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501 · Medieval

Saint Flavius of Rouen, also known as Saint Filleul or Saint Flieu, was a 6th-century bishop of Rouen, the 16th in the usual sequence. Flavius was either of Roman origin or of a Gallic family who had knowledge of Rome.

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Florentius is a saint of the Roman Catholic Church and a bishop of Vienne from the late 4th century, dated by his attendance at the Council of Valence in 374. Florentius' feast day is locally celebrated on 3 January.

501–615 · Medieval

Florentina of Cartagena (died ca. 612) is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church. Born towards the middle of the sixth century in Cartagena, Hispania, she and her family were actively engaged in furthering the best interests of Christianity.

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Florentius of Anjou (French - Florent d'Anjou) was a 4th century Christian hermit, priest, abbot and saint. According to legend he evangelised the region around Saumur and was brother to Florain of Lorch.

525 · Medieval

Saint Florentius of Orange (French: Florent d'Orange) was bishop of the city of Orange in France around 517–524. Recognized as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church, his feast day is on 17 October. He was known for his generosity and for various miracles.

600 · Medieval

Saint Florentius of Strasbourg was the 13th Bishop of Strasbourg 678-693 or +660. His feast day is celebrated 3 April or 7 November (810, Niederhaslach).

1912–1942 · Contemporary · Order of Friars Minor Capuchin

Florian Stępniak (born Józef Stępniak; 3 January 1912 – 12 August 1942) was a Polish Capuchin friar and Roman Catholic priest. One of the 108 Martyrs of World War II, he joined the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin in 1931.

638 · Medieval

Marcus Annius Florianus (died 276), also known as Florian, was briefly Roman emperor in the year 276. He took the throne after the murder of his half-brother Tacitus, but was killed after 88 days by his own troops during his confrontation with the rival emperor Probus, who took o…

685–738 · Medieval

Floribert of Liège (died 746) was a bishop of Liège, who is venerated as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church and Roman Catholic Church. His feast day is celebrated on 27 April.

650–856 · Medieval

Florinus of Remüs (died 856 AD), also known as Florin, Florian of Chur, Florinus of Matsch, and Florinus of Vinschgau, is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church, particularly in the dioceses of Chur, Bolzano-Brixen, Vaduz, and in the Rhineland.

389 · Early Church

Saint Florus (French: Saint Flour) (died c. 389) was the legendary first bishop of Lodève. He evangelised in Languedoc and the Auvergne, and was martyred in about 389. His historical record is unclear.

600–655 · Medieval

Saint Foillan (Faélán, Faolán, Foélán, French: Feuillen) is an Irish saint of the seventh century. Foillan was the brother of Saints Ultan and Fursey. He is described as the 'uterine brother' of Fursa, meaning that they had the same mother but not the same father.

800–855 · Medieval

Saint Folcwin or Folcuin (Latin: Folquinus, Folcwinus, Folcvinus; Old Dutch: *Folkwin; French: Folquin) (d. 14 or 15 December 855) was a Frankish abbot, cleric, and Bishop of Thérouanne (appointed 816).

982 · Medieval

Forannan, fl. c. 969, was Bishop of Donoughmore. Forannan was born around 910 to an old noble family. His clan held the plain of Magh Feimhin, near Clonmel. He received an excellent upbringing and education, and became a Benedictine monk.

201–301 · Early Church

Fortunatus of Naples was a 4th-century Christian bishop. He is the first historically-attested bishop of Naples, as one of the recipients of a letter written by those who took part in the Arian Council of Philippopolis in the 340s - his tradition states he was a fierce opponent o…

286 · Early Church

Fortunatus of Casei (Italian: San Fortunato di Casei) is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church. Tradition makes him a member of the Theban Legion, and thus martyred at Agaunum.

565 · Medieval

Saint Fortunatus (died 537) was a 6th-century bishop of Todi. According to tradition, he defended Todi during a Gothic siege. He is the patron saint of Todi. Fortunatus came to Italy from Poitiers as a hermit.

500 · Medieval

Fragan was a 5th-century pre-Congregational saint and Prince of Scotland. He is celebrated on 3 October in the Calendar of the Breton Saints, and shares with Gwen a feast day on 5 July in the Roman Calendar.

