Picpus Father began a work among the lepers on the island of Molokai in 1873. Contracting the disease in 1884, Father Damien succumbed to it five years later. | Ref: 5 |
| Aug 25 | Birth of John Henry Jowett, English Congregational clergyman. In 1918, he succeeded G. Campbell Morgan as pastor of the famed Westminster Chapel in London. | Ref: 5 |
- 1865
| Aug 25 | Arthur Hinsley, English Roman Catholic cardinal and archbishop of Westminster, is born. | Ref: 70 |
| Dec 01 | Constant van Crombrugghe Flemish monastery founder, dies at 76. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 19 | Tikhon Toropets Pskov Russia, patriarch of Russian Orthodox/saint, is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1866
| Mar 04 | Alexander Campbell Irish/US founder Disciples of Christ, dies at 77. | Ref: 5 |
| Jul 29 | Birth of Thomas O. Chisholm, American Methodist pastor, teacher, editor and poet. Of the 1,200 sacred verses he penned, one later became the popular hymn: 'Great Is Thy Faithfulness.'. | Ref: 5 |
- 1867
| Feb 05 | Salomon Munk published Arabic edition of Maimounides, dies. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 05 | Theodor Zöckler German theologist (Stanislauer Anstalten), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 07 | Birth of Peter Cameron Scott, founder of the Africa Inland Mission. In 1895, Scott led the first band of missionaries to reach Kenya. He died in Africa the following year, at 29, of blackwater fever. Over 700 AIM missionaries have since followed in Scott's footsteps. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 20 | Patrick Hayes. American archbishop of New York (1919-39), is born. | Ref: 70 |
| Dec 16 | Birth of Amy Carmichael, Scotch-Irish missionary. She went to India in 1895 under the Zenana Missionary Society, remaining there without furlough until her death 56 years later. An invalid her last 20 years, she worked to rescue children from Hindu cult prostitution, and founded the Dohnavur Fellowship in 1925. | Ref: 5 |
- 1868
| Feb 14 | Henricus A Poels Dutch Roman Catholic theologist/social foreman, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 13 | Birth of Charles E. Cowman, American missionary pioneer. In 1901 he sailed to Japan with his wife Lettie (who later authored "Streams in the Desert"), where in 1910 they founded the Oriental Missionary Society. | Ref: 5 |
| May 22 | Birth of William R. Newell, American clergyman and devotional writer. He published expository works on the Bible, and is remembered today as author of the hymn, "At Calvary" (a.k.a. "Years I Spent in Vanity and Pride"). | Ref: 5 |
| Jul 20 | Miron Cristea, Romanian; first patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, is born. | Ref: 70 |
| Sep 17 | Birth of Walter Gowans, Canadian missions pioneer. In 1893 he helped found the Sudan Interior Mission in Toronto. Today, SIM works with African nationals and specializes in church planting, medicine and broadcasting. | Ref: 5 |
- 1869
| Mar 05 | Michael von Faulhaber cardinal/archbishop of Munich, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 01 | Anthony G O Ridder van Rappard Minister of Reformed Worship, dies at 69. | Ref: 5 |
| May 06 | Jan R Slotemaker de Bruïne Dutch clergyman/politician (CHU), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Aug 05 | Birth of Grant C. Tullar, American Methodist evangelist and music publisher. He is remembered today for composing the tune to the hymn, "Face to Face with Christ My Savior." | Ref: 5 |
- 1870
| Apr 04 | George A Smith Salt Lake City Utah, 8th pres of Mormon church, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jul 04 | Birth of James Moffatt, Scottish New Testament scholar. Moffatt translated the New (1913) and Old (1924) Testaments into the colloquial English of his day. They were first published together in 1935. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 29 | Birth of Juji Nakada, Japanese Christian evangelist. In 1901 he influenced Charles and Lettie Cowman (authors of "Streams in the Desert") to come to Japan, where in 1910 they incorporated the Oriental Missions Society. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 31 | Birth of Hugh Ross Mackintosh, Scottish theologian. Teaching systematics at Edinburgh 1904-35, Mackintosh had a firm grasp of the German theological writers of his day and sought to make their teachings known in Britain, for which he was unfairly judged a liberal. | Ref: 5 |
- 1871
| Feb 09 | Franc S Finzgar Slovenian clergyman/writer (Our Blood), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Aug 18 | Francis John McConnell, American Methodist bishop, college president and reformer, is born. | Ref: 70 |
- 1872
| Sep 25 | Death of Peter Cartwright, 87, early American Methodist circuit rider. Converted at age 29, Cartwright possessed a rough, uneducated and eccentric personality; but he spent over 50 of his 87 years spreading the Gospel through the Midwestern frontiers of Kentucky and Illinois. | Ref: 5 |
- 1873
| Jan 02 | Saint Theresa of Lisieux, French Carmelite nun, is born. | Ref: 70 |
| Feb 03 | Ernest B Allo French theologist, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 14 | Joannes DJ Aengenent sociologist/bishop of Haarlem (1928-35), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 04 | Birth of Charles F. Parham, American charismatic church pioneer. In 1898 he founded a Bible training school in Topeka, KS, where the modern Pentecostal movement began in 1901, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Sep 08 | David O McKay Huntsville, Utah, 9th pres of Mormon church, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 22 | American lawyer Horatio G. Spafford's four daughters drowned when their passenger ship, while crossing the Atlantic, collided with another and sank. The following month, as his own ship passed over the spot of the earlier tragedy, Spafford penned the words to the enduring hymn, "It is Well With My Soul." | Ref: 5 |
- 1874
| Jan 13 | Jozef E van Roey Flemish cardinal/archbishop of Mechlin, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 25 | Hewlett Johnson [Red Dean of Canterbury], English bishop, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 08 | David F Strauss German theologist, dies at 66. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 28 | Birth of Susan Strachan, missions pioneer. Working together with her husband Harry Strachan, in 1921 she helped found the Latin America Mission in Stony Point, NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 30 | Cyriel Verschaeve Belgian priest/writer, is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1875
| Jan 23 | Charles Kingsley, English Anglican clergyman, teacher and writer (Westward Ho!), dies at 55. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 04 | Alberto Vaccari Italian Jesuit/old testament scholar/interpreter, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Aug 16 | Death of early 19th century Presbyterian revivalist Charles G. Finney, 82. Converted at 29, he led revivals for several years before affiliating with Oberlin College in 1835, where he spent the rest of his professional life. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 25 | Theodor Innitzer cardinal/archbishop Vienna, is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1876
| Feb 09 | Aloïs Walgrave Flemish writer/pastor (Silent hours), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 17 | Horace Bushnell, American Congregational minister and controversial theologian, dies at age 74. | Ref: 70 |
| Aug 27 | At age 13, future English clergyman G. Campbell Morgan preached his first sermon. He later grew to become one of the most famous expository preachers and writers of late 19th century England and America. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 14 | Birth of Harry A. Ironside, American clergyman. Converted at 14, he preached for the Salvation Army, later for the Plymouth Brethren. From 1930-1948, he pastored at the Moody Memorial Church in Chicago. | Ref: 5 |
