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- A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami PrabhupadaIndian spiritual teacher (1896–1977)
- A. K. MozumdarAkhay Kumar Mozumdar (July 15, 1881 – March 9, 1953) was an Indian American spiritual writ
- Abbas ibn Abd al-MuttalibPaternal uncle of Muhammad (c. 566 – c. 653)
- Abd al-Rahman ibn AwfCompanion (sahaba) of Muhammad
- Abd al-Razzaq KāshānīKamāl al-Dīn Abūʾl-Faḍl Abd al-Razzaq ibn Jamāl al-Dīn Abu al-Ghānīm Kāshānī (Persian: کما
- Abd Allah ibn Mas'udCompanion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad (c.594-c.653)
- Abd Allah ibn Umar ibn al-KhattabEarly Islamic figure and scholar (c.610 – 693)
- Abdallah ibn YasinTheologian and founder of Almoravid movement
- Abdul Basit 'Abd us-SamadEgyptian Quran reciter (1927–1988)
- Abdul Qadir GilaniMuslim preacher, mystic and theologian (1078–1166)
- Abenezra (crater)Abenezra is a lunar impact crater located in the rugged highlands in the south-central sec
- Abkhazian Orthodox ChurchEastern Orthodox church
- Abraham ibn Ezra12th-century Sephardic rabbi and astrologer
- Abraham Isaac KookChief rabbi of British Mandatory Palestine (1865–1935)
- Abraham Joshua HeschelAmerican rabbi, theologian, and philosopher
- Abraham KuyperPrime Minister of the Netherlands from 1901 to 1905
- Abu al-DardaCompanion (Sahabi) of Muhammad (died 652 CE)
- Abu al-Hasan al-Ash'ariMuslim theologian (874–936)
- Abu Ayyub al-AnsariCompanion and the standard-bearer of Muhammad
- Abu Bakr ibn al-ArabiAndalusian judge and scholar (1076–1148)
- Abu Dharr al-GhifariCompanion of Muhammad (died 652)
- Abu HanifaMuslim scholar, jurist, and theologian (699–767)
- Abu HurayraCompanion of Muhammad (c. 603–679)
- Abu Mansur al-MaturidiIslamic scholar and theologian (853–944)
- Abu Musa al-Ash'ariCompanion (Sahabi) of Muhammad
- Abu SufyanQuraysh tribal leader and merchant (c. 560 – 653)
- Abu Talib ibn Abd al-MuttalibLeader of Banu Hashim clan (c. 535 – 619)
- Ad maiorem Dei gloriamLatin phrase used by Christians
- Adeodato Giovanni PiazzaAdeodato Giovanni Piazza, OCD (30 September 1884 – 30 November 1957) was an Italian friar
- Adi Shankara8th-century Indian Vedic scholar
- Adolphe BraunJean Adolphe Braun (13 June 1812 – 31 December 1877) was a French photographer, best known
- Advaita AcharyaIndian Hindu guru and Vishnu devotee (1434–1559)
- Affirmative prayerAffirmative prayer is a form of prayer or a metaphysical technique that is focused on a po
- Afrikaner Calvinism19th-century Afrikaner cultural and nationalist movement
- Agape International Spiritual CenterThe Agape International Spiritual Center is a transdenominational congregation currently h
- Ahl al-KisaIslamic prophet Muhammad and four members of his family
- Ahmad ibn HanbalMuslim scholar, jurist, and theologian (780–855)
- Aimee Semple McPhersonCanadian-American evangelist (1890–1944)
- Aïn El AoudaAin Aouda is a city in Morocco, situated in the suburban area of Rabat. At the 2004 census
- AishaMuhammad's third wife (c. 614 – 678)
- Ajahn AmaroAjahn Amaro (born 2 September 1956) is a Theravāda Buddhist monk and teacher, and abbot of
- Ajahn BuddhadasaThai Buddhist monk (1906–1993)
- Ajahn JayasāroAjahn Jayasāro (born Shaun Michael Chiverton on 7 January 1958) is a British and Thai Budd
- Ajahn PasannoAjahn Pasanno (born Reed Perry, Manitoba, Canada, July 26, 1949) is the most senior Wester
- AkathistLiturgical hymn of Eastern Churches
- AkbarismBranch of Sufi metaphysics linked to Ibn Arabi
- AkhbariSect of Twelver Shia Islam
- Al-DhahabiMuslim historian and traditionist (1274–1348)