1170–1218 · Medieval · Cistercians

Franca Visalta (1170–1218), also known as Franca of Piacenza, was a Cistercian abbess. Born in Piacenza, Italy, she became a Benedictine nun in St Syrus Convent at the age of seven and became abbess at a young age.

1839–1900 · Contemporary · Order of Friars Minor

Francesco Fogolla (4 October 1839 – 9 July 1900), known in Chinese as Fu Zhujiao, was an Italian missionary prelate belonging to the Order of Friars Minor. On 28 June 1898, Fogolla was appointed titular bishop of Bageis and coadjutor bishop of Northern Shanxi, China.

1853–1913 · Contemporary

Francesco Spinelli (14 April 1853 – 6 February 1913) was an Italian Roman Catholic priest and the founder of the Sisters Adorers of the Blessed Sacrament.

1743–1815 · Modern · Barnabites

Francis Xavier Mary Bianchi (December 2, 1743 – January 31, 1815), was an Italian Barnabite priest and noted scholar, who also gained a reputation for sanctity during his lifetime from both his commitment to his students and to the poor of Naples.

1510–1572 · Reformation · Society of Jesus

Francis Borgia, SJ (Valencian: Francesc de Borja; Spanish: Francisco de Borja; 28 October 1510 – 30 September 1572) was a Spanish Jesuit priest. The great-grandson of both Pope Alexander VI and King Ferdinand II of Aragon, he was Duke of Gandía and a grandee of Spain.

1563–1608 · Reformation · Clerics Regular Minor

Francis Caracciolo (October 13, 1563 – June 4, 1608), born Ascanio dei Caracciolo Pisquizi, was an Italian Catholic priest who co-founded the Order of the Clerics Regular Minor with John Augustine Adorno and Fabrizio Caracciolo.

1713–1748 · Modern · Dominican Order

Francis Diaz (Spanish: Francisco Diaz del Rincon, Chinese name: 施方济; October 12, 1713 – October 28, 1748) was a Spanish missionary in China during the 18th century. He died in 1748 and was ultimately canonized. He was born on October 12, 1713, in Écija, Spain.

1681–1742 · Modern · Conventual Franciscans

Francis Anthony Fasani (6 August 1681 – 29 November 1742) was an Italian friar of the Order of Conventual Friars Minor who has been declared a saint by the Catholic Church. Fasani held a number of offices in the Franciscan order and was pastor of his home town.

1607–1648 · Reformation · Dominican Order

Francis Fernández (or Ferdinand) de Capillas (15 August 1607 – 15 January 1648) was a Spanish Dominican friar who went as a missionary to Asia. He died in China as a martyr. He was canonized by Pope John Paul II on 1 October 2000, as one of the 120 Martyrs of China.

1695–1748 · Modern · Dominican Order

Francisco Serrano (Chinese: 德方济; December 4, 1695 – October 28, 1748) was a Spanish Catholic missionary in China during the 18th century. He died as a martyr in 1748 and was later canonized by the church as a saint. He was born on December 4, 1695, in Huéneja in southern Spain.

1549–1610 · Reformation · Order of Friars Minor

Francis Solanus, born as Francisco Solano y Jiménez, 10 March 1549 – 14 July 1610) was a Spanish Franciscan friar and missionary in South America. He is venerated as a saint in the Roman Catholic Church.

1642–1716 · Modern · Society of Jesus

Francesco de Geronimo, also Francis Jerome (17 December 1642 - 11 May 1716) was an Italian Roman Catholic priest and a professed member of the Jesuits.

1416–1507 · Reformation · Order of the Minims

Francis of Paola, O.M. (also known as Francis the Fire Handler; 27 March 1416 – 2 April 1507), was a Roman Catholic friar from the town of Paola in Calabria who founded the Order of Minims.

1570–1597 · Reformation · Order of Friars Minor

Francisco Blanco, OFM was a Spanish Catholic Franciscan missionary and martyr, one of the Twenty-six Martyrs of Japan (日本二十六聖人 Nihon Nijūroku Seijin). He is revered as a saint by the Catholic Church, particularly in Japan.