- 1877
| Jan 05 | Henry Sloane Coffin, American clergyman, is born. | Ref: 70 |
| Apr 02 | Birth of American evangelist Mordecai Ham. It was under Ham's preaching in the late 1930s that Billy Graham was led into a living faith. | Ref: 5 |
| Jul 20 | Birth of Jesse Overholtzer, who in 1937 incorporated Child Evangelism Fellowship in Chicago. Today the CEF mission agency works in over 60 countries worldwide. | Ref: 5 |
| Aug 29 | Brigham Young, 2nd president of the Morman Church, dies in Salt Lake City, Utah. | Ref: 68 |
- 1878
| Feb 26 | Pietro Angelo Secchi, Italian Jesuit and astrophysicist, dies at age 59. | Ref: 70 |
| Mar 12 | Gemma Galgani Italian saint, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 16 | Clemens A Graaf von Galen cardinal/bishop of Munster/anti-Nazi, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 07 | Jozef C Bittremieux Flemish theologist (Virgin & Mother of God), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| May 20 | William R. Featherstone died at the age of 32. A Canadian Methodist who spent his life in Montreal, it was Featherstone who authored the hymn, "My Jesus, I Love Thee." | Ref: 5 |
| May 24 | Harry Emerson Fosdick, American Protestant minister, teacher and author, is born. | Ref: 70 |
| Jun 04 | Birth of Frank N. Buchman, American exponent of the social gospel. He founded the First Century Christian Movement (1921), the Oxford Group (1929) and the Moral Re-Armament Movement (1938). | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 19 | James M Kilroe priest of St Mary Star of the Sea, in the Bronx, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 29 | Felix M Abel French bible scholar (Jerusalem Nouvelle), is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1879
| Jan 07 | St Bernadette (Marie-Bernarde Soubirous) 1844, religious visionary, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 20 | Birth of Albert S. Reitz, American Baptist evangelist and clergyman. He published over 100 hymns during his lifetime. Of these, the one best remembered today is "Teach Me to Pray, Lord.", is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 29 | Antonia MB Antonucci Italian cardinal/diplomat, dies at 80. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 10 | Wolter R baron van Hoëvell Dutch vicar/abolitionist, dies at 66. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 15 | Gerrit J Heering Dutch theologist (Fall of Christianity), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 16 | St Bernadette of Lourdes (Marie-Bernarde Soubirous) French nun, religious visionary, dies in Nevers France at age 35. | Ref: 68 |
- 1880
| Feb 03 | Arnoldus Aerts bishop of Netherlands-Guinea (1920-42), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| May 15 | Otto Dibelius German theologist/bishop (Confessional Church), is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1881
| Apr 25 | Hans Windisch German new testament expert, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jul 28 | Birth of J. Gresham Machen, an American Presbyterian theologian who taught at Princeton and Westminster seminaries. Two of his writings still endure: 'New Testament Greekfor Beginners' (1923) and 'The Virgin Birth of Christ' (1932). | Ref: 5 |
- 1882
| Apr 10 | Simon F H J Berkelbach Van der Sprenkel theologist (Fear & Religion), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 18 | Henry James, American philosophical theologian, dies at age 71. | Ref: 70 |
- 1883
| Feb 04 | George Kennedy Bell, English Anglican bishop of Chichester, is born. | Ref: 70 |
| Feb 22 | Alfred Wikenhauser German Roman Catholic exegetist (John-Apokalyps), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 24 | James I Wedgwood, British theosophist/old-catholic bishop, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| May 07 | Martin Albertz German theologist (Church Jesus Christ), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Sep 20 | Birth of Albrecht Alt, German Lutheran Old Testament scholar. "Biblia Hebraica" (13th ed., 1962), which Alt edited with Rudolph Kittel, became a standard critical Hebrew text of the Old Testament among students of the Bible for years., is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 07 | Elder Lightfoot Solomon Michaux Newport News VA, TV preacher, is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1884
| Jan 03 | Eli S Jones US, evangelist (Christ of Indian road), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 26 | Francesco Borgongini-Duca, Italian Vatican cardinal, is born. | Ref: 70 |
| Mar 31 | Jan T Beelen Netherlands/Belgian catholic bible expert, dies at 77. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 07 | Birth of Charles. H. Dodd, English clergyman and Bible scholar. Dodd became the most influential British New Testament scholar of the mid-20th century, and penned over a dozen books, including "The Parables of the Kingdom" (1934). | Ref: 5 |
| May 09 | Hermanus W Witteveen theologist, dies at 69. | Ref: 5 |
| Aug 04 | Birth of Sigmund O.P. Mowinckel, Norwegian Old Testament scholar. Associated from 1917-54 with Oslo University, his most influential work was done in the Psalms. In 1951 he published "The Psalms in Israel's Worship" (1963). | Ref: 5 |
| Aug 20 | Birth of Rudolf Bultmann, German New Testament scholar. He pioneered Form Criticism with his History of the Synoptic Tradition (1921), whereby he sought to identify the devices of Hebrew speech in order to make the central Gospel message meaningful to moderns., is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1885
| Apr 10 | John H Scholten theologist (Free Want), dies at 73. | Ref: 5 |
- 1886
| Jan 08 | Noble Drew Ali [Timothy Drew], North Carolina, prophet (Moorish Science Temple), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 29 | John Keble theologian, Bournemouth. | Ref: 5 |
| May 10 | Karl Barth, Basel Switzerland, theologian/author (Action in Waiting), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Aug 16 | Ramakrishna Hooghly Bengal, Hindu saint (preached unity of all religions), dies at age 50. | Ref: 70 |
| Aug 20 | Birth of Paul Tillich, German philosophical theologian. Tillich advocated "myth" as a signpost, participating in the reality to which it points. Evangelicals generally criticize Tillich today for his pantheistic views of God. | Ref: 5 |
- 1887
| Jan 14 | Peter "Peerke" Donders missionary (Father of Melaatsen), dies at 77. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 08 | Death of Henry Ward Beecher, 73, American clergyman and social reformer. His last words were: 'Going out into life" that is dying.'. | Ref: 5 |
- 1888
| Jan 31 | St. John Bosco, Italian priest; founded the Salesian Order, dies at age 72. | Ref: 70 |
| Feb 04 | Paul Althaus German theologist (The Christian Truth), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 21 | Willem Banning Dutch theologist/sociologist (Religious Build Up), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jul 10 | Toyohiko Kagawa Kobe, Japan, Christian social reformer, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Sep 05 | American baseball player-turned-evangelist Billy Sunday, 26, married Helen Thompson, 20. In later years she became affectionately known as "Ma Sunday," and became his evangelistic campaign advisor. She survived Billy (d.1935) by 22 years. | Ref: 5 |
| Sep 23 | Birth of Gerhard Kittel, German Lutheran Bible scholar. He was first editor of a 10-volume Greek lexicon which took 43 years to complete (1933-76). In its English edition (1964-76), the work is entitled, "Theological Dictionary of the New Testament" -- or "TDNT" for short. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 29 | Joseph Beran Czechoslovakian archbishop of Prague/cardinal, is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1889
| Apr 15 | Father Damien, Belgian missionary to Hawaiian lepers, dies at age 49. | Ref: 70 |
