Religion
- 89 Julia (Julia of Corsica, martyr and patron saint, 5th century)
- 127 Johanna (believed to be named after Joan of Arc)
- 873 Mechthild (Mechthild of Magdeburg, medieval mystic)
- 898 Hildegard (Hildegard of Bingen, abbess, composer and polymath)
- 1840 Hus (John Huss, Czech Jan Hus, religious reformer)
- 5275 Zdislava (Zdislava Berka, in Czech Zdislava z Lemberka)
- 7100 Martin Luther (Martin Luther)
- 7256 Bonhoeffer (Dietrich Bonhoeffer)
- 8661 Ratzinger (Joseph Alois Ratzinger – Pope Benedict XVI)
- 20006 Albertus Magnus (Albertus Magnus, German theologian, philosopher and naturalist)
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“No, no; Religion is a Spring
That from some secret, golden Mine
Derives her birth, and thence doth bring
Cordials in every drop, and Wine;”
—Henry Vaughan (1622–1695)
“... the average Catholic perceives no connection between religion and morality, unless it is a question of someone else’s morality.”
—Mary McCarthy (1912–1989)
“One’s religion is whatever he is most interested in, and yours is Success.”
—J.M. (James Matthew)