Religious · 16 April
St. Benedict Joseph Labre
Benedict Joseph Labre, TOSF was a French Franciscan tertiary, and Catholic saint.
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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.
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Monastic / Hermit · 12 February
St. Benedict of Aniane
Benedict of Aniane , born Witiza and called the Second Benedict, was a Benedictine monk and monastic reformer who had a substantial impact on the religious practice of the Carolingian Empire.
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Religious · August 13
St. Benildus Romançon
Benildus Romançon was a French schoolteacher and member of the Brothers of the Christian Schools who was declared a saint by the Catholic Church in 1967.
France · Present-day geography
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Monastic / Hermit
St. Bernadette Soubirous
Bernadette Soubirous, SCN , also known as Bernadette of Lourdes , was a miller's daughter from Lourdes , in the department of Hautes-Pyrénées in France, and is best known for experiencing apparitions of a "young lady" who asked for a chapel to be built at…
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Doctor of the Church · 20 August
St. Bernard of Clairvaux
Bernard of Clairvaux, O.Cist. , venerated as Saint Bernard, was an abbot, mystic, co-founder of the Knights Templar, and a major leader in the reform of the Benedictines through the nascent Cistercian Order.
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Martyr · June 2
St. Blandina
Blandina was a Christian martyr who died in Lugdunum during the reign of Emperor Marcus Aurelius.
France · Present-day geography
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Lay Saint · June 6
St. Branwalator
Branwalator was a British saint whose relics lay at Milton Abbas in Dorset and Branscombe in Devon.
France · Present-day geography
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Bishop · August 27
St. Caesarius of Arles
Caesarius of Arles, sometimes called "of Chalon" from his birthplace Chalon-sur-Saône, was the foremost ecclesiastic of his generation in Merovingian Gaul.
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Religious · 28 November
St. Catherine Labouré
Catherine Labouré, DC was a French member of the Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul and a Marian visionary. She is believed to have relayed the request from the Blessed Virgin Mary to create the Miraculous Medal, now worn by millions of people around the world.
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Priest or Deacon · April 15
St. César de Bus
César de Bus was a French Catholic priest and founder of two religious congregations.
France · Present-day geography
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Martyr · 1 December
St. Charles de Foucauld
Charles de Foucauld, born as Charles Eugène, vicomte de Foucauld de Pontbriand , in religion Charles of Jesus, was a French monk, Catholic priest and hermit who lived among the Tuareg people in the Sahara in Algeria.
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Priest
St. Claude La Colombière
Claude La Colombière SJ, sometimes named "De La Colombière", was a French Jesuit priest best known as the confessor of Margaret Mary Alacoque.
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