| May 04 | Cardinal (Francis) Joseph Spellman Roman Catholic clergy leader, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Jul 31 | Death of Horatius Bonar, 81, Scottish preacher and author of the hymn, 'I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say'. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 01 | Birth of Ralph W. Sockman, American scholar and devotional writer. His best-remembered poem begins: "I met God in the morning, when my day was at its best...." | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 08 | Birth of Oswald J. Smith, Canadian clergyman. Founder of the People's Church of Toronto, Smith also authored a number of books and composed more than 1,200 hymns, including "The Song of the Soul Set Free." | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 23 | Emil Brunner, Swiss theologian, is born. | Ref: 70 |
- 1890
| Mar 08 | Oswald von Nell-Breuning German theologist/philosopher, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 22 | Désiré de Haerne Belgian priest/Congressional leader, dies at 85. | Ref: 5 |
| Aug 01 | Birth of Walther Eichrodt, German Reformed Old Testament scholar. He taught at Basel and Erlangen universities, and is highly regarded among Christian evangelicals today for his Theology of the Old Testament (1933-39). | Ref: 5 |
| Aug 11 | John Henry Newman, England, Roman Catholic cardinal/churchman/author (Dream of Gerontius), dies at age 89. | Ref: 70 |
| Oct 09 | Aimee Semple McPherson Pentecostal evangelist/radio preacher, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 19 | Klaas Schilder Dutch theologist/vicar (Occupied Territory), is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1891
| Feb 05 | Karl L Schmidt German/Swiss theologist (Urchristentum), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 03 | Damaskinos, Greek archbishop of Athens, is born. | Ref: 70 |
| Oct 12 | Saint Edith Stein, German scholar and Carmelite nun; later executed by Nazis because of her Jewish background, is born. | Ref: 70 |
| Oct 25 | Charles Coughlin, American Roman Catholic priest and radio commentator, is born. | Ref: 70 |
- 1892
| Jan 01 | Martin Niemöller, open opponent of Hitler in the 1930s, German submarine captain/anti-Nazi minister, is born. | Ref: 17 |
| Jan 08 | John Heykamp old-catholic archbishop of Utrecht, dies at 67. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 14 | Martin Niemöller clergyman (German Protestant); imprisoned by Hitler, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 29 | József Mindszenty [Joseph Prehm], Hungarian cardinal, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 21 | Reinhold Niebuhr US, theologian (Nature & Destiny of Man) | Ref: 5 |
| Aug 04 | English medical missionary Wilfred T. Grenfell, 26, first arrived in Labrador, Newfoundland. For 42 years he labored among the fisherfolk, helping build hospitals and orphanages as well as churches. | Ref: 5 |
- 1893
| Dec 22 | Johann Czerski German chaplain, dies at 80. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 31 | Jacob G de Scheffer Dutch vicar/theologist, dies at 74. | Ref: 5 |
- 1894
| Feb 25 | Meher Baba, spiritual leader, is born. | Ref: 2 |
| Jul 03 | Birth of Don R. Falkenberg, founder in 1923 of the Mid-West Businessmen's Council of the Pocket Testament League. In 1967 the name of this evangelical agency was changed to Bible Literature International. | Ref: 5 |
| Sep 03 | Richard Niebuhr, theologian, is born. | Ref: 2 |
| Nov 16 | Death of James McCosh, 83, Scottish-born theologian and educator. President of Princeton from 1868-88, McCosh was one of the first orthodox clergymen in America to accept and defend the theory of evolution. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 10 | Earnest Haenchen German new testament expert, is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1895
| Jan 07 | Marie-Dominique Chenu French Roman Catholic theologist, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 28 | Spencer W Kimball 12th prophet of Mormon church | Ref: 5 |
| May 08 | Fulton J Sheen El Paso IL, bishop, TV clergyman (Life is Worth Living), is born. | Ref: 2 |
| Aug 24 | Richard Cushing, the director of the Society for the Propagation of the Faith is born. | Ref: 68 |
- 1896
| Feb 20 | Henri de Lubac French theologist/anti-fascist, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| May 25 | Jan N Bakhuizen van den Brink theologist/church historian, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| May 27 | Allard Pierson theologist/philosopher/art historian/poet, dies. | Ref: 5 |
| Jul 09 | Birth of William Cameron Townsend, American missionary and linguist. In 1942 he established what has become the largest evangelical missionary agency in the world --Wycliffe Bible Translators (WBT). | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 15 | John Acquoy Dutch theologist/church historian, dies at 67. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 19 | John Seldon Whale theologian, is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1897
| Apr 01 | Willem H van de Pol Dutch theologist (Christian Dilemma), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 21 | Birth of A. W. Tozer, one of the most popular and influential pastors to come out of the Christian and Missionary Alliance Church. Tozer was also a prolific writer, and his best- known publications include "The Pursuit of God" (1948) and "The Root of Righteousness" (1955). | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 13 | Birth of Reuben Larson, missionary pioneer who in 1931 (along with Clarence W. Jones) co-founded the World Radio Missionary Fellowship. Since 1969, WRMF has been headquartered in Opa Locka, Florida. | Ref: 5 |
| Sep 30 | Saint Theresa of Lisieux, French Carmelite nun, dies at age 24. | Ref: 70 |
| Oct 07 | Elijah Muhammad, American leader of the Nation of Islam (1934-75), is born. | Ref: 70 |
- 1898
| Feb 19 | Lauwrens Voorthuyzen [Lou de Palingboer], Dutch sect leader, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| May 31 | Dr. Norman Vincent Peale clergyman: radio ministry; author and syndicated newspaper column: The Power of Positive Thinking; is born in Ohio. | Ref: 5 |
| Jul 12 | Birth of Peter Deyneka, missions pioneer. The Slavic Gospel Association, which he founded in 1934, undertakes evangelistic work in Europe and South America. | Ref: 5 |
- 1899
| Jul 25 | Birth of Stuart K. Hine. While an English missionary to the Ukraine, Hine penned the English words to an oft-sung Swedish hymn, known today as 'How Great Thou Art.' | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 08 | Sarah Williamson US missionary in Liberia, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 22 | Dwight L Moody US evangelist (Student Volunteer Movement), dies. | Ref: 5 |
- 1900
| Jul 05 | Bernard Cardinal Alfrink cardinal of Ultrecht Netherlands, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 31 | Birth of Stephen C. Neill, British clergyman and biblical scholar. A prolific writer, some of Neill's better_known titles are "A History of Christian Missions" (1964), "The Interpretation of the New Testament: 1871_1961" (1966) and "The Modern Reader's Dictionary of the Bible" (1966). | Ref: 5 |
- 1901
| Jan 14 | Mandell Creighton English bishop/historian, dies at 57. | Ref: 5 |
| Aug 03 | Stefan Cardinal Wyszynski, Roman Catholic Cardinal, Primate of Poland, staunch anti-communist, is born. | Ref: 17 |
- 1902
| Jan 09 | Jose Maria Escrivá de Balaguer y Albás Spanish priest (Opus Dei), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 09 | Jose Maria Escrivá de Balaguer y Albás Spanish priest (Opus Dei), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 25 | Birth of Oscar Cullmann, German New Testament scholar. Best known for pioneering a "salvation history" view of the New Testament, Cullmann's two best-known publications were "Christ and Time" (1946) and "Christology of the New Testament" (1959). | Ref: 5 |
