Claim To Fame : Religious Figures
1,492 memorials found
Richard Allen
14 Feb 1760 – 26 Mar 1831Religious Leader. He was the founder of the African Methodist...
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Rev Henry Ward Beecher
24 Jun 1813 – 8 Mar 1887Religious Leader. He was a prominent 19th Century Minister, and...
Brooklyn, Kings County (Brooklyn), New York, USA
Evangeline Cory Booth
25 Dec 1865 – 17 Jul 1950Social Reformer. She was a major figure in the Salvation Army.
Valhalla, Westchester County, New York, USA
William Booth
10 Apr 1829 – 20 Aug 1912Social Reformer and Religious Leader. Founder and first General...
Stoke Newington, London Borough of Hackney, Greater London, England
William Ellery Channing
7 Apr 1780 – 2 Oct 1842Religious Figure. Sometimes called the "Father of American...
Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
William Ellery Channing Cenotaph
7 Apr 1780 – 2 Oct 1842Religious Figure. Sometimes called the "Father of American...
Bennington, Bennington County, Vermont, USA
Father Divine
1876 – 10 Sep 1965Minister. Born George Baker in Rockville, Maryland he was the son...
Gladwyne, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA
Saint Rose Philippine “Mother Duchesne” Duchesne
29 Aug 1769 – 18 Nov 1852Educator, Roman Catholic Saint. Along with the foundress...
Saint Charles, St. Charles County, Missouri, USA
Saint Rose Philippine “Mother Duchesne” Duchesne
29 Aug 1769 – 18 Nov 1852Educator, Roman Catholic Saint. Along with the foundress...
Saint Charles, St. Charles County, Missouri, USA
Mary Baker Eddy
16 Jul 1821 – 3 Dec 1910American Author, Teacher, and Religious Leader. Born Mary Morse...
Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Rev Thomas Hooker
7 Jul 1586 – 7 Jul 1647Colonist. He was a Puritan minister, and the chief founder of the...
Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Samuel Kirkland
1 Dec 1741 – 28 Feb 1808Missionary, Educator. Educated as a lawyer at Princeton, he was...
Clinton, Oneida County, New York, USA
Ann Lee
29 Feb 1736 – 8 Sep 1784Religious Leader. Born the daughter of a blacksmith in...
Colonie, Albany County, New York, USA
Cotton Mather
12 Feb 1663 – 13 Feb 1728Theologian, Author. He is most remember for his associate with...
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Aimee Semple-McPherson
9 Oct 1890 – 27 Sep 1944Evangelist. She was born Aimee Elizabeth Kennedy in Ontario,...
Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Thomas “Father Louis” Merton
31 Jan 1915 – 10 Dec 1968Author. Known in religion as Father Louis, was a writer and...
Gethsemane, Nelson County, Kentucky, USA
Reinhold Niebuhr
21 Jun 1892 – 1 Jun 1971Theologian. He was a professor at Union Theological Seminary, New...
Stockbridge, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, USA
Joseph Medill Patterson
6 Jan 1879 – 26 May 1946Journalist. Born in Chicago, Illinois, he was the grandson of...
Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA
William Penn
24 Oct 1644 – 10 Aug 1718Colonial America Royal Proprietor. Born to Admiral William Penn...
Jordans, Chiltern District, Buckinghamshire, England
Solomon Schechter
4 Dec 1850 – 19 Nov 1915Religious Leader. A Judaic rabbi and scholar, he was the founder...
Flushing, Queens County, New York, USA
