Throughout history, there have been many women spiritual & religious leaders who have made significant contribution to the field. The list includes many familiar and great female spiritual & religious leaders such as Mother Teresa, Bernadette Soubirous, Mata Amritanandamayi, Mary MacKillop, Saint Teresa of Avila.The women spiritual & religious leaders featured in this list are from United States, United Kingdom, Canada & Australia and many more countries.
Mother Teresa26 August 1910, Albanian, Indian
Founder of Missionaries of Charity
Thérèse of Lisieux02 January 1873, French
Nun
Bernadette Soubirous07 January 1844, French
Saint
Esther , Iranian
Queen of the Persian king Ahasuerus
Hildegard of Bingen16 September 1098, German
Philosopher
Leigh Taylor-Young25 January 1945, American
Actress
Catherine of Alexandria0287 AD, Egyptian
Saint
Saint Anne0050 BC, Palestinian
Mother of Virgin Mary
Mata Amritanandamayi27 September 1953, Indian
Spiritual Leader
LeahDaughter of Laban
Saint Lucy0283 AD, Italian
Saint
Mary Baker Eddy16 July 1821, American
Religious Leader
Mirra Alfassa21 February 1878, French
Spiritual Guru
Agatha of Sicily0231 AD, Italian
Saint
Mary MacKillop15 January 1842, Australian
Nun
Saint Teresa of Avila28 March 1515, Spanish
Saint
Arlyn Phoenix31 December 1944, American
Elizabeth I07 September 1533, British
RachelIraqi
Jacob's wife
Catherine of Siena25 March 1347, Italian
Philosopher
Ellen G. White26 November 1827, American
Writer
Mary II30 April 1662, British
Monarch
Megan Phelps-Roper31 January 1986, American
Religious activist
MiriamAncient Roman
Moses' sister
Clare of Assisi16 July 1194, Italian
Saint
HagarEgyptian
Consort
Rebecca
Aimee Semple McPherson09 October 1890, Canadian
Cleric
Saint CeciliaItalian
Musician, Saint
Bernice King28 March 1963, American
Actress
Elizabeth of Hungary07 July 1207, Hungarian
Saint
Elizabeth Ann Seton28 August 1774, American
Teacher, Abbé, Memoirist, Nun
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Wilma Mankiller18 November 1945, American
Author, Writer, Tribal chief
Rose of Lima20 April 1586, Peruvian
Saint
Genevieve0419 AD, French
Saint
Bridget of Sweden1303 AD, Swedish
writer, philosopher
SalehYemeni
Prophet
Mary Slessor02 December 1848, British
Missionary
J. Z. Knight16 March 1946, American
Psychic, Writer
Ann Lee29 February 1736, British
Religious leader
Margaret the Virgin0289 AD, Turkish
Saint
Mary, Mother of Jesus08 September 0018, Israeli
Mother of Jesus
Angela Warnick Buchdahl08 July 1972, American, South Korean
Rabbi
Therese Neumann09 April 1898, German
Stigmatic
Catherine of Bologna08 September 1413, Italian
painter
Gurumayi Chidvilasananda24 June 1955, Indian
Minnie Vautrin27 September 1886, American
Missionary
Louise de Marillac12 August 1591, French
Saint
Katharine Jefferts Schori26 March 1954, American
Bishop
Catherine of Genoa05 April 1447, Italian
Saint
Frances of Rome1384 AD, Italian
Saint
Catherine McAuley29 September 1778, Irish
Religious
Saint Agnes0291 AD, Italian
saint
Perpetua0182 AD, Ancient Roman
Martyr
Jemima Wilkinson29 November 1752, American
Religious leader
Monica of Hippo0331 AD, Algerian
Saint
Faustyna Kowalska25 August 1905, Polish
Saint
Lucia dos Santos22 March 1907, Portuguese
Nun
St. Katharine Drexel26 November 1858, American
Philanthropist
Hannah Emerson Duston23 December 1657, American
Protestant