| Aug 03 | Birth of Martin Noth, German Lutheran Old Testament scholar. His researches concentrated on the "history-of-traditions" approach to analyzing and understanding the Old Testament writings. | Ref: 5 |
- 1903
| Apr 11 | Gemma Galgani Italian saint, dies at 25. | Ref: 5 |
| May 23 | Death of American Congregational missionary Henry Blodget, 78. He served 40 years in China (1854-94), and helped translate the New Testament into the colloquial Mandarin language of Peking. | Ref: 5 |
| Jul 05 | Death of English theologian William Burt Pope, 81. His 'Compendium of Christian Theology' (1875-76) set forth the most powerful systematic arguments of his day for the holiness doctrine in Methodism. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 23 | Francis Ellingwood Abbot theologian (Scientific Theism), dies at 66. | Ref: 5 |
- 1904
| Apr 13 | Georges Yves Marie Congar dominican Theologian cardinal, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 26 | Paul E "Cardinal" Leger archbishop (Montréal Québec Canada), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 30 | Birth of John T. Benson, Jr, religious composer and former president of Heartwarming Music in Nashville. His best-known sacred composition was the hymn, "Love Lifted Me." | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 14 | Michael Ramsey, Archbishop of Canterbury is born. | Ref: 70 |
| Nov 28 | Death of Jeremiah E. Rankin, 76, American Congregational clergyman. He authored a number of hymns during his life, including "Tell It To Jesus" and "God Be With You Till We Meet Again." | Ref: 5 |
- 1905
| Jan 26 | Han Yong-woon [Bongwan, Manhae] (1879-1944) ordained a monk in Korea. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 26 | John Carmel Heenan Essex, cardinal archbishop of Westminster (1963-75), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 29 | Marcel Lefebvre, French Roman Catholic archbishop, is born. | Ref: 70 |
- 1906
| Jan 25 | Pierre L Goossens Belgian archbishop of Malines/Cardinal, dies at 78. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 04 | Dietrich Bonhoeffer, German Protestant theologian, is born. | Ref: 2 |
| Apr 11 | Georgi Apollonovitch Gapon Russian-orthodox clergyman/tsarist agent, dies. | Ref: 5 |
| May 17 | Carl McIntire clergyman, fire and brimstone fundamentalist minister; is born. | Ref: 4 |
| May 31 | Hermann Schell German theologist (Gott und Geist), dies at 56. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 18 | Birth of Gordon Lindsay, missions pioneer. In 1948 Lindsay and he wife Freda founded Christ for the Nations, an interdenominational foreign missions support agency. | Ref: 5 |
| Sep 16 | Birth of J.B. Phillips, Anglican clergyman. Ordained in 1930, he wrote "Your God is Too Small" (1951), but is better remembered for his biblical paraphrase, "The New Testament in Modern English," first published in 1958. | Ref: 5 |
- 1907
| Feb 11 | Peter J Savelberg Dutch Limbourg monastery founder, dies at 80. | Ref: 5 |
| May 12 | Birth of Sidney N. Correll, founder and first General Director (1946-1971) of United World Mission, Inc. This evangelical missions organization is involved worldwide in evangelism, church planting and Christian education. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 15 | John Cardinal Dearden US cardinal (1969-88), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 21 | Jules Chevalier, French priest, author and founder of the Sacred Heart Missionaries, dies at age 83. | Ref: 70 |
- 1908
| Feb 08 | Leslie Kenneth O'Brien Lord O'Brien of Lothbury, missionary, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 12 | John T Hughes Bishop to Forces, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 18 | Edward Roberts bishop (Ely), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 18 | Henry Guinness missionary, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 20 | Wilhelmus M Bekkers bishop of Hertogenbosch, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 28 | Arnoud Breeveld Suriname bishop, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| May 06 | Jean Réville French vicar (Le Prophétisme Hébreu), dies at 53. | Ref: 5 |
| May 26 | Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Indies theologist (Ahmadiyya motion), dies at 69. | Ref: 5 |
| Aug 29 | Death of Lewis H. Redner, 78, American Episcopal organist. Maintaining a keen interest in music all his life, Redner composed ST. LOUIS, the tune to which today is most commonly sung Phillips Brooks' Christmas hymn, "O Little Town of Bethlehem". | Ref: 5 |
| Sep 25 | Death of English Old Testament textual scholar Henry A. Redpath, 60. From 1892-1906, Redpath and Edwin Hatch compiled "A Concordance to the Septuagint and Other Greek Versions of the Old Testament"-- still in print today! | Ref: 5 |
- 1909
| Feb 04 | Kenneth W Howell English Anglican bishop (Chile/Bolivia/Peru), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 01 | Robert Selby Taylor, bishop, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 10 | Edward Everett b. Hale, American clergyman and author, dies at age 87. | Ref: 70 |
| Jul 15 | George Tyrrell, Irish-bn. English Jesuit priest/philosopher, dies at age 48. | Ref: 70 |
| Aug 08 | Mary McKillop, Australia's first saint, dies in Sydney, Australia. Ref | |
- 1910
| Apr 02 | Friedrich von Bodelschwingh German theologist, dies at 79. | Ref: 5 |
| Jul 23 | Pimen, Russian Orthodox patriarch of Moscow and Russia, is born. | Ref: 70 |
| Oct 26 | John Cardinal Krol former archbishop of Philadelphia, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 03 | Mary Baker Eddy religious leader: founder of Christian Science; dies at age 89. | Ref: 4 |
- 1911
| Apr 30 | John-Baptist J Walgrave [Henricus/Humanus], Flemish, theologist, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| May 28 | Stephanus J du Toit South African theologist/journalist (African Bond), dies. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 01 | Wim van Nuland [Willem C Möhlmann] Dutch priest/writer (Doorstep), is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1912
| Jan 18 | Charles Moeller Belgian theologist (Humanisme et sainteté), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| May 05 | W Fenton Morley preacher, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| May 15 | Alexis Kagame Rwanda, priest/writer, is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1913
| Feb 14 | James Pike Oklahoma City OK, bishop (Beyond Anxiety), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 05 | Alan Cheales dominican priest, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 08 | H Ernst bishop (Breda Netherlands), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| May 27 | Arthur Mervyn Stockwood bishop (Southwark England), is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1914
| Feb 14 | Birth of Ira F. Stanphill, Assemblies of God clergyman and song evangelist. He is best known today for the hymn, "Room at the Cross," which he penned in 1946. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 15 | R W Woods bishop (Worcester), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| May 17 | Peter Leyten bishop of Breda (1885-1914), dies at 79. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 28 | Birth of Lester Roloff, American evangelist. In his later years he founded the 'City of Refuge,' a work specializing in reforming children who came from broken homes. | Ref: 5 |
| Aug 11 | Birth of Lee Shelley, missions pioneer. In 1957 he founded Christians in Action Missions in Huntington Park, California an interdenominational agency working overseas in evangelism, church planting and missionary training. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 10 | Joseph Smith III, American religious leader; president of Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (1860-1914), dies at age 82. | Ref: 70 |
- 1915
