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Catholic Priests

258 published records, arranged alphabetically. Each entry is published only where a named source supports it.

Abbé AubertAuthor · BooksJean-Louis Aubert (15 February 1731 in Paris – 10 November 1814 in Paris), called the Abbé Aubert, was a French dramatist, poet and journalist, son of the violinist and composer Jacques…
Adalbert of MainzAuthor · BooksAdalbert I von Saarbrücken (died June 23, 1137) was Archbishop-Elector of Mainz from 1111 until his death.
Adalbert of PragueAuthor · BooksAdalbert of Prague (Latin: Sanctus Adalbertus, Czech: svatý Vojtěch, Slovak: svätý Vojtech, Polish: święty Wojciech, Hungarian: Szent Adalbert (Béla); c.
Adam NaruszewiczAuthor · BooksAdam Stanisław Naruszewicz (Adomas Naruševičius; 20 October 1733 – 8 July 1796) was a Polish nobleman, poet, historian, dramatist, translator, publicist, Jesuit and Roman Catholic bishop.
Adeodatus IIAuthor · BooksPope Adeodatus II (c. 621–17 June 676), sometimes called Deodatus, was the bishop of Rome from 672 to his death on 17 June 676.
Adriaan PoirtersAuthor · BooksIllustration — Statue of Adriaan Poirters in Oisterwijk.
Agapetus IAuthor · BooksPope Agapetus I (489/490 – 22 April 536) was the bishop of Rome from 13 May 535 to his death on 22 April 536.
Agapetus IIAuthor · BooksPope Agapetus II (c. 9118 November 955) was the bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from 10 May 946 to his death.
Agapius of HierapolisAuthor · BooksAgapius of Hierapolis, also called Maḥbūb ibn Qusṭanṭīn (died after 942), was a Melkite Christian historian and the bishop of Manbij in Syria.
Agostino SteffaniPerson · Music memorabiliaAgostino Steffani (25 July 165412 February 1728) was an Italian bishop, polymath, diplomat and composer.
Alberto HurtadoAuthor · BooksAlberto Hurtado, SJ (lang; born Luis Alberto Hurtado Cruchaga; January 22, 1901 – August 18, 1952), popularly known as Padre Hurtado, was a Chilean Jesuit priest, lawyer, social worker, and…
Alberto Maria De AgostiniAuthor · Maps and atlasesAlberto Maria de Agostini (2 November 1883 – 25 December 1960) was an Italian missionary priest of the Salesians of Don Bosco, born in Pollone, Piedmont, who worked as a mountaineer,…
Alessandro PiccolominiAuthor · BooksAlessandro Piccolomini (13 June 1508 – 12 March 1579) was an Italian humanist, astronomer and philosopher from Siena, who promoted the popularization in the vernacular of Latin and Greek…
Alessandro ValignanoAuthor · BooksAlessandro Valignano, S.J, sometimes Valignani (Chinese: 范禮安 Fàn Lǐ’ān; February 1539 – January 20, 1606), was an Italian Jesuit priest and missionary born in Chieti, part of the Kingdom of…
Alexander IIAuthor · BooksPope Alexander II (1010/1015 – 21 April 1073), born Anselm of Baggio, was the head of the Roman Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 1061 to his death in 1073.
Alexandre da Sagrada FamíliaAuthor · BooksAlexandre da Sagrada Família (Horta, 22 May 1737 – Angra, 22 April 1818), born Alexandre José da Silva Garrett (sometimes referred to as António Ferreira da Silva in biographies), was the…
Alfanus IAuthor · BooksSaint Alfanus I or Alfano I (died 1085) was the archbishop of Salerno from 1058 until his death. He was famed as a translator, writer, theologian, and medical doctor.
Alphonsus Maria de LiguoriPerson · Music memorabiliaAlphonsus Maria de Liguori (27 September 1696 – 1 August 1787) was an Italian Catholic bishop and saint, as well as a spiritual writer, composer, musician, artist, poet, lawyer, scholastic…
Amalarius of MetzAuthor · Books850) was a Frankish prelate and courtier, temporary bishop of Trier (812–13) and Lyon (835–38), and an accomplished liturgist.
Anacletus IIAuthor · BooksAnacletus II (died January 25, 1138), born Pietro Pierleoni, was an antipope who ruled in opposition to Pope Innocent II from 1130 until his death in 1138.
Anastasius BibliothecariusAuthor · BooksAnastasius Bibliothecarius (c. 878) was the chief archivist and librarian (bibliothecarius) of the Holy See and also briefly a claimant to the papacy.
Andrew of CreteAuthor · BooksAndrew of Crete (Greek: Ἀνδρέας Κρήτης, c. 650 – July 4, 712 or 726 or 740), also known as Andrew of Jerusalem, was an 8th-century bishop, theologian, homilist, and hymnographer.
Andrija Kačić MiošićAuthor · BooksAndrija Kačić Miošić (17 April 1704 – 14 December 1760) was a Croatian writer, poet and Franciscan friar.
Anno II, Archbishop of CologneAuthor · BooksAnno II (c. 1010 – 4 December 1075) was Archbishop of Cologne from 1056 until his death.
Anselm GrünAuthor · BooksAnselm Grün (in English also: Anselm Gruen), OSB (born 14 January 1945 in Junkershausen, Germany) is a German Benedictine monk.
Antanas BaranauskasAuthor · BooksAntanas Baranauskas (Antoni Baranowski; 17 January 1835 – 26 November 1902) was a Lithuanian poet, mathematician and Catholic bishop of Sejny.
Antoine GodeauAuthor · BooksAntoine Godeau (24 September 1605, in Dreux – 21 April 1672, in Vence) was a French bishop, Baroque Précieuses poet and exegete.
Anton AškercAuthor · BooksAnton Aškerc (9 January 1856 – 10 June 1912) was a Slovenian poet and Roman Catholic priest who worked in Austria, best known for his epic poems.
Anton KorošecAuthor · BooksAnton Korošec (lang; 12 May 1872 – 14 December 1940) was a Slovene Yugoslav politician, a prominent member of the conservative People's Party, a Roman Catholic priest and a noted orator.
Anton MahničAuthor · BooksAnton Mahnič, also spelled Antun Mahnić in Croatian orthography (14 September 1850 – 30 December 1920), was a Croatian-Slovenian prelate of the Catholic Church and a philosopher who…
Anton Martin SlomšekAuthor · BooksBlessed Anton Martin Slomšek (26 November 1800 – 24 September 1862) was a Slovene Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Bishop of Lavant from 1846 until his death.
Archduke Rudolf of AustriaPerson · Music memorabiliaRudolph Johann Joseph Rainier, Archduke of Austria, Prince Royal of Hungary and Bohemia, Cardinal-Archbishop of Olomouc (8 January 1788 – 24 July 1831), was a member of the House of…
Arnulf of LeuvenAuthor · BooksArnulf of Leuven (c. 1200–1250) was the abbot of the Cistercian abbey in Villers-la-Ville.
AsserAuthor · BooksAsser (lang; died c. 909) was a Welsh monk from St David's in Dyfed, who became Bishop of Sherborne in the 890s.
Augustine of HippoAuthor · BooksAugustine of Hippo (USalso; Aurelius Augustinus Hipponensis; 13 November 354 – 28 August 430), also well-known as Saint Augustine, was a Christian theologian and philosopher from Thagaste,…
Auspicius of ToulAuthor · BooksAuspicius of Toul (Auspicius Tullensis; Auspice de Toul; d.c.490?) was a 5th-century bishop of Toul, the fifth of those recorded, and a saint of the Roman Catholic church.
Baldric of DolAuthor · BooksBaldric of Dol (1046 – January 5/7, 1130) was prior and then abbot of Bourgueil from 1077 to 1106, then made bishop of Dol-en-Bretagne in 1107 and archbishop in 1108 until his death.
Bartholomew of BragaAuthor · BooksBartholomew of Braga (born Bartolomeu Fernandes; 3 May 1514 – 16 July 1590), in religion Bartolomew of the Martyrs, was a Portuguese Dominican prelate who served as Archbishop of Braga.
Bartholomew of LuccaAuthor · Maps and atlasesTolomeo Fiadoni (better known as Ptolemy of Lucca, sometimes Bartholomew of Lucca; c. 1236 – c.
Bartolomeu de GusmãoAuthor · BooksBartolomeu Lourenço de Gusmão (December 1685 – 18 November 1724) was a Portuguese Catholic priest and naturalist born in colonial Brazil, who was a pioneer of lighter-than-air aerostat…
Benedict IIAuthor · BooksPope Benedict II (Benedictus II) was the bishop of Rome from 26 June 684 to his death on 8 May 685.[2] Pope Benedict II's feast day is 7 May.
Benedict IVAuthor · BooksPope Benedict IV (Benedictus IV; c. 840 – 30 July 903) was the bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from 1 February 900 to his death in July 903.
Benedict VIAuthor · BooksPope Benedict VI (Benedictus VI; 950 – June 974) was the bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from 19 January 973 to his death in 974.
Blasius KozennAuthor · Maps and atlasesBlasius Kozenn (Blaž Kocen; 24 January 182129 May 1871) was a Slovenian geographer and cartographer. He has occasionally been misidentified as Slovak.
Bohuslav BalbínAuthor · BooksIllustration — Bohuslav Balbín
Boniface IIAuthor · BooksPope Boniface II (Bonifatius II; died 17 October 532) was the first Germanic Bishop of Rome.
Boniface VAuthor · BooksPope Boniface V (Bonifatius V; died 25 October 625) was the bishop of Rome from 23 December 619 to his death on 25 October 625.
Brendan the NavigatorAuthor · BooksBrendan of Clonfert (c. AD 484 – c.
Carlo AgostiniAuthor · Books
Celestine IIAuthor · BooksPope Celestine II (Latin: Caelestinus II; died 8 March 1144), born Guido di Castello, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 26 September 1143 to his death on 8…
Christoph von SchmidAuthor · BooksChristoph von Schmid (15 August 1768 Dinkelsbühl, Bavaria – 3 September 1854 Augsburg) was a writer of children's stories and an educator.
ChromatiusAuthor · Books"Saint Chromatius" is also the name of the father of Saint Tiburtius.
Claude de la ColombièreAuthor · BooksClaude La Colombière, sometimes referred to as Claude de la Colombière, was a French Jesuit priest best known as the confessor of Margaret Mary Alacoque.
Claudio MonteverdiPerson · Music memorabiliaClaudio Giovanni Antonio Monteverdi (baptized 15 May 1567 – 29 November 1643) was an Italian composer, choirmaster and string player.
Clement IIAuthor · BooksPope Clement II (Clemens II; born Suidger von Morsleben-Horneburg; died 9 October 1047) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 25 December 1046 until his death…
Conrad of HirsauPerson · Music memorabiliaConrad of Hirsau or Hirschau (Conradus Hirsaugiensis; c. 1070) was a German Benedictine monk and writer at the Hirsau Abbey.
Damasus IAuthor · BooksPope Damasus I (c. 305 – 11 December 384), also known as Damasus of Rome, was the bishop of Rome from October 366 to his death in 384.
Didier of CahorsAuthor · BooksSaint Didier, also known as Desiderius (c. 580 AD – November 15, 655), was a Merovingian-era royal official of aristocratic Gallo-Roman extraction.
Domenico CeratoDesigner · DesignDomenico Cerato (4 August 1715 – 30 May 1792) was an Italian architect and academic.