- Al-GhazalAbū Zakariyyāʾ Yaḥyā ibn Ḥakam al-Bakrī al-Jayyānī (c. 790–864), nicknamed al-Ghazāl ("the
- Al-GhazaliSunni Muslim polymath (c. 1058–1111)
- Al-JuwayniMuslim scholar and theologian (1028–1085)
- Al-NawawiSyrian Sunni Shafi'ite jurist and hadith scholar (1233–1277)
- Al-QurtubiAndalusian jurist and Islamic scholar (1214–1273)
- Al-QushayriIslamic scholar and Sufi philosopher (986–1072)
- Al-Shafi'iMuslim scholar, jurist, and traditionist (767–820)
- Al-SuyutiEgyptian Islamic scholar (1445–1505)
- Al-ZamakhshariScholar
- Alain Paul LebeaupinAlain Paul Charles Lebeaupin (2 March 1945 – 24 June 2021) was a French prelate of the Cat
- Alan Basil de LasticAlan Basil de Lastic (24 September 1929 – 20 June 2000) was a prominent Catholic (Latin Ri
- Alba de TormesAlba de Tormes is a municipality in the province of Salamanca, western Spain, part of the
- Albanian Orthodox ChurchEastern Orthodox jurisdiction in Albania
- Alberto Bottari de CastelloAlberto Bottari de Castello (born 5 July 1942) is an Italian prelate of the Catholic Churc
- Aleister CrowleyEnglish occultist (1875–1947)
- Alexander MackCo-founder and first pastor of the Schwarzenau Brethren
- Alexius, Metropolitan of KievMetropolitan of Moscow from 1354 to 1378
- Alfons Maria SticklerAlfons Maria Stickler SDB (23 August 1910 – 12 December 2007) was an Austrian cardinal of
- Alfredo PaciniAlfredo Pacini (10 February 1888 – 23 December 1967) was an Italian Cardinal of the Roman
- AliShia Imam (632–661) and Rashidun caliph (656–661)
- Ali al-HadiTenth of the Twelve Shia Imams (828–868)
- Ali al-RidaEighth of the Twelve Shia Imams (766–818)
- Ali al-SajjadGreat-grandson of Muhammad and fourth Shia Imam (659–713)
- Ali al-SistaniIslamic scholar (born 1930)
- Ali-IllahismShia Islamic syncretic religion of western Iran
- Alice BaileyAmerican esoteric, theosophist and writer (1880–1949)
- All Africa Conference of ChurchesAll Africa Conference of Churches (AACC, Conférence des Églises de toute l'Afrique or CETA
- Alojz UranAlojz Uran or Alojzij Uran (22 January 1945 – 11 April 2020) was a Slovenian prelate of th
- Aloysius GonzagaItalian Jesuit seminarian and saint (1568–1591)
- Alphonsus LiguoriItalian Catholic bishop (1696–1787)
- AmbalikaMother of Pandu in the epic Mahabharata
- Ambika (Mahabharata)Mother of Dhritarashtra in the epic Mahabharata
- AmbroseChristian bishop and theologian (c. 339–397)
- American Orthodox Catholic ChurchChristian denomination, founded 1927
- American World PatriarchatesChristian religious organization
- AmyraldismChristian doctrine
- ĀnandaAttendant of the Buddha and main figure in First Buddhist Council
- And Can It Be"And Can It Be That I Should Gain?" is a Christian hymn written by Charles Wesley in 1738
- Andrew PurvesAndrew Purves (born 1946) is a Scottish theologian in the Reformed tradition through the C
- Andrzej Maria DeskurAndrzej Maria Deskur (29 February 1924 – 3 September 2011) was President emeritus of the P
- Angelo Dell'AcquaAngelo Dell'Acqua (9 December 1903 – 27 August 1972) was an Italian cardinal of the Roman
- Anglican CommunionInternational Christian communion
- Anglican Diocese of Cape TownThe Diocese of Cape Town is a diocese of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa (ACSA) whi
- Anicetus Bongsu Antonius SinagaAnicetus Bongsu Antonius Sinaga, OFM Cap (25 September 1941 – 7 November 2020) was the Ind
- Anne Graham LotzAnne Morrow Graham Lotz (born May 21, 1948) is an American evangelist. She is the second d
- Annie BesantEnglish writer and activist (1847–1933)
- Annuario PontificioCatholic Holy See annual directory
- Anselm of CanterburyArchbishop of Canterbury from 1093 to 1109
