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Find out more about the greatest 18th Century Priests, including John Newton, Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany, Junípero Serra, Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla and Nicolaus Zinzendorf.

Famous 18th Century Priests

Junípero SerraJunípero Serra
24 November 1713, Spanish
Franciscan Priest
John NewtonJohn Newton
24 July 1725, British
British Sailor and Anglican Clergyman

Samuel SeaburySamuel Seabury
30 November 1729, American
Bishop

Isaiah BerlinIsaiah Berlin
30 September 1725, German
Rabbi

Increase MatherIncrease Mather
21 June 1639, American
Clergyman

Anne Catherine EmmerichAnne Catherine Emmerich
08 September 1774, German
Canoness
Pope Pius VIIPope Pius VII
14 August 1742, Italian
Pope

Emmanuel Joseph SieyèsEmmanuel Joseph Sieyès
03 May 1748, French
Writer

Gerard MajellaGerard Majella
09 April 1726, Italian
Saint
Okomfo AnokyeOkomfo Anokye
Ghanaian
Priest

Pope Pius VIPope Pius VI
25 December 1717, Italian
Pope
Titus OatesTitus Oates
15 September 1649, British
English priest

Gilbert WhiteGilbert White
18 July 1720, British
Naturalist

Jeanne GuyonJeanne Guyon
13 April 1648, French
Mystic

François FénelonFrançois Fénelon
06 August 1651, French
Theologian

Thomas MiddletonThomas Middleton
28 January 1769, British
Bishop
Nicolaus ZinzendorfNicolaus Zinzendorf
26 May 1700, German
Priest, Translator, Theologian, Poet, Hymnwriter

Francis AsburyFrancis Asbury
20 August 1745, British, American
Bishop

Kobayashi IssaKobayashi Issa
15 June 1763, Japanese
Poet

Louis HennepinLouis Hennepin
12 May 1626, Belgian, Spanish
Priest
William StukeleyWilliam Stukeley
07 November 1687, British
Physician

Henri GrégoireHenri Grégoire
04 December 1750, French
Political leader
Pope Clement XIIPope Clement XII
07 April 1652, Italian
Pope

Hugues Felicité Robert de LamennaisHugues Felicité Robert de Lamennais
09 June 1782, French
philosopher

RyōkanRyōkan
02 November 1758, Japanese
Buddhist Monk
Charles MaturinCharles Maturin
25 September 1780, Irish
Writer

Pope Clement XIIIPope Clement XIII
07 March 1693, Italian
Pope
Hiram Bingham IHiram Bingham I
30 October 1789, American
Missionary

George CrabbeGeorge Crabbe
24 December 1754, British
Poet

James BradleyJames Bradley
29 February 1693, British
Astronomer
Antonio RosminiAntonio Rosmini
25 March 1797, Italian
Philosopher

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Cardinal de RohanCardinal de Rohan
25 September 1734, French
Cardinal
Thomas KenThomas Ken
30 June 1637, British
Bishops

Jacques RouxJacques Roux
21 August 1752, French
Priest

Paul of the CrossPaul of the Cross
03 January 1694, Italian
Mystic

Henry SacheverellHenry Sacheverell
08 February 1674, British
Political figure
Andrew FullerAndrew Fuller
06 February 1754, British
Theologian
Charles Caleb ColtonCharles Caleb Colton
1780 AD
Writer, priest

Pope Innocent XIIIPope Innocent XIII
13 May 1655, Italian
Pope

Demetrius Augustine GallitzinDemetrius Augustine Gallitzin
22 December 1770, Dutch, American
Missionary

Elimelech of LizhenskElimelech of Lizhensk
1717 AD, Lithuanian, Polish
Rabbi
Karl Theodor Anton Maria von DalbergKarl Theodor Anton Maria von Dalberg
08 February 1744, German
Archbishop

Hugo KołłątajHugo Kołłątaj
01 April 1750, Lithuanian, Polish
Politician

Ignaz von DöllingerIgnaz von Döllinger
28 February 1799, German
Theologian

Stanisław StaszicStanisław Staszic
06 November 1755, Polish
Philosopher

John NeedhamJohn Needham
10 September 1713, British
Biologist
Richard ChallonerRichard Challoner
29 September 1691, British
Priest

Giovanni Battista MartiniGiovanni Battista Martini
24 April 1706, Italian
Musician
John Stevens HenslowJohn Stevens Henslow
06 February 1796, British
Priest

Johann Albrecht BengelJohann Albrecht Bengel
24 June 1687, German
Clergyman

Bernard de MontfauconBernard de Montfaucon
13 January 1655, French
Scholar
Alban ButlerAlban Butler
13 October 1710, British
Priest

José Celestino MutisJosé Celestino Mutis
06 April 1732, Spanish
Spanish botanist
Philander ChasePhilander Chase
14 December 1775, American
Bishop

Jeremy CollierJeremy Collier
23 September 1650, British
Theatre Critic

John Dunmore LangJohn Dunmore Lang
25 August 1799, Australian, Scottish
Writer

Jean MabillonJean Mabillon
23 November 1632, French
Monk

Clement Mary HofbauerClement Mary Hofbauer
26 December 1751, Czech
Saint
Hosea BallouHosea Ballou
30 April 1771, American
Author, Theologian, Writer

Diego de Torres VillarroelDiego de Torres Villarroel
17 June 1693, Spanish
Writer

Fabrizio RuffoFabrizio Ruffo
16 September 1744, Italian
Cardinal and politician

Francis AtterburyFrancis Atterbury
06 March 1663, British
Bishop
Henry PhillpottsHenry Phillpotts
06 May 1778, British
Bishop

Danilo I, Metropolitan of CetinjeDanilo I, Metropolitan of Cetinje
1670 AD, Montenegrins
Ruler of Montenegro
Pierre François Xavier de CharlevoixPierre François Xavier de Charlevoix
24 October 1682, French
Priest

Jean Joseph Marie AmiotJean Joseph Marie Amiot
08 February 1718, French
Missionary

John DyerJohn Dyer
1699 AD, British, Welsh
Painter
Samuel ProvoostSamuel Provoost
11 March 1742, American
Clergyman

Thomas SpratThomas Sprat
1635 AD, British
Churchman
Thomas BrayThomas Bray
1658 AD, British
Priest

William WarburtonWilliam Warburton
24 December 1698, British
Writer

Petter DassPetter Dass
1647 AD, Norwegian
Poet
Pierre Pigneau de BehainePierre Pigneau de Behaine
02 November 1741, French
Priest

Roch-Ambroise Cucurron SicardRoch-Ambroise Cucurron Sicard
20 September 1742, French
Abbot
Thomas KingoThomas Kingo
15 December 1634, Danish
Poet

Edward Daniel ClarkeEdward Daniel Clarke
05 June 1769, British
Naturalist

Jemima WilkinsonJemima Wilkinson
29 November 1752, American
Religious leader

Francis MakemieFrancis Makemie
1658 AD, Irish
Clergyman
Richard AllenRichard Allen
14 February 1760, American
Minister
William Lisle BowlesWilliam Lisle Bowles
24 September 1762, British
Poet

August Gottlieb SpangenbergAugust Gottlieb Spangenberg
15 July 1704, German
Theologian

William WhiteWilliam White
04 April 1748, American
Chaplain

Wu LiWu Li
1632 AD, Chinese
Painter
Matija NenadovićMatija Nenadović
26 February 1777, Serbian
Writer

Giuseppe Benedetto CottolengoGiuseppe Benedetto Cottolengo
03 May 1786, Italian
Saint

Jean-Louis Lefebvre de CheverusJean-Louis Lefebvre de Cheverus
28 January 1768, French
Bishop

Hans Adolph BrorsonHans Adolph Brorson
20 June 1694, Danish
Bishop

Francesco Antonio BonportiFrancesco Antonio Bonporti
11 June 1672, Italian
Priest
Jonathan BoucherJonathan Boucher
12 May 1738, British
Teacher

Benedict Joseph FlagetBenedict Joseph Flaget
07 November 1763, American
Bishop
Nathaniel BlissNathaniel Bliss
28 November 1700, British
Astronomer

John GlasJohn Glas
05 October 1695, Scottish
Clergyman
Claude FleuryClaude Fleury
06 December 1640, French
Historian
Johan Nordahl BrunJohan Nordahl Brun
21 March 1745, Norwegian
Author