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Severian Of Gabala
Severian Of Gabala was a bishop of Gabala (now Latakia, Syria), theologian and orator, principal opponent of the......
Severus of Antioch
Severus of Antioch was a Greek Christian monk-theologian, patriarch of Antioch, and miaphysite leader during the......
Shabbetai Tzevi
Shabbetai Tzevi was a false messiah who developed a mass following and threatened rabbinical authority in Europe......
Shalmaneser V
Shalmaneser V was the king of Assyria (reigned 726–721 bc) who subjugated ancient Israel and undertook a punitive......
Shammai ha-Zaken
Shammai ha-Zaken (“the Elder”) was one of the leading Jewish sages of Palestine in his time. With the sage Hillel,......
Shankara
Shankara was a philosopher and theologian, most renowned exponent of the Advaita Vedanta school of philosophy,......
Shariat-Madari, Mohammad Kazem
Mohammad Kazem Shariat-Madari was an Iranian cleric who, as one of five Shīʿite grand ayatollahs, was the leading......
Shariputra
Shariputra, was a Brahman ascetic and famous early disciple of the Buddha. Shariputra first heard of the Buddha......
Shaʿrānī, ash-
ash-Shaʿrānī was an Egyptian scholar and mystic who founded an Islamic order of Ṣūfism. Throughout his life Shaʿrānī......
Sheba, Queen of
Queen of Sheba was, according to Jewish and Islamic traditions, the ruler of the kingdom of Sabaʾ (or Sheba) in......
Sheen, Fulton J.
Fulton J. Sheen was an American religious leader, evangelist, writer, Roman Catholic priest, and radio and television......
Shenouda III
Shenouda III was the 117th pope of Alexandria and patriarch of the see of St. Mark. As the leader of the Coptic......
Shenute
Shenute was a monastic reformer, abbot of the White Monastery, near Atripe in Upper Egypt, who is regarded as a......
Sheshonk I
Sheshonk I was the first king (c. 943–c. 923 bce) of the 22nd dynasty of ancient Egypt (see ancient Egypt: the......
Shimon bar Yochai
Shimon bar Yochai was a Galilean tanna (i.e., one of a select group of Palestinian rabbinic teachers), one of the......
Shiva Dayal Saheb
Shiva Dayal Saheb was the founder of the esoteric Hindu and Sikh sect Radha Soami Satsang. He was born into a devout......
Shādhilī, al-
al-Shādhilī was a Sufi Muslim theologian who was the founder of the order of the Shādhilīyah. The details of al-Shādhilī’s......
Shāmil
Shāmil was the leader of Muslim Dagestan and Chechen mountaineers, whose fierce resistance delayed Russia’s conquest......
Siegel, Seymour
Seymour Siegel was an American theologian who helped shape contemporary Conservative Jewish theology and who, with......
Silas, St.
St. Silas ; Western feast day July 13, Eastern feast day July 30) was an early Christian prophet and missionary,......
Sima Chengzhen
Sima Chengzhen was the sixth patriarch of the Shangqing school of Daoism, who had many associations with famous......
Simeon Stylites, St.
St. Simeon Stylites ; Western feast day January 5; Eastern feast day September 1) was a Syrian Christian hermit......
Simeon, Charles
Charles Simeon was an Anglican clergyman and biblical commentator who led the Evangelical (or Low Church) movement,......
Simon Magus
Simon Magus was a practitioner of magical arts who probably came from Gitta, a village in biblical Samaria. Simon,......
Simon Of Sudbury
Simon Of Sudbury was the archbishop of Canterbury from 1375 and chancellor of England from 1380 who lost his life......
Simon the Apostle, St
S.t Simon the Apostle ; Western feast day October 28, Eastern feast day June 19) was one of the Twelve Apostles......
Simplicius, Saint
Saint Simplicius ; feast day March 10) was pope from 468 to 483. He became Pope St. Hilary’s successor on March......
Simpson, Matthew
Matthew Simpson was the best known and most influential Methodist leader in the United States during the second......
Siricius, Saint
Saint Siricius ; feast day November 26) was the pope from 384 to 399. Ordained a deacon by Pope Liberius, he was......
Sistani, Ali al-
Ali al-Sistani is an Iranian-born Shiʿi cleric and a leader of the Iraqi Shiʿi community. Born to a prominent religious......
Sixtus I, St.
St. Sixtus I ; feast day April 3) was the pope from approximately 115 to about 125. He succeeded St. Alexander......
Sixtus II, St.