- Anthony of PaduaPortuguese Catholic saint (1195–1231)
- Anthony the GreatEgyptian Christian monk and hermit (died 356)
- Antiochian Western Rite VicariateThe Antiochian Western Rite Vicariate (AWRV) is a Western rite vicariate of parishes and m
- AntonianismAntonianism, or Antonine sect (Portuguese: Antonianismo), was a syncretic Bakongo Catholic
- Antonio BrucioliAntonio Brucioli (born about 1498, died 6 December 1566) was an Italian humanist, religiou
- Anubhava MantapaReligious complex in Karnataka, India
- ApauruṣeyāApaurusheya (Sanskrit: अपौरुषेय, apauruṣeya, lit. means "not of a man"), meaning "not of h
- Apostles' FastEastern and Oriental Orthodox Christian fast after Pentecost
- Apostolic Nunciature to TurkeyThe Apostolic Nunciature to Turkey is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in T
- Apostolic PalaceOfficial residence of the Pope in Vatican City
- Apostolic successionContinuous succession from the apostles
- Apostolic TraditionThe Apostolic Tradition (or Egyptian Church Order) is an early Christian treatise which be
- Arabic nameArabic names have historically been based on a long naming system. Many people from Arabic
- Archibald JohnstonArchibald Johnston, Lord Wariston (1611 – 1663) was a Scottish judge and statesman.
- Ariel Edgardo Torrado MosconiAriel Edgardo Torrado Mosconi (January 18, 1961) is an Argentine prelate of the Catholic C
- AriusCyrenaic presbyter (died 336)
- Armenian Patriarchate of JerusalemAutonomous Armenian Oriental Orthodox Church in Jerusalem
- ArtosEaster bread
- Arya (Iran)Self-designation used by the early Iranians
- AshuraTenth day of the Islamic month of Muharram
- Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of Belgium, Holland, and LuxembourgThe Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of Belgium, Holland, and Luxembourg consists of
- Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of CanadaOrganization of church hierarchs
- Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of FranceThe Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of France (French: Assemblée des évêques orthod
- Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of GermanyThe Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of Germany consists of all the active Eastern O
- Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of Italy and MaltaThe Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of Italy and Malta (Italian: Conferenza episcop
- Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of Latin AmericaThe Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of Latin America (Spanish: Asamblea episcopal d
- Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of ScandinaviaThe Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of Scandinavia consists of all the active Easte
- Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of Spain and PortugalThe Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of Spain and Portugal (Spanish: Asamblea episco
- Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States of AmericaAmerican Orthodox Christian organization
- Association for Global New ThoughtThe Association for Global New Thought (AGNT) is an organization of ministers, lay people,
- Assurance (theology)As a general term in theological use, assurance refers to a believer's confidence in God,
- Athanasius of AlexandriaPope of Alexandria from 328 to 373
- Augustine of CanterburyMissionary, archbishop, and saint (died 604)
- Autocephalous Turkish Orthodox PatriarchateChristian Orthodox Church based in Turkey
- AutocephalyEastern Christian hierarchical practice
- ĀyahVerse of the Quran