Famous Christians who never got married but wished they were
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Amy Carmichael
Corrie Ten Boom
Rich Mullins
George Washington Carver
Mother Teresa (wished God would have given her a calling that allowed marriage)
Lucy Swindol (not dead yet, but never married)
Florence Nightingale (founder of modern nursing)
St Francis of Assisi (wished that marriage would have been compatible with his calling to live in poverty and serve the poor)
William Tyndale (Bible translator and church reformer)
Famous Christians who regretted being married
Kathryn Kulhman, married a divorced man to satisfy her craving for marriage, but this ended her ministry and she regretted fulfilling the lust of the flesh at the expense of God.
Dorothy Day, married, but the marriage ended a few weeks later.
Christians who married late in life
C. S. Lewis (age 58, he was widowed four years later)
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Amy Carmichael
Corrie Ten Boom
Rich Mullins
George Washington Carver
Mother Teresa (wished God would have given her a calling that allowed marriage)
Lucy Swindol (not dead yet, but never married)
Florence Nightingale (founder of modern nursing)
St Francis of Assisi (wished that marriage would have been compatible with his calling to live in poverty and serve the poor)
William Tyndale (Bible translator and church reformer)
Famous Christians who regretted being married
Kathryn Kulhman, married a divorced man to satisfy her craving for marriage, but this ended her ministry and she regretted fulfilling the lust of the flesh at the expense of God.
Dorothy Day, married, but the marriage ended a few weeks later.
Christians who married late in life
C. S. Lewis (age 58, he was widowed four years later)
also a big one would be Jesus. Dont believe He did either. but they really didnt want to.
