Italian Dominican theologian Saint Thomas Aquinas was the foremost medieval Scholasticist and father of the Thomistic school of theology.
1224-1274
After the Duvalier family of dictators was overthrown, Salesian Priest Jean-Bertrand Aristide was chosen as president of Haiti in its first democratic election.
1953-
American clergyman Phillips Brooks, ordained as an Episcopal priest in 1860, is best known for authoring the Christmas carol "O Little Town of Bethlehem."
1853-1893
Thomas Byles, a Catholic priest, was a victim of the RMS Titanic disaster.
1870-1912
1925-
Priest Tomas De Torquemada became notorious for his cruelty while serving as Inquisitor General during the Spanish Inquisition.
1420-1498
Roman Catholic priest Gustav Gutiérrez is one of the most prominent figures in Latin American Catholicism and is considered the father of liberation theology.
1928-
English poet George Herbert was an ordained priest. His book, The Temple: Sacred Poems and Private Ejaculations, was published posthumously.
1593-1633
1753-1811
1844-1889
1819-1875
1765-1815
1910-1985
St. Philip Neri was best known as an Italian priest who helped his congregation and others in need. He was canonized in 1622.
1515-1595
1494-1553
Antonio Vivaldi was a 17th and 18th century composer who’s become one of the most renowned figures in European classical music.
1678-1741