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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Famous quotes containing the word religion:
“If ... we admit a divinity, why not divine worship? and if worship, why not religion to teach this worship? and if a religion, why not the Christian, if a better cannot be assigned, and it be already established by the laws of our country, and handed down to us from our forefathers?”
—George Berkeley (1685–1753)
“The great end of all religion ... is to purify our hearts—and conquer our passions—and in a word, to make us wiser and better men—better neighbours—better citizens—and better servants of GOD.”
—Laurence Sterne (1713–1768)
“A heroic figure ... not wholly to blame for the religion that’s been foisted on him.”
—Ezra Pound (1885–1972)