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, of their orthodoxy or lack of it, or of their actions.  Readers are encouraged to suggest persons who should be included on this list.  This is a recurring segment in this blog.

Achileo Kiwanuka: (b. Uganda – d. between 1885 and 1887) Roman Catholic martyr. Killed by Mwanga II, King of Buganda.  Canonized by Pope Paul VI in 18 October 1964.

Robert Alexander Jaffray:  (b. 1873, Canada – d. 1945) Christian and Missionary Alliance.  Jaffray was a missionary to China, Vietnam, and Indonesia.  In 1911, he introduced Protestantism into Vietnam at DaNang.

Catherine de Hueck Doherty: (b. 1896, Russia –d. 1985) Christian social justice worker in Canada and the United States.  She was raised as a Russian orthodox but converted to Roman Catholicism.

Nguyen en Van Tam: (b. Vietnam) Roman Catholic priest who led 2000 Catholic Vietnamese troops during the Le Van Koi Revolt (1833-1835) in an attempt to overthrow Emperor Minh Mandg and install a pro-Catholic government.

Albert Schweitzer: (b. 1875, Alsace (now in France) –d. 1965) Humanitarian, physician, philosopher, theologian, musicologist, organist.  He was one of the first to write of the search for the “historical Jesus.”