Domingo de SotoAuthor · BooksDomingo de Soto (1494 – 15 November 1560) was a Spanish Dominican priest and Scholastic theologian and naturalist born in Segovia (Spain), and died in Salamanca (Spain), at the age of 66.
Dominic BarberiPerson · Music memorabiliaDominic Barberi, CP (22 June 1792 – 27 August 1849) was an Italian Passionist priest who was prominent in spreading Catholicism in England in the 19th century, including to John Henry…
Dun Karm PsailaAuthor · BooksCarmelo Psaila, better known as Dun Karm Psaila (18 October 1871 – 13 October 1961) was a Maltese Roman Catholic priest, writer and poet, sometimes called the "bard of Malta".
EinhardAuthor · BooksEinhard (also Eginhard or Einhart; E(g)inhardus; c. 775 – 14 March 840) was a Frankish scholar and courtier.
EligiusArtist · SilverEligius (11 June 588 – 1 December 660), venerated as Saint Eligius, was a Frankish goldsmith, courtier, and bishop who was chief counsellor to Dagobert I and later Bishop of Noyon–Tournai.
Éric de Moulins-BeaufortAuthor · BooksÉric de Moulins-Beaufort (born 30 January 1962) is a French prelate of the Catholic Church who has been a bishop since 2008 and the Archbishop of Reims since 2018.
Ermolao BarbaroAuthor · BooksIllustration — Ermolao Barbaro depicted in the painting Pilgrims Meet the Pope by Vittore Carpaccio (c.
Ernesto CardenalArtist · SculptureErnesto Cardenal Martínez (20 January 1925 – 1 March 2020) was a Nicaraguan Catholic priest, revolutionary, poet, and politician.
Erwin KräutlerAuthor · BooksErwin Kräutler C.Pp.S. (born 12 July 1939 in Koblach, Austria) is a Roman Catholic bishop who headed the Territorial Prelature of Xingu from 1981 until 2015.
Eulogius of CórdobaAuthor · BooksSaint Eulogius of Córdoba (San Eulogio de Córdoba (died 11 March 859)) was one of the Martyrs of Córdoba.
Eusebius of VercelliAuthor · BooksEusebius of Vercelli (c. 2 March 283 – 1 August 371) was a bishop from Sardinia and is counted a saint.
Eysteinn ErlendssonAuthor · BooksEysteinn Erlendsson (Øystein Erlendsson, Augustinus Nidrosiensis; died 26 January 1188) was Archbishop of Nidaros from 1161 to his death in 1188.
Folquet de MarseillePerson · Music memorabiliaFolquet de Marselha (alternatively Folquet de Marseille, Foulques de Toulouse, Fulk of Toulouse; c. 1150 – 25 December 1231) came from a Genoese merchant family who lived in Marseille.
Fran Saleški FinžgarAuthor · BooksFran Saleški Finžgar (February 9, 1871 – June 2, 1962) was perhaps the most popular Slovene folk writer.
France AčkoPerson · Music memorabiliaFrance Ačko (July 23, 1904 in Maribor – December 30, 1974 in Ljubljana) was a Slovenian musician, organist and composer of sacred music.
Francesco Faà di BrunoPerson · Music memorabilia
Francis de SalesAuthor · Books
Francisco de RiojaAuthor · BooksIllustration — Possibly portrait by Velazquez
Francisco Jiménez de CisnerosAuthor · BooksFrancisco Jiménez de Cisneros, OFM (1436 – 8 November 1517) was a Spanish cardinal, religious figure, and statesman.
François FénelonAuthor · BooksFrançois de Salignac de la Mothe-Fénelon, P.S.S, more commonly known as François Fénelon (6 August 1651 – 7 January 1715), was a French Catholic archbishop, theologian, poet and writer.
François-Joachim de Pierre de BernisAuthor · BooksFrançois-Joachim de Pierre de Bernis, comte de Lyonnais (22 May 1715 – 3 November 1794) was a French cardinal and diplomat.
