Jiménez, Francisco. 1436-1517. Spanish cardinal, statesman. Founded University of Alcalá.

Jimenez de Quesada, Gonzalo. c1495-1579. Spanish conquistador. Founded Bogota, Colombia.

Jimmu Tennõ. c660BC. Japan’s legendary first Emperor. Direct descendent of Sun goddess.

Jinnah, Muhammed Ali. 1876-1948. Founded Moslem League 1934. Demanded partition of India. First gov-gen. of Pakistan.

Joachim, Joseph. 1831-1907. Hungarian violinist/composer.

Joachim, St. Mary’s father.

Joad, CEM. 1891-1953. British pacifist agnostic Rationalist philosopher. Vitalism. Guide to Philosophy 1936.

Joan of Arc, St. c1412-31. Defeated English at Orléans. Burned by the English as heretic. Rehabilitated 1456.

Job. 6C BC. Suffering, faithful Old Testament servant of God.

Joei Shikimoku. 1232. Established Japanese Shogunate feudal system.

John. Lackland. 1167-1216. King of England 1199-. Lost Normandy. Forced to sign Magna Carta 1215. Excommunicated 1209. Lost Anjou.

John, Order of St. = Hospitallers.

John, St. The Baptist. -28. Baptised Christ. Beheaded for Salome by Herod Antipas.

John, St. The Evangelist. -c100. Apostle of Christ. Wrote 4th Gospel, Revelations.

John III. 1629-96. King of Poland 1674-. “Champion of Christendom” saved Vienna from Turks 1683.

John III. The Fortunate. 1502-57. King of Portugal 1521-. Instituted Inquisition.

John V. 1332-91. Byzantine Empire 1341~91. Tried to unite East-West Schism to fight Turks.

John XX. Non-existent pope due to miscount by John XXI.

John Baptist de la Salle, St. 1651-1789. French priest. Founded Reims school.

John Birch Society. 1958-. Right-wing US anti-Communist movement. Birch.

John of Damascus, St. 675-749. Syrian Iconophile. Source of Knowledge 743.

John of Lancaster. 1389-1435. English regent of France. Allowed Joan of Arc’s execution.

John of Leiden. 1509-36. Dutch leader of Anabaptist rebellion 1534.

John of the Cross, St. 1542-91. Spanish mystic poet. Founded Discalced Carmelites.

John Paul II. 1920-. Poland. Authoritarian conservative pope 1978-. Wounded 1981 by Islamic fanatic. Most trips. More canonization than previous popes combined.

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