St. Sixtus II ; feast day August 7) was the pope from 257 to 258, and is one of the early Roman church’s most venerated......
Sixtus III, Saint
Saint Sixtus III ; feast day March 28) was the pope from 432 to 440. A chief Roman priest when he succeeded Pope......
Skarga, Piotr
Piotr Skarga was a militant Jesuit preacher and writer, the first Polish representative of the Counter-Reformation.......
Smet, Pierre-Jean de
Pierre-Jean de Smet was a Belgian-born Jesuit missionary whose pioneering efforts to Christianize and pacify Indian......
Smith, Amanda
Amanda Smith was an American evangelist and missionary who opened an orphanage for African-American girls. Born......
Smith, Hannah Whitall
Hannah Whitall Smith was an American evangelist and reformer, a major public speaker and writer in the Holiness......
Smith, Joseph
Joseph Smith was an American prophet and founder of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Smith came......
Smith, Joseph F
Joseph F. Smith was an American religious leader, the sixth president (1901–18) of the Church of Jesus Christ of......
Smith, Joseph, III
Joseph Smith, III was an American religious leader, first president of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of......
Smith, Sir George Adam
Sir George Adam Smith was a Scottish preacher and Semitic scholar who helped to make generally acceptable the higher......
Smith, W. Wallace
W. Wallace Smith was an American religious leader who was president of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of......
Smith, William Robertson
William Robertson Smith was a Scottish Semitic scholar, encyclopaedist, and student of comparative religion and......
Smohalla
Smohalla was a North American Indian prophet, preacher, and teacher, one of a series of such leaders who arose......
Smyth, John
John Smyth was an English religious libertarian and Nonconformist minister, called “the Se-baptist” (self-baptizer),......
Snow, Lorenzo
Lorenzo Snow was the fifth president (1898–1901) of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons).......
Socinus, Faustus
Faustus Socinus was an Italian theologian whose anti-Trinitarian theology was later influential in the development......
Socinus, Laelius
Laelius Socinus was an Italian theologian whose anti-Trinitarian views were developed into the doctrine of Socinianism......
Socrates
Socrates was a Byzantine church historian whose annotated chronicle, Historia ecclesiastica (“Ecclesiastical History”),......
Solomon
Solomon was a biblical Israelite king who built the first Temple of Jerusalem and who is revered in Judaism and......
Sophronius
Sophronius was the patriarch of Jerusalem, monk, and theologian who was the chief protagonist for orthodox teaching......
Sorbon, Robert de
Robert de Sorbon was a French theologian, confessor to King Louis IX, and founder of the Sorbonne, a collegiate......
Soter, St.
St. Soter ; feast day April 22) was the pope from about 166 to about 175. Succeeding St. Anicetus as pope, Soter......
Southwell, Robert
Robert Southwell was an English poet and martyr remembered for his saintly life as a Jesuit priest and missionary......
Sozomen
Sozomen was a Christian lawyer in Constantinople whose church history, distinguished for its classical literary......
Spalding, Henry Harmon
Henry Harmon Spalding was a U.S. Presbyterian missionary who, with his wife, Eliza, in 1836 established the Lapwai......
Spalding, Mother Catherine
Mother Catherine Spalding was an American Roman Catholic leader under whose guidance the Sisters of Charity established......
Spangenberg, August Gottlieb
August Gottlieb Spangenberg was a German bishop of the Unitas Fratrum, successor to its leader, Nikolaus Ludwig,......
Spellman, Francis
Francis Spellman was an archbishop and cardinal who was one of the most influential American Roman Catholic prelates......
Spener, Philipp Jakob
Philipp Jakob Spener was a theologian, author, and a leading figure in German Pietism, a movement among 17th- and......
Spurgeon, C.H.
C.H. Spurgeon was an English fundamentalist Baptist minister and celebrated preacher whose sermons, which were......
St. Dymphna
St. Dymphna ; feast day May 15) was an Irish virgin martyr who is revered as the patron saint of people with mental......
St. George
St. George ; feast day April 23) was an early Christian martyr who during the Middle Ages became an ideal of martial......
Stanislaus of Kraków, Saint
Saint Stanislaus of Kraków ; canonized 1253; feast day April 11, feast day in Kraków May 7) was the patron saint......
Stanton, Alysa
Alysa Stanton is an American rabbi who on June 6, 2009, became the first female African American to be so ordained.......
Staupitz, Johann von
Johann von Staupitz was the vicar-general of the German Augustinians during the revolt against the Roman Catholic......
