The saints of France

To the sixth century

1. Saint Mary MagdaleneFirst centuryDisciple of Christ and first witness of the Resurrection
2. Saint Marthafirst centuryDisciple of Jesus, sister of Mary and Lazarus of Bethany
3. Saint Blandina and the martyrs of LyonDied in 177The first martyrs of Gaul whose story has come down to us
4. Saint Irenaeusc. 135–c. 202Bishop of Lyon and Doctor of the Church
5. Saint DenisThird centuryFirst bishop of Paris and martyr
6. Saint FaithDied c. 303Virgin and martyr of Agen
7. Saint Hilary of Poitiersc. 310–367Bishop of Poitiers and Doctor of the Church
8. Saint Martin of Toursc. 316–397Soldier, monk and bishop of Tours
9. Saint Honoratusc. 350–429Founder of Lérins and bishop of Arles
10. Saint Germanus of Auxerrec. 378–448Bishop of Auxerre and missionary to Britain
11. Saint Genevievec. 420–502 or 512Patroness of Paris
12. Saint Remic. 437–533Bishop of Reims, who baptized Clovis
13. Saint Caesarius of Arlesc. 470–542Monk of Lérins and bishop of Arles
14. Saint Clotildec. 474–545Queen of the Franks, wife of Clovis
15. Saint Benedictc. 480–c. 547Father of the monks of the West, patron of Europe
16. Saint Germanus of Parisc. 496–576Bishop of Paris
17. Saint Radegundc. 520–587Queen of the Franks and founder of the Holy Cross at Poitiers
18. Saint Gregory of Toursc. 538–594Bishop of Tours and historian of the Franks

Seventh to fifteenth century

1. Saint Eligius (Éloi)c. 588–660Goldsmith, royal counselor and bishop of Noyon
2. Saint Michael the ArchangelPrince of the heavenly host, protector of the Church
3. Saint Odilec. 662–c. 720Abbess and patroness of Alsace
4. Saint AubertDied c. 720Bishop of Avranches, founder of Mont-Saint-Michel
5. Saints Mayeul and Odiloc. 906–994 and c. 962–1049Fourth and fifth abbots of Cluny
6. Saint Brunoc. 1030–1101Founder of the Carthusian Order
7. Saint Anselm1033–1109Monk of Le Bec, archbishop of Canterbury, Doctor of the Church
8. Saint Hugh of Cluny1024–1109Sixth abbot of Cluny
9. Saint Norbertc. 1080–1134Founder of the Premonstratensians and Archbishop of Magdeburg
10. Saint Bernard of Clairvauxc. 1090–1153Abbot of Clairvaux and Doctor of the Church
11. Saint Dominicc. 1170–1221Founder of the Order of Preachers
12. Saint Louis1214–1270King of France
13. Saint Thomas Aquinasc. 1225–1274Dominican friar and Doctor of the Church
14. Saint Yves1253–1303Priest and ecclesiastical judge of Tréguier, patron of lawyers
15. Saint Roch14th centuryPilgrim of Montpellier, invoked against the plague
16. Saint Joan of Arcc. 1412–1431The Maid of Orléans, secondary patroness of France

Sixteenth to eighteenth century

1. Saint Joan of Valois1464–1505Queen of France and founder of the Annonciades
2. Saint Peter Faber1506–1546First companion of Saint Ignatius and first priest of the Society of Jesus
3. Saint Germaine Cousinc. 1579–1601Shepherdess of Pibrac
4. Blessed Marie of the Incarnation1566–1618Madame Acarie, who brought the Carmel of Saint Teresa to France
5. Saint Francis de Sales1567–1622Bishop of Geneva and Doctor of the Church
6. Saint Peter Fourier1565–1640Parish priest of Mattaincourt and educator in Lorraine
7. Saint Jane Frances de Chantal1572–1641Cofounder of the Order of the Visitation
8. Saints Isaac Jogues, Jean de Brébeuf and Companionsmartyred 1642–1649French Jesuit martyrs of New France
9. Saint Vincent de Paul1581–1660Apostle of charity
10. Saint Louise de Marillac1591–1660Cofounder of the Daughters of Charity
11. Saint Marie of the Incarnation (Marie Guyart)1599–1672Ursuline of Tours, founder of the Ursulines of Quebec
12. Saint John Eudes1601–1680Apostle of the Hearts of Jesus and Mary
13. Saint Claude La Colombière1641–1682Jesuit, confessor of Saint Margaret Mary
14. Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque1647–1690Nun of the Visitation, messenger of the Sacred Heart
15. Saint Marguerite Bourgeoys1620–1700Founder of the Congregation of Notre-Dame of Montreal
16. Saint François de Laval1623–1708First bishop of Quebec
17. Saint Louis-Marie Grignion de Montfort1673–1716Missionary of the West of France
18. Saint John Baptist de La Salle1651–1719Founder of the Brothers of the Christian Schools
19. Saint Benedict Joseph Labre1748–1783The beggar pilgrim of Amettes
20. The Carmelite Martyrs of Compiègnemartyred July 17, 1794Sixteen Carmelites of Compiègne, martyrs of the French Revolution

