Prophets & Religious Figures

Medieval era

Pope Julius II

December 5, 1443 – February 21, 1513

Pope of the Catholic Church from 1503 to 1513 (1443–1513)

Medieval era

Anselm of Canterbury

1033 – April 21, 1109

11th‑century Benedictine monk, Archbishop of Canterbury, philosopher and theologian

Medieval era

Alcuin

724 CE – May 19, 804 CE

8th-century Northumbrian scholar, clergyman, poet, and teacher

Medieval era

Saint Boniface

675 CE – June 5, 754 CE

8th‑century Anglo‑Saxon bishop and missionary, Catholic saint and martyr, known as the ‘Apostle to the Germans’

Medieval era

Columba

December 7, 521 CE – June 9, 597 CE

6th‑century Gaelic Irish missionary monk, Christian saint, pioneer of Celtic Christianity in Scotland and “Apostle of the Picts”

Medieval era

Columbanus

540 CE – November 23, 615 CE

Irish missionary and saint (540-615)

Medieval era

Cuthbert

635 CE – March 20, 687 CE

7th-century Anglo-Saxon bishop, monk, hermit and saint (635–687)

Medieval era

Adalbert of Prague

956 CE – April 23, 997 CE

Bohemian missionary and saint (c.956–997)

Medieval era

John of Damascus

675 CE – December 4, 749 CE

Christian monk, priest, hymnographer and apologist (675/6-749)

Medieval era

Peter Lombard

c. 1100 – 1160

Medieval priest and theologian

Medieval era

Duns Scotus

1265 – November 8, 1308

Priest, friar, philosopher, theologian, college teacher

Medieval era

William of Ockham

1285 – April 9, 1349

English Franciscan friar and theologian (c.1287–1347)

Medieval era

Roger Bacon

1220 – 1292

English polymath, philosopher and friar (c.1219/20–c.1292)

Medieval era

Meister Eckhart

1260 – January 28, 1328

German philosopher and theologian

Medieval era

Bridget of Sweden

1303 – July 23, 1373

Swedish nun, mystic, and saint (c.1303–1373)

Medieval era

Pope Formosus

816 CE – April 4, 896 CE

Pope

Pope Adrian IV

d. September 1, 1159

Pope from 1154 to 1159

Medieval era

Solomon ibn Gabirol

1021 – 1058

11th-century Andalusian poet and Jewish philosopher

Medieval era

Gildas

500 CE – January 29, 570 CE

6th-century British monk, writer and saint

Medieval era

Paul the Deacon

720 CE – 799 CE

8th century Benedictine monk, scribe and historian

Medieval era

Liutprand of Cremona

c. 922 CE – 972 CE

Italian historian, diplomat, and Bishop of Cremona (920-972)

Medieval era

Adam of Bremen

c. 1100 – c. 1085

11th-century German historian and chronicler

Medieval era

William of Tyre

1130 – 1186

Medieval prelate and chronicler, archbishop of Tyre

Medieval era

John Scotus Eriugena

c. 800 CE – 877 CE

Irish Catholic philosopher and theologian (c. 800 – c. 877)

Medieval era

Peter Damian

1007 – 1072

Eleventh-century Benedictine monk

Medieval era

Peter the Venerable

1092 – December 25, 1156

French abbot and saint

Medieval era

Joachim of Fiore

1135 – March 30, 1202

Italian abbot

Medieval era

Basilios Bessarion

January 2, 1403 – November 18, 1472

Greek theologian, cardinal bishop and Latin Patriarch of Constantinople (1403-1472)

Medieval era

Bartolus de Saxoferrato

1313 – July 21, 1357

Italian law professor (1313–1357)

Medieval era

Henry de Bracton

1210 – 1268

13th-century English jurist

Medieval era

John of Salisbury

c. 1110 – October 25, 1180

English philosopher and theologian (ca 1115-1180)

Medieval era

Alain de Lille

c. 1117 – December 29, 1202

French theologian and poet

Medieval era

Siger of Brabant

1235 – November 10, 1284

Belgian philosopher, c. 1240–1284

Medieval era

Giles of Rome

1243 – December 22, 1316

Roman Catholic archbishop

Medieval era

Theodoric Borgognoni

1206 – 1298

Italian bishop

Medieval era

Fra Mauro

1385 – 1459

Italian cartographer and monk

Medieval era

Marie de France

c. 1101 – c. 1300

Medieval poet

Medieval era

Ramon Llull

1232 – 1316

Majorcan writer and philosopher (c.1232–1315/6)

Medieval era

Jacopone da Todi

1236 – December 25, 1306

Italian Franciscan mystic

Medieval era

Juan Ruiz

1283 – 1350

14th century Castilian poet

Medieval era

Gonzalo de Berceo

1196 – 1260

13th-century Castilian poet

Medieval era

Suger of Saint-Denis

1080 – January 13, 1151

French abbot-statesmen, historian and the influential first patron of Gothic architecture (1080-1151)

Medieval era

Jean Gerson

December 13, 1363 – July 12, 1429

French academic (1363/1369–1429)

Medieval era

Gudrid Thorbjarnardottir

c. 1000 – c. 1100

Icelandic explorer

Medieval era

Hild of Whitby

614 CE – November 17, 680 CE

Christian saint and the founding abbess of the monastery at Whitby, England

Medieval era

Radegund

518 CE – August 13, 587 CE

Frankish queen consort

Medieval era

Mechthild of Magdeburg

1207 – 1282

German mystic

Medieval era

Marguerite Porete

1250 – June 1, 1310

French mystic

Medieval era

Hadewijch

1200 – c. 1260

13th-century Dutch poet and mystic

Medieval era

Jan van Ruusbroec

1293 – December 2, 1381

Brabantian mystic and writer (1293–1381)

Medieval era

Johannes Tauler

1300 – 1361

Mystic, author

Medieval era

Gerard Groote

1340 – August 20, 1384

Dutch humanist and mystic (1340-1384)

Ancient era

Enheduanna

c. 2300 BCE – c. 2300 BCE

Akkadian princess; Sumerian high priestess of Nanna at Ur; poet and philosopher

Ancient era

Berossus

c. 400 BCE – c. 300 BCE

3rd-century BC Babylonian writer, priest and astronomer

Ancient era

Sin-leqi-unninni

c. 1200 BCE – c. 1100 BCE

Babylonian scribe

Ancient era

Hemiunu

c. 2500 BCE – c. 2501 BCE

Ancient Egyptian prince and vizier

Ancient era

Khaemweset

1281 BCE – 1225 BCE

Ancient Egyptian prince and High Priest of Ptah

Ancient era

Manetho

b. c. 201 BCE

3rd-century BC Egyptian historian and priest

Ancient era

Kartir

c. 300 CE – c. 300 CE

Zoroastrian high-priest of the late 3rd century

Ancient era

Puduhepa

1289 BCE – c. 1300 BCE

Hittite queen