Zechariah - Prophets, Saints and Popes

Prophets, Saints and Popes

  • Zechariah (biblical), list of people in the Bible with this name
  • Zechariah ben Jehoiada, a martyred prophet in the times of Ahaziah and Joash
  • Zechariah (Hebrew prophet), a prophet of the kingdom of Judah
    • Book of Zechariah in the Bible
  • Zechariah (priest) or St. Zachary, the father of St. John the Baptist
  • Zachary, Bishop of Vienne (died 106), Bishop of Vienne, Gaul
  • Pope Zachary (741-752), Greek-Calabrian Catholic saint and Pope
  • Pope Zacharias of Alexandria (1004-1032), Coptic Pope

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