Nineteenth century

1. Saint Julie Billiart1751–1816Founder of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur
2. Saint Jeanne-Antide Thouret1765–1826Founder of the Sisters of Charity of Besançon
3. Saint Marcellin Champagnat1789–1840Priest, founder of the Marist Brothers
4. Saint Jean-Gabriel Perboyre1802–1840Vincentian priest and martyr in China
5. Saint Peter Chanel1803–1841Marist priest, protomartyr of Oceania
6. Blessed Anne-Marie Javouhey1779–1851Founder of the Sisters of Saint Joseph of Cluny
7. Saint Rose Philippine Duchesne1769–1852Religious of the Sacred Heart, missionary to Missouri
8. Blessed Frédéric Ozanam1813–1853Founder of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul
9. Saint Theodore Guérin1798–1856Sister of Providence of Ruillé-sur-Loir and founder of the community at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana
10. Saint John Mary Vianney1786–1859The Curé of Ars, patron of parish priests
11. Saint Eugène de Mazenod1782–1861Founder of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate and bishop of Marseille
12. Saint Théophane Vénard1829–1861Missionary of the Paris Foreign Missions Society, martyred in Tonkin
13. Blessed Pauline Jaricot1799–1862Founder of the Propagation of the Faith and of the Living Rosary
14. Saint Madeleine-Sophie Barat1779–1865Founder of the Society of the Sacred Heart
15. Saint Mary Euphrasia Pelletier1796–1868Founder of the Congregation of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd
16. Saint Peter Julian Eymard1811–1868Apostle of the Eucharist and founder of the Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament
17. Saint Catherine Labouré1806–1876Daughter of Charity, who received the Miraculous Medal
18. Saints Louis and Zélie Martin1823–1894 and 1831–1877Parents of Saint Thérèse, the first married couple canonized together
19. Blessed Antoine Chevrier1826–1879Founder of the Prado
20. Saint Bernadette Soubirous1844–1879The seer of Lourdes
21. Saint Jeanne Jugan1792–1879Founder of the Little Sisters of the Poor
22. Saint Thérèse Couderc1805–1885Founder of the Congregation of Our Lady of the Retreat in the Cenacle
23. Saint Thérèse of Lisieux1873–1897Carmelite and Doctor of the Church
24. Saint Marie-Eugénie Milleret1817–1898Founder of the Religious of the Assumption

Twentieth century

1. Saint Elizabeth of the Trinity1880–1906Carmelite of Dijon
2. Saint Charles de Foucauld1858–1916Priest and hermit of the Sahara

• Via Rosarum

  Saint Thérèse of Lisieux, in Alençon, where she was born, and in Lisieux, where she lived and died.

• Via Ioannae

  Saint Joan of Arc, from Domrémy to Rouen.

• Via Sanctorum

  Saint Martin at Tours, Saint John Mary Vianney at Ars, the martyrs of Lyon and Saint Irenaeus, Saint Francis de Sales at Annecy.

• Via Caritatis

  Saint Vincent de Paul and Blessed Frédéric Ozanam in Paris, Blessed Pauline Jaricot in Lyon.

• Via Immaculatae

  Saint Bernadette, at Lourdes and at Nevers, where her body rests.

• Via Gratiae

  Saint Bernadette and the grotto of Massabielle at Lourdes.

• Via Incarnationis

  Saint John Eudes, at Caen.