List of female mystics
Buddhism
- Alexandra David-Néel author of books on Tibetan Mysticism
- Yeshe Tsogyal 8th century C.E. Tibetan mystic, consort of Padmasambhava
Christianity
- Beatrice of Nazareth Flemish nun
- Joan of Arc French saint
- Teresa of Avila Spanish saint
- Maria Bolognesi Italian (blessed)
- Bridget of Sweden Swedish Saint
- Heilwige Bloemardinne
- Marguerite Bays Swiss (blessed)
- Maria Domenica Lazzeri
- Hildegard of Bingen German saint
- Edith Stein German Saint
- Catherine of Siena Italian saint
- Itala Mela Italian Venerable
- Consolata Betrone Italian nun
- Hadewijch Dutch nun
- Jeanne Guyon
- Anne Catherine Emmerich (blessed)
- Margery Kempe
- Anna Kingsford
- Christina of Markyate
- Flower A. Newhouse
- Julian of Norwich
- Marguerite Porete
- Mechthild of Magdeburg
- Mother Shipton
- Catherine of Siena
- Lilian Staveley
- Simone Weil
- Maria Maddalena de' Pazzi
- Gertrude the Great - Saint
- Gemma Galgani
Hinduism
Vedic and Classical
Medieval
- Akka Mahadevi
- Sant Andal (Nachiar or Goda-devi)
- Sant Avvaiyar
- Sant Bahinabai
- Sant Janabai
- Sant Kanhopatra
- Lalleshvari
- Sant Mirabai
- Sant Molla
- Sant Muktabai
- Sant Nirmala
- Sant Rupa Bhawani, saint-poet
- Sant Sahajo
- Sant Sakhubai
Sikhism
Modern
- Amma Sri Karunamayi
- Anandamayi Ma
- Mata Amritanandamayi
- Ma Devi Jnanabhanishta
- The Mother
- Mother Meera
- Sarada Devi
- Gurumayi Chidvilasananda
- Daya Mata
- Sister Nivedita
Islam
Judaism
Jainism
Taoism
Western mysticism and syncretism
Further reading
- Kishwar, Madhu. Women Bhakta Poets : Manushi (Manushi Publications, 1989).
John Snow
Physician
Description
John Snow was an English physician and a leader in the development of anaesthesia and medical hygiene. He is considered one of the founders of modern epidemiology, in part because of his work in tracing the source of a cholera outbreak in Soho, London, in 1854. Wikipedia
Born: March 15, 1813, York, United Kingdom
Died: June 16, 1858, Sackville Street, London, United Kingdom
Nationality: British
Ferdinand Magellan
Portuguese explorer
Description
Ferdinand Magellan was a Portuguese explorer who organised the Spanish expedition to the East Indies from 1519 to 1522, resulting in the first circumnavigation of the Earth, completed by Juan Sebastián Elcano. Wikipedia
Born: February 3, 1480, Sabrosa, Portugal
Died: April 27, 1521, Mactan, Philippines
Nationality: Portuguese
Full name: Fernão de Magalhães
Known for: The first circumnavigation of the Earth
Spouse: María Caldera Beatriz Barbosa (m. 1517–1521)
Tecumseh
American warrior
Description
Tecumseh was a Native American Shawnee warrior and chief, who became the primary leader of a large, multi-tribal confederacy in the early 19th century. Wikipedia
Born: March 1768, Ohio, United States
Died: October 5, 1813, Chatham-Kent, Canada
Battles/wars: Northwest Indian War; Tecumseh's War; War of 1812 †
Years of service: 1783–1813
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Louis Phélypeaux, comte de Pontchartrain
French Politician
Description
Louis Phélypeaux, marquis de Phélypeaux, comte de Maurepas, comte de Pontchartrain, known as the chancellor de Pontchartrain, was a French politician. Wikipedia
Born: March 29, 1643, Paris, France
Died: December 22, 1727, Paris, France
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