| Jan 31 | Thomas Merton, American Catholic monk/poet, is born. | Ref: 70 |
| Mar 16 | Birth of Dr. Robert H. Bowman, missions pioneer. In 1945, along with John Broger and William J. Roberts, Bowman helped found the Far East Broadcasting Company. Today FEBC reaches thousands of Pacific island clusters with the Gospel through Christian radio. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 13 | R N Coote Bishop (Colchester), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| May 31 | Conrad W Mönnich theologist (Branch of olive), is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1916
| May 09 | Cyril Bowles bishop of Derby, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| May 20 | John McIntyre theologian, is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1917
| Jun 24 | Death of Orville J. Nave (born 1841), U.S. Armed Services chaplain and compiler of the popular 'Nave's Topical Bible.' | Ref: 5 |
| Aug 29 | Death of Ernest W. Shurtleff, 55, American Congregational clergyman and author of the hymn, "Lead On, O King Eternal." Shurtleff died during World War I, while doing relief work along with his wife. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 22 | Piet De Somer Belgian rector (University of Leuven), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 22 | Francesca Saveria Cabrini US saint/patron of immigrant, 1st US saint, dies at 67. | Ref: 68 |
- 1918
| Jan 02 | Sijbe K Bakker vicar/theologist (Christian-Socialism), dies at 42. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 18 | Adriano Mandarino Hypolito priest, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 24 | Evangelist Oral Roberts is born. | Ref: 3 |
| May 16 | Kevin Skelton Bishop (Lichfield), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jul 02 | Death of Washington Gladden, 82, a popular Congregational theologian of the Social Gospel. He also authored the hymn, 'O Master, Let Me Walk with Thee.' | Ref: 5 |
| Jul 23 | Death of Joseph H. Gilmore, 84, American Baptist clergyman. He is remembered today primarily for the hymn, 'He Leadeth Me', which he wrote at the age of 28. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 07 | Billy Graham Charlotte NC, evangelist (Crusades), is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1919
| Jan 27 | H D Halsey Bishop of Carlisle, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 07 | Dom Hélder Câmara Brazilian bishop, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 27 | Julian Amery conservative minister, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 13 | Madalyn Murray O'Hair American atheist (opppsed prayer in school), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| May 21 | Mark Wood bishop (Ludlow), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Aug 13 | Birth of Rex Humbard, pioneer radio and television evangelist. In 1958 Humbard established the Cathedral of Tomorrow in Akron, Ohio, from which he afterward based his television ministry. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 27 | H D Halsey Bishop of Carlisle, is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1920
| Jan 06 | Reverand Sun Myung Moon evangelist (Unification Church-Moonies), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 15 | John J "Cardinal" O'Connor Philadelphia PA, Roman Catholic Archbishop of New York, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 28 | James Whyte Moderator (General Assembly of Church of Scotland), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 04 | Derek Worlock English Roman Catholic archbishop (Liverpool), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 17 | Trevor Oswald Ling religious studies professor, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 05 | Leontine Kelly first black female bishop (Methodist), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 17 | Birth of Robert G. Bratcher, principal translator of the American Bible Society's 1966-1976 "Good News Bible" (also known as "Today's English Version"). | Ref: 5 |
- 1921
| Jan 04 | Elizabeth Ann Seton, the first American born Catholic saint, died in Emmitsburg, Maryland | Ref: 62 |
| Mar 01 | Terrence "Cardinal" Cooke New York NY, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 10 | Peter Herbert Penwarden priest, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| May 08 | Graham Leonard bishop of London, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| May 12 | Giovanni Benelli archbishop (Florence)/Papal candidate, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 19 | Birth of Bill Bright, American youth evangelist. Bill and his wife Vonette founded Campus Crusade for Christ in 1951, incorporating this evangelical Christian student organization in CA in 1953. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 30 | Michael Hollings catholic priest/crusader, is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1922
| Apr 09 | Gerald Moverley Roman Catholic bishop (Hallam), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 19 | Luigi Barbbarito reverend (Apostolic ProNuncio), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| May 02 | Birth of missions pioneer Bob Finley. In 1953 he chartered the Christian Aid Mission in Washington, D.C. Today, this evangelical group works in over 40 countries, and is headquartered in Charlottesville, Virginia. | Ref: 5 |
- 1923
| Apr 02 | Jacob "Jaap" Firet Dutch theologist (Agogisch Moment), is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1924
| Apr 20 | Paul M Van Buren US theologist (Theological Explorations), is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1925
| Jan 26 | David Jenkins Bishop (Durham), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 02 | David Abell Wood priest, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 22 | Georges/Joris Helleputte Belgian Catholic minister, dies at 72. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 14 | Abel Muzorewa bishop/premier (Rhodesia), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 17 | John Yates bishop (Lambeth England), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 28 | Bill [William] Westwood British bishop of Peterborough, is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1926
| Feb 02 | Miguel Cardinal Obando y Bravo first Cent American cardinal (Nicaragua), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Sep 16 | Robert Schuller televangelist (Glass Cathedral), is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1927
| Apr 16 | Joseph Ratzinger German theologist/dogmaticus, is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1928
| Mar 19 | Hans Kung theologian, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 20 | Hans Küng Swiss religious theologist, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 02 | Joseph "Cardinal" Bernardin of Chicago, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 23 | Okke Jager Dutch theologist/writer/poet, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| May 17 | Ian Griggs bishop (Ludlow), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| May 22 | William Gairdner English missionary (Nile Mission Press), dies at 54. | Ref: 5 |
- 1929
| Feb 10 | In London, renowned Baptist clergyman and devotional author F. B. Meyer, 81, preached his last sermon. He soon entered a nursing home where his health failed rapidly, and he died March 28. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 06 | David Sheppard bishop (Liverpool)/cricketer (England batsman), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 28 | Aubrey J Watson Sr bishop, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 28 | In London, renowned Baptist clergyman and devotional author F. B. Meyer dies at age 81. | Ref: 5 |
| May 06 | John Taylor bishop (St Albans)/Lord High Almoner to Queen, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| May 19 | Harvey Cox US theologist (Secular City), is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1930
