|Augustine of Hippo||Benedict of Nursia||C.S. Lewis||Cyril and Methodius|
|Dominic||Francis of Assisi||Gregory I||Ignatius of Loyola|
|Jerome||John and Charles Wesley||Patrick||Paul|
|Stephen||Teresa of Avila||Thomas Aquinas||Thomas a Kempis|
St. Augustine of Hippo./images/slideshow/photos/augustine.jpg
Augustine (354-430) was a Latin philosopher and theologian whose writings were very influential in the development of Western Christianity.
St. Benedict of Nursia./images/slideshow/photos/benedict.jpg
Benedict of Nursia (c. 480-543) is a Christian saint, honoured by the Roman Catholic Church as the patron saint of Europe and students.
Sts. Cyril and Methodius./images/slideshow/photos/cyrilandmethodius.jpg
Saints Cyril and Methodius were Byzantine Greek brothers born in Thessaloniki in the 9th century. They were Christian missionaries among the Slavic peoples.
Saint Dominic (1170-1221) was the founder of the Dominicans or Order of Preachers (OP), a Roman Catholic religious order. Dominic is the patron saint of astronomers.
St. Francis of Assisi./images/slideshow/photos/francis.jpg
Saint Francis of Assisi (1181/1182-1226) was an Italian Catholic friar and preacher. He founded the men's Franciscan Order, the women's Order of St. Clare, and the lay Third Order of Saint Francis.
Pope Gregory I (The Great)./images/slideshow/photos/gregory.jpg
Pope Gregory I (c. 540-604) was pope from 3 September 590 until his death. Gregory is well known for his writings, which were more prolific than those of any of his predecessors as pope.
Saint Jerome (c.347-420) was a Roman Christian priest, confessor, theologian and historian, and who became a Doctor of the Church.
Teresa of Avila./images/slideshow/photos/teresa.jpg
Saint Teresa of Avila (1515-1582) was a prominent Spanish mystic, Roman Catholic saint, Carmelite nun, and writer of the Counter Reformation, and theologian of contemplative life through mental prayer.
Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274) was an Italian Dominican priest of the Roman Catholic Church, and an immensely influential philosopher and theologian in the tradition of scholasticism.
John Wesley (1703-1791) was a Church of England cleric and Christian theologian. Wesley is largely credited, along with his brother Charles Wesley, as founding the Methodist movement.
Information on other significant Christian figures may be found in the sections for each of the major divisions of Christianity: