Religious · 10 March
St. Marie-Eugénie de Jésus
Marie-Eugénie de Jésus was a French Catholic nun who founded the Religious of the Assumption and is a 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.
Showing 97–108 of 129. Read each story’s origin note for traditional or disputed accounts.
Monastic / Hermit · 16 July
St. Marie-Madeleine Postel
Marie-Madeleine Postel , born Julie Françoise-Catherine Postel, was a French Catholic professed religious and the founder of the Sisters of Christian Schools.
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Martyr · March 30
St. Marie-Nicolas-Antoine Daveluy
Marie-Nicolas-Antoine Daveluy was a French missionary and saint.
France · Present-day geography
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Religious · April 24
St. Mary Euphrasia Pelletier
Mary Euphrasia Pelletier was a French religious sister who founded the Congregation of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd.
France · Present-day geography
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Bishop · June 8
St. Medardus
Medardus or Medard was the Bishop of Noyon. He moved the seat of the diocese from Vermand to Noviomagus Veromanduorum in northern France.
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Priest / Deacon
St. Odilo of Cluny
Odilo of Cluny was the 5th Benedictine Abbot of Cluny, succeeding Mayeul and holding the post for around 54 years.
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Bishop
St. Paulinus of Nola
Paulinus of Nola born Pontius Meropius Anicius Paulinus, was a Roman poet, writer, senator, and bishop.
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Martyr · 28 April
St. Peter Chanel
Peter Louis Marie Chanel, SM , was a Catholic priest, missionary, and martyr.
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Priest · 2 August
St. Peter Faber
Peter Faber, SJ was a Savoyard Catholic priest, theologian and co-founder of the Society of Jesus, along with Ignatius of Loyola and Francis Xavier.
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Priest · 9 December
St. Peter Fourier
Peter Fourier was a French canon regular who is honored as a saint in the Roman Catholic Church. Foregoing offers of high office, he served for many years as a pastor in the village of Mattaincourt in the Vosges.
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Bishop
St. Peter II of Tarentaise
Peter , usually known as Peter of Tarentaise , was a Cistercian monk who served as the archbishop of Tarentaise from 1141 until his death.
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Priest / Deacon · 2 August
St. Peter Julian Eymard
Peter Julian Eymard[1] was a French Catholic priest, saint and founder of two religious institutes: the Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament for men and the Servants of the Blessed Sacrament for women.
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