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Find out more about the greatest 18th Century Spiritual & Religious Leaders, including John Wesley, Elizabeth Ann Seton, Jonathan Edwards, Cornplanter and David Brainerd

Famous 18th Century Spiritual & Religious Leaders

John WesleyJohn Wesley
17 June 1703, British
Anglican Cleric and Christian Theologian
Miguel Hidalgo y CostillaMiguel Hidalgo y Costilla
08 May 1753, Mexican
Priest

Jonathan EdwardsJonathan Edwards
05 October 1703, American
American preacher

Archibald AlexanderArchibald Alexander
17 April 1772, American
American theologian

Samuel SeaburySamuel Seabury
30 November 1729, American
Bishop

Isaiah BerlinIsaiah Berlin
30 September 1725, German
Rabbi
Usman dan FodioUsman dan Fodio
15 December 1754, Nigerian
Teacher

Henry Benedict StuartHenry Benedict Stuart
06 March 1725, Italian
Cardinal

Elizabeth Ann SetonElizabeth Ann Seton
28 August 1774, American
Teacher, Abbé, Memoirist, Nun
Increase MatherIncrease Mather
21 June 1639, American
Clergyman

Pope Pius VIIPope Pius VII
14 August 1742, Italian
Pope
Jacob FrankJacob Frank
1726 AD, Polish
Religious Leader

Emmanuel Joseph SieyèsEmmanuel Joseph Sieyès
03 May 1748, French
Writer

Nachman of BreslovNachman of Breslov
04 April 1772, Polish
Rabbi

Pope Pius VIPope Pius VI
25 December 1717, Italian
Pope

TenskwatawaTenskwatawa
31 December 1775, American
Political leader
Pope Gregory XVIPope Gregory XVI
18 September 1765, Italian
Pope

Ann LeeAnn Lee
29 February 1736, British
Religious leader

Edmund Ignatius RiceEdmund Ignatius Rice
01 June 1762, Irish
Missionary

David BrainerdDavid Brainerd
20 April 1718
Missionary
Ramprasad SenRamprasad Sen
1718 AD, Indian
Poet-saint

Sidney RigdonSidney Rigdon
19 February 1793, American
Religious Leader
Thomas MiddletonThomas Middleton
28 January 1769, British
Bishop

Pope Clement XIVPope Clement XIV
31 October 1705, Italian
Pope

Pope Clement XIPope Clement XI
23 July 1649, Italian
Pope
Madeleine Sophie BaratMadeleine Sophie Barat
12 December 1779, French
Saint

CornplanterCornplanter
1750 AD, American
politician
Hakuin EkakuHakuin Ekaku
19 January 1686, Japanese
Buddhist priest

Louis HennepinLouis Hennepin
12 May 1626, Belgian, Spanish
Priest

Moshe Chaim LuzzattoMoshe Chaim Luzzatto
1707 AD, Italian
Rabbi
Francis AsburyFrancis Asbury
20 August 1745, British, American
Bishop

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John WoolmanJohn Woolman
19 October 1720, American
Religious leader
William Ellery ChanningWilliam Ellery Channing
07 April 1780, American
Preacher

Pope Leo XIIPope Leo XII
02 August 1760, Italian
Pope

Pope Clement XIIPope Clement XII
07 April 1652, Italian
Pope

Shah Ismail DehlviShah Ismail Dehlvi
26 April 1779, Indian
Scholar
Pope Pius VIIIPope Pius VIII
20 November 1761, Italian
Pope
RyōkanRyōkan
02 November 1758, Japanese
Buddhist Monk

Catherine McAuleyCatherine McAuley
29 September 1778, Irish
Religious

Eleazar WheelockEleazar Wheelock
22 April 1711, American
Educator

Hiram Bingham IHiram Bingham I
30 October 1789, American
Missionary
Gideon BlackburnGideon Blackburn
27 August 1772, American
Evangelist

Selina Hastings, Countess of HuntingdonSelina Hastings, Countess of Huntingdon
24 August 1707, British
Religious leader

