Monastic or Hermit · April 29
St. Hugh of Cluny
Hugh of Cluny was the Abbot of Cluny from 1049 until his death in 1109.
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 61–72 of 129. Read each story’s origin note for traditional or disputed accounts.
Bishop · 16 November
St. Hugh of Lincoln
Hugh of Lincoln OCart, also known as Hugh of Avalon, was a Burgundian -born Carthusian monk, bishop of Lincoln in the Kingdom of England, and Catholic saint.
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Martyr
St. Isaac Jogues
Isaac Jogues was a French missionary and martyr who traveled and worked among the Haudenosaunee, Wendat , and other Native populations in North America.
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Bishop · 23 December
St. Ivo of Chartres
Ivo of Chartres, Can.Reg. , was a French canon regular and abbot who then served as the Bishop of Chartres from 1090 until his death. He was an important authority in Catholic canon law during the Investiture Crisis of that era. He is honored as a saint in…
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Priest or Deacon · May 19
St. Ivo of Kermartin
Ivo of Kermartin was a parish priest among the poor of Louannec, the only one of his station to be canonized in the Middle Ages.
France · Present-day geography
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Martyr · June 8
St. Jacques Berthieu
Jacques Berthieu was a French Jesuit priest and missionary in Madagascar.
France · Present-day geography
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Monastic / Hermit
St. Jane Frances de Chantal
Jane Frances de Chantal, VHM was a French Catholic noble widow and nun who was beatified in 1751 and canonized in 1767.
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Martyr
St. Jean de Brébeuf
Jean de Brébeuf was a French Jesuit missionary who travelled to New France in 1625.
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Martyr · October 19
St. Jean de Lalande
Jean de Lalande was a French Jesuit missionary at Sainte-Marie among the Hurons and one of the eight North American Martyrs.
France · Present-day geography
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Priest / Deacon
St. Jean-Baptiste de La Salle
Jean-Baptiste de La Salle was a French priest, educational reformer, and founder of the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools.
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Martyr · 20 September
St. Jean-Charles Cornay
Jean-Charles Cornay was a French missionary of the Paris Foreign Missions Society who was martyred in Vietnam. He was executed in Ha Tay, Tonkin, now Vietnam, during the persecutions of Emperor Minh Mạng.
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Religious · May 15
St. Jeanne de Lestonnac
Jeanne de Lestonnac, ODN, also known as Joan of Lestonnac, was a French Catholic nun who founded the Sisters of the Company of Mary, Our Lady in 1607.
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