Franz KamphausAuthor · BooksFranz Kamphaus (2 February 1932 – 28 October 2024) was a German Catholic prelate, bishop emeritus of the Diocese of Limburg.
Franz SchmidbergerAuthor · BooksFranz Schmidberger (born 19 October 1946) is a German priest of the Society of St. Pius X, founded by Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre.
Fulbert of ChartresAuthor · BooksFulbert of Chartres (Fulbert de Chartres; 952–970–10 April 1028) was the Bishop of Chartres from 1006 to 1028 and a teacher at the Cathedral school there.
Gelasius IIAuthor · BooksPope Gelasius II (c. 1060/1064 – 29 January 1119), was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 24 January 1118 to his death in 1119.
Geoffrey KeatingAuthor · BooksGeoffrey Keating (Irish: Seathrún Céitinn; c. 1569 – c.
Geoffrey of MonmouthAuthor · BooksGeoffrey of Monmouth (Galfridus Monemutensis, Galfridus Arturus; Gruffudd ap Arthur, Sieffre o Fynwy; c.
Geoffrey of VendômeAuthor · BooksIllustration — In this miniature, Geoffrey, with a nimbus, kneels before Christ, who sits on a globe.
Georg RatzingerPerson · Music memorabiliaGeorg Ratzinger PA (15 January 1924 – 1 July 2020) was a German Catholic priest and musician, known for his work as the conductor of the Regensburger Domspatzen, the cathedral choir of…
Giambattista RobertiAuthor · BooksGiambattista Roberti (4 March 1719 – 29 July 1786) was a Venetian Jesuit, poet and writer.
Gianfranco RavasiAuthor · Books
Gilbert AubryAuthor · BooksGilbert Guillaume Marie-Jean Aubry (born 10 May 1942 in Saint-Louis, Réunion) is a Réunionnais bishop, bishop emeritus of Saint-Denis-de-La Réunion, as well as a poet and a singer.
Gilbert de La PorréeAuthor · BooksGilbert de la Porrée (lang; after 1085 – 4 September 1154), also known as Gilbert of Poitiers, Gilbertus Porretanus or Pictaviensis, was a scholastic logician and theologian and Bishop of…
Gilbert FoliotAuthor · BooksGilbert Foliot (c. 1110 – 18 February 1187) was a medieval English monk and prelate, successively Abbot of Gloucester, Bishop of Hereford and Bishop of London.
Giles of ViterboAuthor · BooksGiles Antonini commonly referred to as Giles of Viterbo (Ægidius Viterbensis, Egidio da Viterbo), was a 16th-century Italian Augustinian prelate, reforming theologian, orator, humanist and…
Giovanni ArtusiPerson · Music memorabiliaGiovanni Maria Artusi (c. 154018 August 1613) was an Italian music theorist, composer, and writer.
Giovanni BoteroAuthor · BooksGiovanni Botero (c. 1544 – 23 June 1617) was an Italian thinker, Catholic priest, poet, and diplomat, author of Della Ragion di Stato (The Reason of State), in ten chapters, printed in…
Giovanni CaglieroPerson · Music memorabiliaGiovanni Cagliero SDB (11 January 1838 – 28 February 1926) was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who worked as a missionary in South America and served as Apostolic Delegate to…
Giovanni da Pian del CarpineAuthor · BooksIllustration — Carpine's great journey to the East; his route is indicated, railroad track style, in dark blue
Giovanni della CasaAuthor · BooksGiovanni della Casa (28 June 1503 – 14 November 1556) was an Italian poet, diplomat, clergyman and inquisitor, and writer on etiquette and society.
Giusto FontaniniAuthor · BooksGiusto Fontanini (30 October 1666 in San Daniele del Friuli – 17 April 1736 in Rome) was an Italian Roman Catholic archbishop and historian.
Gregory IIAuthor · BooksPope Gregory II (Gregorius II; 669 – 11 February 731) was the bishop of Rome from 19 May 715 to his death on 11 February 731.
