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Kip Fox

8 Resources

Kip Fox is the director of The Songwriter Initiative of the Center for Worship Leadership at Concordia University Irvine, CA. He is a worship leader and songwriter with over twenty years' experience. (Source: cui.edu)

Updated 08/01/2026

Ruth Fox

4 Resources

Sister Ruth (Marlene) Fox dedicated her life to education, Benedictine leadership, scholarship, and service. She graduated from Sacred Heart Academy and pursued higher education at St. Benedict’s College in Minnesota and Creighton University in Nebraska while teaching at St. Nicholas School in Garrison and Sacred Heart Academy. Her professional leadership...

Updated 09/21/2026

Francis of Assisi

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Saint Francis of Assisi (c. 1181-1226), born Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone, was a mystic Italian Catholic friar, founder of the Franciscans, and one of the most venerated figures in Christianity. He was inspired to lead a life of poverty and itinerant preaching. Francis is associated with patronage of animals and...

Updated 08/01/2026

Johann Franck

4 Resources

Johann Franck (1618–1677) was a German lawyer, politician, poet, and hymnist. He received a broad education, attending schools in Guben, Cottbus, Stettin, and Thorn before studying law at the University of Königsberg. After completing his studies, he became a councilor in Guben, later serving as mayor and as a member...

Updated 09/21/2026

Ambrosius Francken I

5 Resources

Ambrosius Francken I (1544/45–1618) was a prominent Flemish painter whose professional career centered on religious works and historical allegories in the late Mannerist style. He initially studied under his father, painter Nicolaes Francken, before training in Antwerp under leading Mannerist artist Frans Floris between 1566 and 1568. He also spent...

Updated 09/08/2026

Frans Francken the Younger

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Frans Francken the Younger (1581-1642) was a Flemish painter and the best-known and most prolific member of the large Francken family of artists. He painted large altarpieces for churches as well as smaller historical, mythological and allegorical scenes. (Source and image: wikipedia.org)

Updated 08/01/2026

Willie D. Francois III

10 Resources

Rev. Dr. Willie Dwayne Francois III is an Associate Professor of Theology at Union Theological Seminary, where he directs the Master of Professional Studies Program at Sing Sing and Bedford Hills Correctional Facilities and co-directs the Doctor of Ministry program. He is also the senior pastor of Fountain Baptist Church...

Updated 08/01/2026

C. L. Franklin

12 Resources

Clarence LaVaughn Franklin (1915-1984) was an American Baptist minister and civil rights activist. Known as the man with the "Million-Dollar Voice," Franklin served as the pastor of New Bethel Baptist Church in Detroit, MI from 1946 until he was shot and wounded in 1979. Franklin became a preacher at age 16, initially working the black itinerant preaching circuit before settling at...

Updated 08/01/2026

Kirk Franklin

10 Resources

Kirk Dewayne Franklin is an American gospel singer, choir director, record producer and rapper. He is best known for leading urban contemporary gospel and Christian R&B ensembles such as The Family, God's Property, and One Nation Crew (1NC). His accolades include 20 Grammy Awards. Variety dubbed Franklin as a "Reigning King of Urban Gospel," and is one of the inaugural inductees into the Black Music & Entertainment...

Updated 08/01/2026

Robert M. Franklin

6 Resources

Rev. Dr. Robert M. Franklin, Jr. currently serves as the James T. and Berta R. Laney Chair in Moral Leadership at Candler School of Theology, where he teaches on moral leadership across diverse cultural contexts. He graduated from University of Chicago, Harvard Divinty, and Morehouse College. Franklin has held significant...

Updated 08/01/2026