| Feb 15 | Death of Franklin L. Sheppard, 78. He served on the editorial committee of the 1911 edition of the Presbyterian Hymnal, but is better remembered for composing the hymn tune TERRA BEATA, to which "This Is My Father's World" is most commonly sung. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 26 | Raffaele Merry del Val Spanish Cardinal, dies at 64. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 23 | Michael Bowen Roman Catholic Archbishop (Southwark), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| May 25 | Randall Davidson, English religious leader, dies at age 82. | Ref: 70 |
| Sep 18 | Death of New England music evangelist Carrie E. Rounsefell, 69. It was Rounsefell who composed the hymn tune MANCHESTER, to which we sing today, "I'll Go Where You Want Me to Go." | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 21 | Willem R "Wim" van der Zee, Secretary of Council of Churches, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 30 | Jerome Theisen benedictine, is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1931
| Jan 10 | Alexander L "Alex" Boraine South Africa vicar/MP, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 29 | James Weatherhead moderator (General Assembly of Church of Scotland), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| May 13 | Jim Jones reverend, poisoned over 900 in Guyana (Jonestown Massacre), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jul 16 | Death of C. T. Studd, 69, pioneer English missionary. He was one of the 'Cambridge Seven,' and worked on the mission field in China, India and Central Africa. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 16 | Gustave J Waffelaert Flemish theologist/bishop of Bruges, dies at 82. | Ref: 5 |
- 1932
| Feb 10 | Donald Hilton Moderator (General Assembly of United Reformed Church), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 14 | Michael Ball Bishop (Truro), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 14 | Peter Ball Bishop (Gloucester), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Aug 01 | Meir Kahane, American-born Israeli rabbi; founded the Jewish Defense League, is born. | Ref: 70 |
| Dec 23 | Reverend James Cleveland Chicago IL, gospel musician (Old Time Religion, It's Me O Lord), is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1933
| Jan 04 | Lucas Lindeboom Dutch evangelist (Vredebond), dies at 87. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 17 | Aga Khan religious leader (Muslims), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 29 | Margaret Laird Commissioner (Third Church Estates), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Aug 11 | Birth of Jerry Falwell, U.S. Baptist clergyman. Pastor of Thomas Road Baptist Church in Lynchburg, Virginia, he has also been an active political lobbyist and once headed the Liberty Federation (formerly called Moral Majority), a Christian lobby which Falwell founded in 1979. | Ref: 5 |
- 1934
| Mar 20 | Marion Conti arch bishop (Aberdeen England), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 31 | Franz Ehrle German jesuit/head of Vatican library, dies at 88 | Ref: 5 |
- 1935
| Jan 30 | John George Hughes bishop of Kensington, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 01 | Ruth Clarke Moderator (General Assembly of the United Reform Church), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 09 | Sister Bernard Ncube South African nun, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 15 | Jimmy (Lee) Swaggert TV evangelist: Jimmy Swaggart Ministries; cousin of singer Jerry Lee Lewis, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Jun 01 | Reverend Ike SC, evangelist minister, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 06 | The 14th Dalai Lama (Tenzin Gyatso), Tibet, spiritual leader of Tibet's Lamaistic Buddhists, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 06 | Billy Sunday, American evangelist, former professional baseball player, dies at age 72. | Ref: 70 |
| Dec 16 | Death of Walter S. Martin, 73, Disciples of Christ clergyman, teacher and evangelist. He is remembered best today as composer of the hymn tune GOD CARES ("Be Not Dismayed, Whate'er Betide" a.k.a. "God Will Take Care of You"). | Ref: 5 |
- 1936
| Feb 17 | Erich Schaeder German theologist (Theozentrische), dies at 74. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 27 | Roger M Mahoney Hollywood CA, archbishop of Los Angeles (1985- ), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| May 21 | Ama Samy Burma, Jesuit priest/Zen teacher/disciple of Yamada Koun, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 13 | Karim Aga Khan prince/spiritual leader of the Ismaili Muslims, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 31 | William F Ellison Irish clergyman/astronomer, dies at 72. | Ref: 5 |
- 1938
| Jan 05 | Leo Avery abbot of Quarr, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 09 | Aad Kosto Dutch theologist/actor/assistant secretary of Justice, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 09 | Aad Kosto Dutch theologist/actor/assistant secretary of Justice, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 17 | K M P O'Brien archbishop (St Andrews & Edinburgh), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| May 08 | Pierre Lucien Claverie bishop of Oran, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Sep 04 | Patrick Hayes. American archbishop of New York (1919-39), dies at age 70. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 14 | Leonardo Boff Italy, Brazilian Catholic theologian, is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1939
| Jan 02 | Jim Bakker (Orsen) TV evangelist: PTL Club/Heritage USA/philanderer (Jessica Hahn): defrocked by Assemblies of God after 1987 financial scandal; autobiography: I Was Wrong, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Mar 06 | Miron Cristea, Romanian; first patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, dies at age 70. | Ref: 70 |
| May 19 | Death of Howard B. Grose, 88, U.S. Baptist leader and author of the hymn, "Give of Your Best to the Master." At one time president of South Dakota State University, Grose also worked with American Baptist publications and home missions. | Ref: 5 |
- 1940
| Mar 26 | Bill Ind Bishop-designate (Truro), is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1941
| Mar 20 | D A van den Bosch anti-Nazi clergyman (Amersfoort Camp), dies. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 25 | Lex Hixon religious teacher/author, is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1942
| Mar 07 | Tammy Faye Bakker (Tamara Faye LaValley) TV evangelist; once married to founder of PTL Club, Jim Bakker, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Aug 09 | (or 10th) Saint Edith Stein, German scholar and Carmelite nun; is executed by Nazis, at age 50, because of Jewish her background. | Ref: 70 |
- 1943
| Mar 17 | Arthur Hinsley, English Roman Catholic cardinal and archbishop of Westminster, dies at age 77. | Ref: 70 |
- 1944
| Sep 27 | Aimee Semple McPherson, Canadian-born American evangelist, dies at age 53. | Ref: 70 |
- 1945
| Jan 19 | Ernest B Allo French theologist, dies at 71. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 22 | Johan Eykman theologist (World Church), dies at 52. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 13 | Henrietta Szold humanitarian: founding president of Hadassah, the Women’s Zionist Organization of America; dies. | Ref: 4 |
| Feb 27 | HJ Lochtman Dutch chaplain/resistance fighter, dies in Bergen-Belsen. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 09 | German theologian and martyr Dietrich Bonhoeffer, is hanged by the Nazis at age 39. | Ref: 5 |
- 1946
| Mar 22 | Clemens A von Galen bishop of Munster/anti fascist, dies at 68. | Ref: 5 |
- 1947
| Jan 24 | David Randall priest, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 14 | Franz Zorell German Roman Catholic lexicographer, dies at 84. | Ref: 5 |
