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Pages in category "Patron saints of France" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. D. Denis of Paris; J.
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.
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]
Denis of France was a 3rd-century Christian martyr and saint.According to his hagiographies, he was bishop of Paris (then Lutetia) in the third century and, together with his companions Rusticus and Eleutherius, was martyred for his faith by decapitation.
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.
Patron saints of France (2 C, 9 P) R. French Roman Catholic saints (2 C, 167 P)
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.
Jeanne of France, daughter of Louis XI of France, wife of Louis XII of France, known as "Saint Jeanne de Valois", in French "Ste Jeanne de France" Juthwara, 6th century Virgin and Martyr, daughter of Perphirius of Penychen; Kea, reputedly a grandson of King Lot; Kentigern, Bishop and Patron of Glasgow, grandson of King Lot