Monastic or Hermit · October 17
St. Anstrudis
Anstrudis was a saint, virgin, and abbess of the Abbey of St. John, Laon.
France · Present-day geography
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Saints from France
Read the full stories of 129 saints whose birth or early family origins are associated with present-day France.
Showing 13–24 of 129. Read each story’s origin note for traditional or disputed accounts.
Bishop · June 26
St. Anthelm of Belley
Anthelm of Belley was a prior of the Carthusian Grand Chartreuse and bishop of Belley.
France · Present-day geography
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Martyr · 2 September
St. Antoninus of Pamiers
Saint Antoninus of Pamiers was an early Christian missionary and martyr, called the "Apostle of the Rouergue".
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Bishop
St. Apollinaris of Valence
Saint Apollinaris of Valence , born in Vienne, France, was bishop of Valence, France, at the time of the irruption of the barbarians.
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Monastic or Hermit · August 25
St. Aredius
Aredius was chancellor to Theudebert I, king of Austrasia, and later Abbot of Attane.
France · Present-day geography
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Bishop · 7 October
St. Artaldus
Artaldus, also known as Arthaud, was a 13th-century Carthusian Bishop of Belley.
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Bishop · August 24
St. Audoin
Audoin was a Frankish bishop, courtier, hagiographer and saint.
France · Present-day geography
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Martyr · 28 February
St. Auguste Chapdelaine
Auguste Chapdelaine, Chinese name Mǎ Lài was a French Christian missionary of the Paris Foreign Missions Society. France used his death – Chapdelaine was executed by Chinese officials – as a casus belli for its participation in the Second Opium War.
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Bishop · June 16
St. Aureus of Mainz
Aureus of Mainz is a Roman Catholic saint and the first named bishop of Mainz.
France · Present-day geography
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Monastic or Hermit · February 10
St. Austrebertha
Austrebertha was a French nun of the Middle Ages, who took the veil very young, and became a nun at the Port Monastery in the Ponthieu.
France · Present-day geography
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Monastic or Hermit · October 5
St. Aymard of Cluny
Aymard of Cluny was the third abbot of Cluny.
France · Present-day geography
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Martyr
St. Belina
Belina was a Roman Catholic virgin martyr.
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