- 1948
| Dec 26 | Hungarian cardinal Mindszenty arrested. | Ref: 5 |
- 1949
| Jan 18 | South African Reverend Andries P Treurnicht marries Engela Dreyer. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 08 | Hungarian Cardinal Mindszenty sentenced to life in prison. | Ref: 5 |
| May 20 | Damaskinos, Greek archbishop of Athens, dies at age 58. | Ref: 70 |
- 1950
| Feb 27 | Julia Neuberger British Rabbi, is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1951
| Jan 03 | Frank Chikane Secretary-General of South African Council of Churches, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 18 | Piet A W Hopmans bishop of Breda (Crusade), dies at 85. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 13 | James I Wedgwood British theosophist/Catholic bishop, dies at 67. | Ref: 5 |
| May 28 | Bernardus J Alfrink appointed bishop's assistant of Utrecht. | Ref: 5 |
- 1952
| Mar 23 | Klaas Schilder Dutch vicar/theologist/antifascist, dies at 61. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 29 | Death of Samuel M. Zwemer, 85, American Dutch Reformed missionary. Serving in Egypt between 1890-1905, Zwemer helped found the Arabian Mission in 1888 and authored over 50 volumes during his life -- many in Arabic. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 12 | Michael von Faulhaber, German cardinal and archbishop of Munich, dies at age 83. | Ref: 70 |
- 1953
| Mar 24 | Felix M Abel French dominican/biblical scholar, dies at 74. | Ref: 5 |
| Aug 18 | Francis John McConnell, American Methodist bishop, college president and reformer, dies at age 82. | Ref: 70 |
- 1954
| Feb 26 | William R Inge English theologist/philosopher, dies at 93. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 04 | Francesco Borgongini-Duca, Italian Vatican cardinal, dies at age 70. | Ref: 70 |
| Nov 25 | Henry Sloane Coffin, American clergyman, dies at age 77. | Ref: 70 |
- 1955
| Jan 04 | Jan D Domela Nieuwenhuis Nyegaard Dutch preacher, dies at 84. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 03 | Katharine Drexel, American founder of Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament, dies at age 96. | Ref: 70 |
- 1956
| Jan 08 | In Ecuador, Plymouth Brethren missionaries Jim Elliot, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully and Pete Fleming were killed by the Auca Indians, while attempting to evangelize their tribe. Elliot's widow Elisabeth later published the story of their work and martyrdom in her book "Through Gates of Splendor" (1953). | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 10 | Karl L Schmidt German/Swiss theologist (Urchristentum), dies at 64. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 01 | Death of William R. Newell, 88, American Congregational pastor and Bible teacher. He is remembered today as author of the hymn, "At Calvary" ("Years I Spent in Vanity and Pride"). | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 24 | Albrecht G Alt German theologist (Small Schriften), dies at 72. | Ref: 5 |
| May 29 | Albert H Edelkoort theologist (Christusverwachting), dies at 65. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 29 | Martin Albertz German theologist (Jesus Christ's Church), dies at 73. | Ref: 5 |
- 1957
| Jul 10 | Aga Khan (Aga Sultan Sir Mohammed Shah), religious leader, dies at age 79 in Versoix, Switzerland. (TWA, 1958) | Ref: 95 |
- 1958
| Apr 05 | Jozef Brems Flemish apostole vicar of Denmark, dies at 87. | Ref: 5 |
| May 27 | Samuel Stritch US cardinal/archbishop (Chicago), dies. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 03 | George Kennedy Bell, English Anglican bishop of Chichester, dies at age 75. | Ref: 70 |
- 1959
| Jul 25 | Dr Isaac Halevi Herzog chief rabbi of Israel (1936-59), dies at 71. | Ref: 5 |
- 1961
| Apr 01 | Jim Bakker marries Tammy Faye. | Ref: 5 |
- 1962
| Mar 21 | Dutch Roman Catholic bishop Beckers of Bosch makes TV speech in Netherlands in favor of birth control. | Ref: 5 |
- 1964
| Jan 02 | Christopher John Gray priest, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 08 | Arnoldus JC Krafft theologist (Atlas of Netherlands Antilles), dies at 71. | Ref: 5 |
- 1966
| Feb 09 | Polish government denies exit visa to Cardinal Wyszynski. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 15 | Camillo Torres Colombian priest/guerrilla fighter, dies. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 01 | Karl B Adam German theologist (Jesus Christ), dies at 89. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 06 | Emil Brunner, Swiss theologian, dies at age 76. | Ref: 70 |
| May 09 | Wilhelmus M Bekkers bishop of Dukeenbosch, dies. | Ref: 5 |
| May 18 | Paul Althaus German theologist (That Christian Wahrheit), dies at 78. | Ref: 5 |
- 1967
| Jan 18 | Simon Berkelbach van der Sprenkel vicar/theologist, dies at 84. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 31 | Otto Dibelius German theologian/bishop, dies at 86. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 27 | Gerardus H de Vet the Bold, bishop of Breda (1962-67), dies at 49. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 02 | Cardinal Francis Spellman archbishop of NY, dies at 78. | Ref: 5 |
- 1968
| Mar 24 | Lauwrens Voorthuyzen Dutch sect leader, dies at 70. | Ref: 5 |
| May 30 | Death of Martin Noth, 66, German Old Testament scholar. Noth was the first authority to note that 1&2 Samuel and 1&2 Kings contain virtually no mention of the classic prophets: Isaiah, Jeremiah, Amos and Hosea. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 20 | Elder Lightfoot Solomon Michaux TV preacher, dies at 84. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 10 | Thomas Merton, American Catholic monk/poet, dies at age 53. | Ref: 70 |
- 1969
| May 17 | Joseph Beran Czechoslovakia, archbishop of Prague/cardinal, dies at 80. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 05 | Harry Emerson Fosdick, American Protestant minister, teacher and author, dies at age 91. | Ref: 70 |
- 1970
| Jan 18 | David O McKay 9th Mormon president, dies at 96. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 17 | Sergei Aleksi patriarch of Russian-Orthodox church, dies at 92. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 02 | Richard Cushing, the director of the Society for the Propagation of the Faith, dies. | Ref: 68 |
- 1971
| May 07 | Willem Banning Dutch theologist/sociologist (Karl Marx), dies at 83. | Ref: 5 |
| May 31 | Reinhold Niebuhr US theologist, dies at 78. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 01 | Reinhold Niebuhr, American Protestant theologian, dies at age 78. | Ref: 70 |
- 1973
| Apr 27 | Libbe de Wal founder of Humanistic Covenant, dies at 72. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 26 | Harold B Lee US head of Mormon Church, dies at 74. | Ref: 5 |
- 1975
| Feb 13 | Henry P Van Dusen US protestant theologist, dies at 77. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 25 | Elijah Muhammad, American leader of the Nation of Islam (1934-75), dies in Chicago at age 77. | Ref: 70 |
| May 06 | Jozsef Mindszenty,Hungarian Roman Catholic priest; opposed totalitarianism, dies at age 83. | Ref: 70 |
| Jun 02 | James A Healy, first black Roman Catholic bishop, consecrated (Maine). | Ref: 5 |
- 1976
| Feb 20 | Death of Kathryn Kuhlman, 69, popular American radio and TV evangelist. A member of the American Baptist Convention, Kuhlman's preaching emphasized the healing power of the Holy Spirit. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 20 | Kathryn Kuhlman religious leader/faith healer, dies. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 15 | Gerald Smith antisemite/catholic (National Christian Crusade), dies at 78. | Ref: 5 |
| Jul 30 | Death of Rudolf Bultmann, 92, German Bible scholar and one of the three major pioneers of modern form 'criticism' (i.e., 'analysis') of the New Testament Gospels. | Ref: 5 |
- 1978
| May 21 | Yamada Mumon Roshi appointed head of Zen Rinzai Sect. | Ref: 5 |
