Bishop · June 6
St. Claudius of Besançon
Claudius of Besançon was a priest, monk, abbot, and bishop.
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 37–48 of 129. Read each story’s origin note for traditional or disputed accounts.
Lay Saint · June 3
St. Clotilde
Clotilde was a Burgundian princess and queen of the Franks, remembered for her role in the Christian conversion of her husband, Clovis.
France · Present-day geography
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Monastic / Hermit
St. Colette of Corbie
Colette of Corbie, PCC was a French abbess and the foundress of the Colettine Poor Clares, a reform branch of the Order of Saint Clare, better known as the Poor Clares.
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Martyr · January 27
St. Devota
Devota is the patroness saint of Corsica and Monaco.
France · Present-day geography
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Monastic / Hermit
St. Drogo
Drogo of Sebourg , also known as Druon, Dreux, Dron, Droon, and Drogon, is a Flemish saint.
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Religious · 9 November
St. Elizabeth of the Trinity
Elizabeth of the Trinity, OCD, born Élisabeth Catez, was a French Discalced Carmelite, a mystic, and a spiritual writer.
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Religious · 27 September
St. Elzéar of Sabran
Elzéar of Sabran, TOSF, Baron of Ansouis, Count of Ariano, was born in the castle of Saint-Jean-de-Robians, near Cabrières-d'Aigues in Provence, southern France, in 1285.
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Religious · 19 September
St. Émilie de Rodat
Émilie de Rodat, born Marie Guillemette Emilie de Rodat, also known as Emily de Rodat, was a nun, virgin, mystic, and the founder of the Sisters of the Holy Family of Villefranche.
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Religious
St. Emily de Vialar
Emily de Vialar or Émilie de Vialar was a French nun who founded the missionary congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of the Apparition.
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Monastic or Hermit · January 4
St. Eugendus
Eugendus was the fourth abbot of Condat Abbey, at Saint-Claude, Jura.
France · Present-day geography
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Bishop · May 21
St. Eugène de Mazenod
Eugène de Mazenod, OMI was a French aristocrat and Catholic bishop who founded the congregation of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate.
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Monastic · November 4
St. Felix of Valois
Felix of Valois, OSsT (French: Félix de Valois; was a French Catholic former Cistercian hermit and a co-founder of the Trinitarian Order.
France · Traditional attribution
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