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Paula White
April 20, 1966 - Present
Paula Michelle White-Cain nee Furr is the non-denominational pastor at New Destiny Christian Center in Apopka, Florida. New Destiny is a non-denominational, multicultural megachurch with thousands of members. Prior to joining New Destiny, White was the...
Pema Chodron
July 14 1936 - Present (Modern Era)
Pema Chodron was born Deidre Blomfield-Brown in 1936 in New York City. She began studying with Lama Chime Rinpoche during frequent trips to London and with Trungpa Tinpoche in San Francisco. She became a novice Buddhist nun in 1974 and became fully ordained...
Peter Singer
July 6, 1946- Present (Modern Era)
Peter Singer is an Australian philosopher and professor who has taught in England, the United States, and Australia. Singer is an atheist who grew up in a non-religious household. He studied law, history, and philosophy at the University of Melbourne. After...
Phoebe Palmer
December 18, 1807–November 2, 1874 (Great Awakening)
Phoebe Palmer was born Phoebe Worrall in New York City in 1807. She married Walter Palmer when she was 20 years old and became interested in John Wesley's doctrine of Christian perfection. On July 26, 1837, Phoebe experienced what John Wesley called "entire...
Polycarp
69 AD - 155 AD
Polycarp was a Christian bishop of Smyrna. According to “The Martyrdom of Polycarp,” he died a martyr, bound and burned at the stake, then stabbed when the fire failed to consume his body. Believers regard Polycarp as a saint and Church Father in...
Pope Benedict XVI
April 16, 1927 - Present
Pope Benedict XVI was born Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger in 1927. He served as the Pope of the Catholic Church and the sovereign of Vatican City from 2005 to 2013. He was elected by the papal conclave in 2005 following the death of Pope John Paul II. He stepped...
Pope Francis
December 17 1936 - Present (Modern Era)
Jorge Mario Bergoglio was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1936. He was ordained as a Catholic priest in 1969 and became the Archbishop of Buenos Aires in 1998. He was elected Pope on March 13, 2013 and took the papal name "Francis" in honor of Saint...
Pope Saint John Paul II
October 16 1978 – April 2 2005 (Modern Era)
Born Karol Jozef Wojtyla, Pope John Paul II served as Pope and sovereign of Vatican City State from 1978 to 2005. He was elected after Pope John Paul I died after 33 days. Pope John Paul II was one of the key figures in ending Communism and ending the Soviet...
Pope Saint John XXIII
November 25, 1881- June 3, 1963
Pope John XXIII was born Angelo Giusepppe Roncalli and served as the Pope from 1958 until his death in 1963. His election was unexpected, and he stunned Catholics by calling the Second Vatican Council in 1962. He did not live to see the council conclude. He...
Queen Elizabeth
April 21, 1926- Present (Modern Era)
Queen Elizabeth II was born Princess Elizabeth Alexandra Mary in London to King George VI and Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon. Queen Elizabeth II got a very early start with her royal duties. Growing up during World War II, the 14 year old princess started her famous...
Queen Victoria
May 24, 1819 - January 22, 1901
Alexandrina Victoria was crowned Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland on June 20, 1837. On May 1, 1876 she adopted the additional title Empress of India. Prior to her coronation, Victoria was far down the line of succession, but her...
R.C. Sproul
February 13,1939- December 14, 2017 (Modern Era)
Robert Charles Sproul is a theologian and ordained pastor in the Presbyterian Church in America. Sproul grew up in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania where sports were a major part of his life. At the age of 15, Sproul dropped out of high school athletics to help take...
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