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Born	c.1722 • Wales
Died	April 25, 1778 • London • England
Subjects Of Study	salvation

Luca della Robbia: St. Anselm of Canterbury

St. Anselm of Canterbury

archbishop and philosopher

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Melito of Sardis

Greek bishop

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John Murray

English minister and theologian

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William Williams

British religious leader

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Thomas Charles

Welsh religious leader

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Sergius of Resaina

Syrian theologian

Caravaggio: The Conversion of St. Paul (second version)

St. Paul the Apostle

Christian Apostle

Martin Luther

Martin Luther

German religious leader

Justus of Ghent: Saint Augustine

St. Augustine

Christian bishop and theologian

John Calvin

John Calvin

French theologian

St. Thomas Aquinas

St. Thomas Aquinas

Italian Christian theologian and philosopher

Portrait of Desiderius Erasmus, shown in dark robes and cap, writing with a quill at a desk, after Quinten Massijs, oil on panel, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Erasmus

Dutch humanist

St. Gregory the Great

St. Gregory the Great

pope

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Origen

Christian theologian

Philo Judaeus

Philo Judaeus

Jewish philosopher

Jonathan Edwards

Jonathan Edwards

American theologian

Engraving by Lucas Vorsterman after Peter Paul Rubens showing St. Ignatius of Loyola with a halo, hands clasped in prayer before a crucifix and open book.

St. Ignatius of Loyola

Spanish saint

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Blessed John Duns Scotus

Scottish philosopher and theologian

Emanuel Swedenborg

Emanuel Swedenborg

Swedish philosopher

Johann Gottfried von Herder

Johann Gottfried von Herder

German philosopher