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These are patron saints of France. Subcategories. This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total. J. Joan of Arc (4 C, 33 P) L. Louis IX of France (2 ...
Louis IX of France (2 C, 28 P) Pages in category "French Roman Catholic saints" The following 167 pages are in this category, out of 167 total.
Joan of Arc (French: Jeanne d'Arc [ʒan daʁk] ⓘ; Middle French: Jehanne Darc [ʒəˈãnə ˈdark]; c. 1412 – 30 May 1431) is a patron saint of France, honored as a defender of the French nation for her role in the siege of Orléans and her insistence on the coronation of Charles VII of France during the Hundred Years' War.
[3] Denis is the most famous cephalophore in Christian history, with a popular story claiming that the decapitated bishop picked up his head and walked several miles while preaching a sermon on repentance. He is venerated in the Catholic Church as a patron saint of both France and Paris and is one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers.
Patron saints of France (2 C, 9 P) R. French Roman Catholic saints (2 C, 167 P)
Genevieve (French: Sainte Geneviève; Latin: Genovefa; [2] also called Genovefa [3] and Genofeva; [4] c. 419/422 AD – 502/512 AD) was a consecrated virgin, and is one of the two patron saints of Paris in the Catholic and Orthodox traditions.
Sophia Olelkovich Radziwill, Lithuanian Orthodox saint; Stephen Hungarian Catholic Saint; Tekle Haymanot, Greek priest; Theophylactos Papathanasopoulos, Greek bishop; Théophane Vénard, Vietnamese martyr; Titus Brandsma, Dutch friar; Vicenta María López i Vicuña, Spanish martyr; Xenia of Saint Petersburg, Patron saint; Yegor Chekryakovsky ...
Patron saint Notes Asia: Francis Xavier [1] John the Evangelist is the patron saint of Asia Minor, but not the entire continent. [2] [3] Africa: Moses the Black Our Lady of Africa: Cyprian is patron saint of Africa, the Roman province (Tunisia), not the entire continent. [4] The Americas: The Virgin Mary (as Our Lady of Guadalupe) [5] [6]