Gregory IVAuthor · BooksPope Gregory IV (Gregorius IV; died 25 January 844) was the bishop of Rome and leader of the Papal States from October 827 to his death on 25 January 844.
Gregory IXAuthor · BooksPope Gregory IX (Gregorius IX; born Ugolino di Conti; 1145 – 22 August 1241) was head of the Catholic Church and the ruler of the Papal States from 19 March 1227 until his death in 1241.
Gregory of ToursAuthor · BooksGregory of Tours (born Georgius Florentius; 30 November c. 538 – 17 November 594 AD) was a Gallo-Roman historian and Bishop of Tours during the Merovingian period and is known as the…
Gregory VAuthor · BooksPope Gregory V (Gregorius V; c. 972 – 18 February 999), born Bruno of Carinthia, was the bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from 3 May 996 to his death.
Gregory VIIAuthor · BooksPope Gregory VII (Gregorius VII; c. 1015 – 25 May 1085), born Hildebrand of Sovana (Ildebrando di Soana), was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 22 April 1073 to…
Guillaume FillastreAuthor · Maps and atlasesGuillaume Fillastre, sometimes called the Elder (1348 – 6 November 1428), was a French cardinal, canonist, humanist, and geographer.
GundulfAuthor · BooksGundulf (or Gundulph) (c. 1024 – 1108) was a Norman monk who went to England following the Norman Conquest of 1066.
Hans KüngAuthor · BooksHans Küng (19 March 1928 – 6 April 2021) was a Swiss Catholic priest, theologian, and author.
Hans Urs von BalthasarAuthor · BooksHans Urs von Balthasar (12 August 1905, Lucerne – 26 June 1988, Basel) was a Swiss theologian and Catholic priest who is considered one of the most important Catholic theologians of the…
Henri BouladAuthor · BooksHenri Boulad, SJ (28 August 1931 – 14 June 2023) was an Egyptian-Hungarian priest in the Jesuit order, author, and commentator who lived in Egypt.
Henri BrémondAuthor · BooksHenri Brémond (31 July 1865 – 17 August 1933) was a French literary scholar and philosopher, Catholic priest, and sometime Jesuit. He was one of the theological modernists.
Henri GrégoireAuthor · BooksHenri Jean-Baptiste Grégoire (4 December 1750 – 28 May 1831), often referred to as the Abbé Grégoire, was a French Catholic priest, constitutional bishop of Blois and a revolutionary…
Henry Edward ManningAuthor · BooksHenry Edward Manning (15 July 1808 – 14 January 1892) was an English prelate of the Catholic Church, and the second Archbishop of Westminster from 1865 until his death in 1892.
Henry of HuntingdonAuthor · BooksHenry of Huntingdon (Henricus Huntindoniensis; c. 1088 – c.
HormisdasAuthor · BooksPope Hormisdas (c. 450 – 6 August 523) was the bishop of Rome from 20 July 514 to his death on 6 August 523.
Hosius of CordubaAuthor · BooksHosius of Corduba (c. 256–359), also known as Hosius the Confessor, Osius or Ossius, was a bishop of Corduba (now Córdoba, Spain) and an important and prominent advocate for homoousion…
Hubert JedinAuthor · BooksHubert Jedin (17 June 1900, in Groß Briesen, Friedewalde, Silesia – 16 July 1980, in Bonn) was a German Catholic priest and historian, whose publications specialized on the history of the…
Humbert of Silva CandidaAuthor · BooksHumbert of Silva Candida, O.S.B, also known as Humbert of Moyenmoutier (c. 1000 to 1015 – 5 May 1061) was a French Benedictine abbot and later cardinal.
Ildephonsus of ToledoAuthor · BooksIldefonsus or Ildephonsus (rarely Ildephoses or Ildefonse; Spanish: San Ildefonso; c. 8 December A.D. 607 – 23 January A.D.

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