Famous Christian Theologians

Can you guess these famous theologians when given a hint, as well as the year of birth and year of death?

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Hinweis		Antwort
Important apostle and author of many biblical books (letters)	~10 v. Chr. - ~60 n. Chr.	Paul the Apostle
Bishop of Milan and opponent of the Arians, strengthened the church's power over the emperor	339 - 397	Ambrose
Church Father, who translated the Bible to Latin (Vulgate)	347- 420	Jerome
Most important Christian philosopher of antiquity, author of "De civitate Dei"	354 - 430	Augustine of Hippo
Church father, bishop in Alexandria and opponent of Nestorius, involved the death of Hypathia	~ 375 - 444	Cyril of Alexandria
Founder of a monastic order and the Monastery of Monte Cassino, "Ora et labora et lege"	480 - 547	Benedict of Nursia
Important Pope, who greatly increased the weight of this office, called "the Great"	540 - 604	Gregory the Great
Cistercian abbot, who spread this order and preached for the Crusades	1090- 1153	Bernard of Clairvaux
Founder of a mendicant order, revered as saint of animals in the Catholic Church	1182 -1226	Francis of Assisi
Most important philosopher of the Middle Ages, developed four proofs of God, author of "Summa theologiae"	1225 - 1275	Thomas Aquinas
Important mystic of the late Middle Ages, pursued as heretic, but rehabilitated	1260 - 1328	Meister Eckhart
English reformer, who led the Lollard movement and translated the New Testament to English	1320s – 1384	John Wycliffe
Reformer, who criticized the indulgence in 95 theses	1483 - 1546	Martin Luther
Zurich reformer who co-founded the Reformed Church	1484 - 1531	Huldrych Zwingli
Reformer in Geneva, representative of the doctrine of double predestination	1509 - 1564	John Calvin
Founder of the Methodist Movement	1703 - 1791	John Wesley
"Rosary Pope", who promoted Catholic social teaching , author of the "Rerum novarum"	1810 – 1903	Leo XIII
Developed a program to demythologize the New Testament	1884 - 1976	Rudolf Bultmann
Archbishop of El Salvador and representative of Liberation Theology, murdered in 1980	1917 - 1980	Oscar Romero
Methodist theologian, pacifist and opponent of the "just war" theory	geb. 1940	Stanley Hauerwas