- 1979
| Oct 27 | Charles Coughlin, American Roman Catholic priest and radio commentator, dies at age 88. | Ref: 70 |
| Dec 09 | Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen, El Paso IL, the religious broadcaster, died in NY City at age 84. (TWA, 1981) | Ref: 95 |
- 1980
| Dec 25 | Oscar Romero archbishop of El Salvador, murdered. | Ref: 5 |
- 1981
| May 28 | Stefan Wyszynski Polish Cardinal, dies. | Ref: 5 |
- 1982
| Apr 25 | John Cody US cardinal/archbishop of Chicago (1965-82), dies at 74. | Ref: 5 |
- 1983
| Mar 28 | Martinus A Jansen bishop of Rotterdam (1956-70), dies at 77. | Ref: 5 |
| May 19 | Jean Rey Belgian minister, dies. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 06 | Cardinal Terence Cooke, the spiritual head of the Archdiocese of NY, died at age 62. (TWA, 1984) | Ref: 95 |
| Dec 08 | Richard Baker, Zen teacher, steps down from abbotship of San Francisco Zen Center. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 16 | Kusan Sunim found Milae Sa temple/Bulsung Sa Zen in Korea, dies at 74. | Ref: 5 |
- 1984
| Mar 06 | Martin Niemöller, open opponent of Hitler in the 1930s, German submarine captain/anti-Nazi minister, dies at 92. | Ref: 5 |
- 1985
| Feb 07 | Albert Dondeyne Belgian philosopher/theologist, dies at 83. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 23 | Singing Nun [Janine Deckers] commits suicide in Belgium at 52. | Ref: 5 |
- 1987
| Dec 17 | Bernard Cardinal Alfrink archbishop of Ultrecht Netherlands, dies at 87. | Ref: 5 |
- 1988
| Apr 23 | Michael Ramsey, Archbishop of Canterbury, dies at age 83. | Ref: 70 |
| Aug 01 | John Cardinal Dearden US cardinal, dies at 80. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 28 | John Tarrant, first Australian born Zen teacher, receives Dharma Transmission. | Ref: 5 |
- 1989
| Jan 29 | L I preacher Gene Profeta pleads guilty to tax-evasion. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 07 | Tikhon Toropets patriarch of Russian Orthodox/saint, dies at 123(?). | Ref: 5 |
- 1990
| Jan 01 | Suzuki Sochu Zen teacher (Rinzai line)/abbot of Ryutakuji, dies. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 07 | Dom Heider Camara nonviolent/human rights Bishop of Brazil, dies. | Ref: 5 |
| May 03 | Pimen [Sergei Irzyekov] patriarch of Russian-orthodox church, dies at 79. | Ref: 5 |
| May 08 | Tomas O'Fiach [Tomas Seamus Fee], Irish cardinal-archbishop, dies. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 05 | Meir Kahane, American-born Israeli rabbi; founded the Jewish Defense League, dies at age 58. | Ref: 70 |
- 1991
| Feb 05 | Pedro Arrupe Spanish priest/Jesuit, dies at 83. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 25 | Marcel Lefebvre, French Roman Catholic archbishop, dies at age 85. | Ref: 70 |
| Apr 24 | J de Graaf ethicus/president church & peace, dies. | Ref: 5 |
- 1992
| Jan 26 | Okke Jager Dutch theologist/writer/poet, dies at 63. | Ref: 5 |
- 1993
| Apr 08 | H Earnest bishop of Breda, dies. | Ref: 5 |
| May 18 | Heinrich Albertz theologist/mayor of Berlin (1966-67), dies at 78. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 09 | Muhammad Reza Golpayegani ayatollah of Iran, dies. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 24 | Dr. Norman Vincent Peale clergyman: radio ministry; author and syndicated newspaper column: The Power of Positive Thinking; dies at age 95. | Ref: 4 |
- 1994
| Jan 08 | Sri Chandrashekhara Saraswathi guru of Kanchi, dies at 99. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 04 | Justinus Darmojuwono Indonesian archbishop/cardinal, dies at 79. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 08 | Jacob Firet Dutch theologist (Agogic Moment), dies at 70. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 23 | Alvara del Portillo Spanish Opus Dei bishop, dies at 80. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 05 | Aubrey J Watson Sr bishop, dies at 65. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 08 | Walter Arnold German theologist (World council of Churches), dies at 64. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 22 | D Nauta theologist/church historian/lawyer, dies at 96. | Ref: 5 |
| May 06 | Moses Rosen Romania's chief rabbi, dies at 81. | Ref: 5 |
| May 11 | Alfred James Broomhall methodist Missionary, dies at 82. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 12 | Rabbi Menachem Schneerson, leader of the Lubavaticher Hassidic Jewish sect in Brooklyn NY, dies at age 92 in New York City. (TWA, 1995) | Ref: 95 |
| Dec 01 | PTL leader Jim Bakker released from jail. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 06 | AJ Bronkhorst vicar/theologist (Reform The Netherlands), dies at 80. | Ref: 5 |
- 1995
| Jan 13 | Arthur Mervyn Stockwood bishop, dies at 81. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 27 | Willem R "Wim" van der Zee General-Secretary Council of Churches, dies at 64. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 03 | Howard Hunter US leader of Mormon Church (1994-95), dies at 87. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 25 | Peter Herbert Penwarden priest, dies at 73. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 23 | Robert Selby Taylor bishop, dies at 86. | Ref: 5 |
| May 30 | Philip Owen A Sherrard scholar theologian poet/translator, dies at 72. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 27 | Willem R "Wim" van der Zee General-Secretary Council of Churches, dies at 64. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 18 | Chaim Pearl rabbi, dies at 76. | Ref: 5 |
- 1996
| Feb 08 | John Hartford Worlock Roman Catholic Bishop (Liverpool), dies at 76. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 17 | Henry Guinness missionary, dies at 87. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 03 | John Joseph Krol cardinal, dies at 95. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 28 | James Herbert Lloyd Morrell bishop, dies at 89. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 18 | Kalim Siddiqui islamic campaigner, dies at 62. | Ref: 5 |
| May 06 | Leon Joseph Suenens cardinal, dies at 91. | Ref: 5 |
| May 30 | Leon-Etienne Duval archbishop/cardinal, dies at 92 | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 14 | Cardinal Joseph Bernardin, leader of Chicago's 2.3 million Catholics, died at age 68. | Ref: 70 |
| Dec 15 | Gerald Moverley priest, dies at 74. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 15 | Guiseppe Dossetti politician/priest, dies at 83. | Ref: 5 |
- 1997
| Feb 21 | Michael Hollings catholic priest/crusader, dies at 75 | Ref: 5 |
| Sep 06 | Weeping masses gathered in Calcutta, India pay homage to Mother Theresa, who died the day before at age 87. (XDG, p 4A, 9/06/2003) | Ref: 83 |
| Dec 04 | David Abell Wood priest, dies at 72. | Ref: 5 |
- 2000
| May 03 | The archbishop of NY, Cardinal John O'Connor, died at age 80. (TWA, 2001) | Ref: 95 |
| May 08 | The remains of Cardinal John O'Connor were entombed inside NY's St. Patrick's Cathedral after a funeral Mass that drew thousands of mourners, including President Clinton. (TWA, 2001) | Ref: 95 |
- 2001
| Jan 18 | Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson said he had had an extramarital affair that resulted in the birth of a daughter. | Ref: 70 |
- 2002
| Mar 19 | Rev Carl McIntire, a fiery radio preacher whose unswerving right wing views won him a wide following, dies at age 95. (XDG, p 8A, 1/01/2003) | Ref: 83 |
| Aug 19 | Sri Swami Satchidananda, the guru who advocated respect for all faiths through his motto, "Truth is One, Paths are Many", and founder of Yogaville in rural Virginia, dies at age 87. (XDG, p 8A, 1/01/2003) | Ref: 83 |
| Dec 06 | Phillip Berrigan, the former priest whose fight against the Vietnam war and nuclear weapons helped ignite a generation of anti war dissengagement, dies at age 79. (XDG, p 8A, 1/01/2003) | Ref: 83 |
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