Christians

At some time during their lives, the following people have publicly identified themselves as Christian. Inclusion in this list does not indicate approval or disapproval of the person, their religious beliefs, or their actions. This is a recurring segment in this blog.

Paul Miki: (b. 1562, Japan – d. 1597, Japan) Miki, a Jesuit, was the first Japanese member of any Catholic religious order. Martyred by crucifixion in 1597, his remains are buried in Macau. The Japanese Christian community that he and the other Twenty-Six Martyrs of Japan founded was still active when Christian missionaries again arrived in 1847. Declared a saint by the Roman Catholic Church.

Jacob Hoeppner: (b. 1748, Prussia – d. 1826) Mennonite. Hoeppner led a group of Mennonite colonists to settle in Russia.

John Mair: (b. 467, Scotland – d. 1550) aka: John Major, Joannes Majoris, Haddingtonus Scotus. Mair, a university professor, advocated “sane conservatism,” and a skeptical, logical approach to religion.

Gennadi Konstantinovich Kryuchkov: b. 1926, Russia – d. 2007) Soldier, coal miner, electrician, Baptist leader. He successfully evaded the Soviet police for twenty-five years.

Clotilde: (b. 474 –d. 545) Born as a Burgundian princess, she married Clovis, King of the Salian Franks. She is considered to be a saint by the Roman Catholic Church.