Jacob EmdenJacob Emden
04 June 1697, German
Rabbi

Jacques RouxJacques Roux
21 August 1752, French
Priest

Tuanku Imam BonjolTuanku Imam Bonjol
1772 AD, Indonesian
Religious leader
Antoine Court de GébelinAntoine Court de Gébelin
1719 AD, French
Pastor

Thomas KenThomas Ken
30 June 1637, British
Bishops
Rose Philippine DuchesneRose Philippine Duchesne
29 August 1769, French
Sister

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

Richard WhatelyRichard Whately
01 February 1787, British
Economist
Andrew FullerAndrew Fuller
06 February 1754, British
Theologian

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

August Hermann FranckeAugust Hermann Francke
22 March 1663, German
Theologian

Charles SimeonCharles Simeon
24 September 1759, British
Clergyman

Muhammad ibn Ali as-SenussiMuhammad ibn Ali as-Senussi
1787 AD, Algerian
Theologian

Yechezkel LandauYechezkel Landau
06 November 1713, Polish
Author
Robert LowthRobert Lowth
27 November 1710, British
Author

John StrachanJohn Strachan
12 April 1778, Canadian, Scottish
Bishop

Jonathan EybeschutzJonathan Eybeschutz
1690 AD, Polish
Rabbi

Johann Albrecht BengelJohann Albrecht Bengel
24 June 1687, German
Clergyman
Ercole ConsalviErcole Consalvi
08 June 1757, Italian
Cardinal

Philander ChasePhilander Chase
14 December 1775, American
Bishop
George RappGeorge Rapp
01 November 1757, German
Religious leader

Jeremy CollierJeremy Collier
23 September 1650, British
Theatre Critic

John Dunmore LangJohn Dunmore Lang
25 August 1799, Australian, Scottish
Writer
Hirata AtsutaneHirata Atsutane
06 October 1776, Japanese
Religious leader

Jean MabillonJean Mabillon
23 November 1632, French
Monk
Conrad BeisselConrad Beissel
01 March 1691, German
Religious leader

Jonathan DickinsonJonathan Dickinson
22 April 1688, American
Minister

Clement Mary HofbauerClement Mary Hofbauer
26 December 1751, Czech
Saint
Jonathan MayhewJonathan Mayhew
08 October 1720, American
Minister

John BachmanJohn Bachman
04 February 1790, American
Naturalist
Francis AtterburyFrancis Atterbury
06 March 1663, British
Bishop

Barbara von KrüdenerBarbara von Krüdener
22 November 1764, German
Mystic

François-Joachim de Pierre de BernisFrançois-Joachim de Pierre de Bernis
22 May 1715, French
Diplomat

Pierre François Xavier de CharlevoixPierre François Xavier de Charlevoix
24 October 1682, French
Priest
Samuel ProvoostSamuel Provoost
11 March 1742, American
Clergyman
John DyerJohn Dyer
1699 AD, British, Welsh
Painter

Jean-Antoine DuboisJean-Antoine Dubois
31 December 1765, French
Missionary

Thomas SpratThomas Sprat
1635 AD, British
Churchman

William MillerWilliam Miller
15 February 1782, American
theologian
Theophan ProkopovichTheophan Prokopovich
18 June 1681, Ukrainian, Russian
Theologian

Paul RabautPaul Rabaut
29 January 1718, French
Pastor

Anthim the IberianAnthim the Iberian
1650 AD, Georgian
Theologian

Richard AllenRichard Allen
14 February 1760, American
Minister

Jemima WilkinsonJemima Wilkinson
29 November 1752, American
Religious leader
Louis BourdaloueLouis Bourdaloue
20 August 1632, French
Preacher

Francis MakemieFrancis Makemie
1658 AD, Irish
Clergyman
John HomeJohn Home
13 September 1722, Scottish
Minister

Mariana AlcoforadoMariana Alcoforado
22 April 1640, Portuguese
Nun
Thomas CharlesThomas Charles
14 October 1755, Welsh
Clergyman
John Henry HobartJohn Henry Hobart
14 September 1775, American
Episcopal Bishop