1908–1919 · Contemporary

Francisco de Jesus Marto (11 June 1908 – 4 April 1919) and Jacinta de Jesus Marto (5 March 1910 – 20 February 1920) were siblings from Aljustrel, a small hamlet near Fátima, Portugal, who, with their cousin Lúcia dos Santos (1907–2005), reportedly witnessed three apparitions of t…

1892–1940 · Contemporary

Franciszek Rogaczewski (23 December 1892 – 11 January 1940) was a Polish Catholic priest who was arrested by the Nazis and killed at Stutthof concentration camp. He is a martyr of the Roman Catholic church, and was beatified by Pope John Paul II on 13 June 1999.

1842–1902 · Contemporary

Maria Franciszka Siedliska, CSFN (12 November 1842 – 21 November 1902), known in religion as Maria of Jesus the Good Shepherd, was a Polish Catholic nun who founded the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth in 1875.

1748–1820 · Modern · Congregation of the Mission

François-Régis Clet, CM (Chinese: 劉格來; pinyin: Liú Gélái; 19 August 1748 – 18 February 1820) was a French Catholic missionary who served in East Asia during the 19th century as a member of the Vincentians. He was canonized in 2000 as one of the Martyr Saints of China.

1623–1708 · Modern

Francis-Xavier de Montmorency-Laval, commonly referred to as François de Laval , was considered the founder of the Catholic faith in New France. He was a French Catholic prelate who served as Apostolic Vicar of New France from 1658 to 1674.

1799–1833 · Modern

François-Isidore Gagelin (10 May 1799 – 17 October 1833) was a French missionary of the Paris Foreign Missions Society in Vietnam. He died a martyr, and became the first French martyr of the 19th century in Vietnam. He was born in Montperreux, Doubs. He left for Vietnam in 1821.

1100–1121 · Medieval

Frederick was Bishop of Liege. Frederick was the son of Albert III, Count of Namur and his wife Ida. His older brother was Godfrey I, Count of Namur. Godfrey I, Count of Louvain came into conflict with Otbert, Bishop of Liège, over the county of Brunengeruz that both claimed.

780–838 · Medieval

Frederick I was Bishop of Utrecht between 815/816 and 834/838 AD, and is a saint of the Eastern Orthodox Church and Roman Catholic Church. His name is sometimes Latinized as Fridericus Cridiodunus. Frederick was born around 780 in a noble family from Frisia.

750 · Medieval

Saint Fredigand of Deurne (or Frégaud, Frego, Fredegad, Fredegandus, Fridegandus of Turninum, Turne etc.; died c. 740) was an 8th-century Irish missionary in the territory around Antwerp in what is now Belgium. His feast day is 17 July.

1739–1822 · Modern · Order of Friars Minor

Anthony of St. Ann Galvão (Portuguese: Antônio de Sant'Anna Galvão; 13 May 1739 – 23 December 1822), more commonly known as Frei Galvão, was a Brazilian friar of the Franciscan Order.

510–570 · Medieval

Saint Friard d'Indret (511–577) is a religious figure who contributed to the evangelization of the Nantes region during the 6th century. Saint Friard grew up in a family of laborers.

520–588 · Medieval

Fridianus (Italian: San Frediano, also Frigidanus, Frigidian, Frigianu), was an Irish prince and hermit, fl. 6th century. Tradition names him as a son of King Ultach of Ulster. He later migrated to Italy, where he was appointed as Bishop of Lucca.

401–538 · Medieval · Benedictines

Saint Fridolin of Säckingen, also known as Fridold or Fredelinus, is a legendary Irish missionary, apostle of the Alamanni and founder of Säckingen Abbey on the Upper Rhine. He is also the patron saint of the Swiss canton of Glarus.

700–727 · Medieval

Frithuswith, commonly Frideswide (Old English: Friðuswīþ; c. 650 – 19 October 727), was an English princess and abbess. She is credited as the foundress of a monastery later incorporated into Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford.

595–673 · Medieval · Q3454227

Frobert of Troyes, or Frodobert (born in the beginning of the 7th century in Troyes, died in 673 at Saint-André-les-Vergers), was a churchmen and abbot of the Saint-Pierre de Montier-la-Celle Abbey near Saint-André-les-Vergers, an abbey he founded in the middle of the 7th century…

601 · Medieval

Frodulphe de Barjon, known as Saint Frou, born in the 7th century at Autun, and died in the 8th century at Barjon, was a religious and holy French Catholic, a disciple of Saint Mederic. Placed as an oblate at the Abbey of St.

833–905 · Medieval

Froilan or Froilán is a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include: