Most Famous Religious Figures from Spain

Pope Alexander VI Spanish Priest 1431 – 1503

# 738

Teresa of Ávila Spanish Mystic 1515 – 1582

# 953

Ignatius of Loyola Spanish Priest 1491 – 1556

# 973

Francis Xavier Spanish Missionary 1506 – 1552

# 1,236

John of the Cross Spanish Mystic 1542 – 1591

# 2,183

Isidore of Seville Spanish Church 560 – 636

# 2,938

Saint Dominic Spanish Priest 1170 – 1221

# 3,059

Josemaría Escrivá Spanish Priest 1902 – 1975

# 3,704

Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Spanish Priest 1753 – 1811

# 4,584

Pope Callixtus III Spanish Priest 1379 – 1458

# 5,667

Tomás de Torquemada Spanish Inquisitor 1420 – 1498

# 6,356

Joseph of Anchieta Spanish Jesuit 1534 – 1597

# 8,039

Francis Borgia (4th Duke of Gandía) Spanish Pope 1510 – 1572

# 8,723

Francisco Jiménez de Cisneros Spanish Cardinal 1436 – 1517

# 8,785

Junípero Serra Spanish Missionary 1713 – 1784

# 9,011

Joseph Calasanz Spanish Priest 1556 – 1648

# 15,934

Diego de Landa Spanish Bishop 1524 – 1579

# 16,256

Antipope Benedict XIII Spanish Presbyter 1328 – 1423

# 17,448

John of Ávila Spanish Priest 1500 – 1569

# 17,921

Anthony Mary Claret Spanish Missionary 1807 – 1870

# 20,264

Most Famous Spanish Religious figures