Stein, Edith
Edith Stein ; canonized October 11, 1998; feast day August 9) was a Roman Catholic convert from Judaism, Carmelite......
Stephen I, St.
St. Stephen I ; feast day August 2) was the pope from 254 to 257. He was a priest when consecrated, probably on......
Stephen of Perm, Saint
Saint Stephen of Perm ; feast day April 26) was one of the most successful and dynamic missionaries of the Russian......
Stephen, St.
St. Stephen ; feast day December 26) was a Christian deacon in Jerusalem and the first Christian martyr, whose......
Stetson, Augusta Emma Simmons
Augusta Emma Simmons Stetson was an American religious leader whose success and popularity as a leader in New York’s......
Stevenson, Matilda Coxe
Matilda Coxe Stevenson was an American ethnologist who became one of the major contributors to her field, particularly......
Stigand
Stigand was the archbishop of Canterbury, probably the English king Canute’s priest of this name whom he placed......
Stone, Barton W
Barton W. Stone was a Protestant clergyman and a founder of the Disciples of Christ, a major U.S. religious denomination.......
Strachan, John
John Strachan was an educator and clergyman who, as the first Anglican bishop of Toronto, was responsible for organizing......
Strang, James Jesse
James Jesse Strang was an American churchman, dissident of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons),......
Strauss, David Friedrich
David Friedrich Strauss was a controversial German-Protestant philosopher, theologian, and biographer whose use......
Streeter, Burnett Hillman
Burnett Hillman Streeter was an English theologian and biblical scholar, noted for his original contributions to......
Sturzo, Luigi
Luigi Sturzo was an Italian priest, public official, and political organizer who founded a party that was a forerunner......
Suger
Suger was a French abbot and adviser to kings Louis VI and VII whose supervision of the rebuilding of the abbey......
Suhrawardī, as-
as-Suhrawardī was a mystic theologian and philosopher who was a leading figure of the illuminationist school of......
Sulpicius Severus
Sulpicius Severus was an early Christian ascetic, a chief authority for contemporary Gallo-Roman history, who is......
Sunday, Billy
Billy Sunday was an American evangelist whose revivals and sermons reflected the emotional upheavals caused by......
Suzuki Shōsan
Suzuki Shōsan was a Japanese Zen priest. Suzuki was born of a samurai (warrior) family that had traditionally served......
Suzuki, D.T.
D.T. Suzuki was a Japanese Buddhist scholar and thinker who was the chief interpreter of Zen Buddhism to the West.......
Suárez, Francisco
Francisco Suárez was a Spanish theologian and philosopher, a founder of international law, often considered the......
Swaggart, Jimmy
Jimmy Swaggart is an American televangelist and gospel music performer. He was defrocked by the Assemblies of God......
Swedenborg, Emanuel
Emanuel Swedenborg was a Swedish scientist, Christian mystic, philosopher, and theologian who wrote voluminously......
Swithin, St
St. Swithin ; feast day July 15) is a celebrated Anglo-Saxon saint who was bishop of Winchester, England, and a......
Sylvester
Sylvester (IV) was an antipope from 1105 to 1111. While the Investiture Controversy raged between the German king......
Sylvester I, St.
St. Sylvester I ; Western feast day December 31, Eastern feast day January 2) was the pope from 314 to 335, whose......
Sylvester III
Sylvester III was the pope from January 20 to February 10, 1045. He was bishop of Sabina when elected pope in January......
Symeon the New Theologian, Saint
Saint Symeon the New Theologian was a Byzantine monk and mystic, termed the New Theologian to mark his difference......
Söderblom, Nathan
Nathan Söderblom was a Swedish Lutheran archbishop and theologian who in 1930 received the Nobel Prize for Peace......
Süleyman Çelebi
Süleyman Çelebi was one of the most famous early poets of Anatolia. Süleyman appears to have been the son of an......
Tait, Archibald Campbell
Archibald Campbell Tait was the archbishop of Canterbury, remembered primarily for his efforts to moderate tension......
Takuan Sōhō
Takuan Sōhō was a Japanese Rinzai Zen Buddhist priest responsible for the construction of the Tōkai Temple. Takuan......
Tanaquil
Tanaquil, legendary Etruscan prophet, the wife of Tarquinius Priscus, traditionally the fifth king of Rome. According......
Tanner, Henry Ossawa
Henry Ossawa Tanner was an American painter who gained international acclaim for his depiction of landscapes and......
Tatian
Tatian was a Syrian compiler of the Diatessaron (Greek: “Through Four,” “From Four,” or “Out of Four”), a version......

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