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1895–1934 · Contemporary · Cistercians

Felix Maria Ghebreamlak, O.Cist, (23 June 1895 – 8 June 1934) was an Eritrean monk and priest of the Ethiopian Catholic Church who worked to bring the Cistercian Order to his homeland. A process seeking his canonization is underway.

550–648 · Medieval

Felix of Burgundy (died 8 March 647 or 648), also known as Felix of Dunwich, was the first bishop of the kingdom of the East Angles. He is widely credited as the man who introduced Christianity to the kingdom.

1515–1587 · Reformation · Order of Friars Minor Capuchin

Felix of Cantalice, OFMCap (Italian: Felice da Cantalice; 18 May 1515 – 18 May 1587) was an Italian Capuchin friar of the 16th century. Canonized by Pope Clement XI in 1712, he was the first Capuchin friar to be named a saint.

350–391 · Early Church

Felix of Como (died on October 8, 391 AD) is venerated as the first bishop of Como. He was a friend of Ambrose, who praised him for his missionary activity and ordained him a priest in 379 and a bishop in 386.

1715–1787 · Modern · Order of Friars Minor Capuchin

Felix of Nicosia (Italian: Felice di Nicosia; November 5, 1715 – May 31, 1787) was a Capuchin friar, and is honored as a saint in the Roman Catholic Church.

970–1038 · Medieval · Benedictines

Saint Felix of Rhuys (died 1038) was a Breton Benedictine hermit and abbot, who re-founded Saint-Gildas-de-Rhuys Abbey. Felix was born of wealthy parents in Quimper around 970.

247–303 · Early Church

Felix (d. 303) was a bishop of Thibiuca in Africa who was martyred during the Great Persecution under the Roman emperor Diocletian alongside Audactus, Fortunatus, Januarius, and Septimus.

400 · Early Church

Felix of Trier (fl. c. 386–399) was bishop of Trier from around 386 to 398. His episcopate was marked by the trial of Priscillian and his followers and their subsequent execution for heresy and witchcraft, which can be seen as the first inquisitorial action in the Church.

1127–1212 · Medieval · Trinitarian Order

Felix of Valois, OSsT (French: Félix de Valois; (April 16, 1127 – November 4, 1212) was a French Catholic former Cistercian hermit and a co-founder (with John of Matha) of the Trinitarian Order. Butler says that Felix was born in 1127.

1199–1252 · Medieval · Third Order of Saint Francis

Ferdinand III (Spanish: Fernando; 1199/1201 – 30 May 1252), called the Saint (el Santo), was King of Castile from 1217 and King of León from 1230 as well as King of Galicia from 1231. He was the son of Alfonso IX of León and Berengaria of Castile.

1402–1443 · Medieval

Ferdinand the Holy Prince , sometimes called the "Saint Prince" or the "Constant Prince", was an infante of the Kingdom of Portugal. He was the youngest of the "Illustrious Generation" of 15th-century Portuguese princes of the House of Aviz, and served as lay administrator of the…

1821–1893 · Modern · Servite Order

Ferdinando Maria Baccilieri (14 May 1821 - 13 July 1893) was an Italian Roman Catholic priest and a professed member of the Secular Servites. Baccilieri was also the founder of the Sisters Servants of Mary of Galeazza - a religious congregation designed for women.

1920–1956 · Contemporary

Fernanda Riva (17 April 1920 – 22 January 1956), was a Roman Catholic Nun of Canossian Daughter of Charity congregation. Fernanda Riva was born on 17 April 1920 in Monza, Italy. She joined the Canossian Missionary Novitiate in Vimercate, Milan, on 19 March 1939.

1873–1936 · Contemporary · Order of Friars Minor Capuchin

Fernando Olmedo Reguera OFMCap (10 January 1873 – 12 August 1936), also known as Fernando of Santiago, was a Catholic priest and victim of the Spanish Civil War.

530–581 · Medieval

Saint Ferréol (Ferreolus) of Uzès (530 – January 4, 581 AD) was bishop of Uzès and possibly bishop of Nîmes (Catholic Encyclopedia "Nîmes") (553-581). His Feast Day is January 4. He was born in Narbonne, apparently a grandson of Cloderic of the Ripuarian Franks.

607–670 · Medieval

Fiacre (Irish: Fiachra, Latin: Fiacrius) is the name of three different Irish saints, the most famous of which is Fiacre of Breuil (c. AD 600 – 18 August 670), the priest, abbot, hermit, and gardener of the seventh century who was famous for his sanctity and skill in curing infir…

1869–1936 · Contemporary

Fidela Oller Angelats (born Maria Dolors Oller Angelats; 17 September 1869 – 30 August 1936) was a Spanish religious sister of the Hermanas de Sant Josep o Vetlladores (Sisters of Saint Joseph of Girona).

1906–1942 · Contemporary · Order of Friars Minor Capuchin

Fidelis Chojnacki (1 November 1906 – 9 July 1942) was a Polish Capuchin friar and Roman Catholic priest. He was imprisoned in the Nazi Sachsenhausen concentration camp. He is one of the 108 Martyrs of World War II.

200 · Early Church

Fidentius Armenus (Italian: Fidenzio Armeno), also called Fidentius of Padua (Italian: Fidenzio di Padova), was a saint whose cultus was kept at Padua in the Middle Ages. His feast day is on 16 November. Nothing is known about him.

1020–1070 · Medieval

Saint Filarete of Calabria (also the gardener) (c. 1020 – 1070) he was born in Palermo in 1020, into a family of Calabrian origin deported to Sicily by the Saracens, and subsequently released.

1848–1923 · Contemporary

Filippo Smaldone (27 July 1848 – 4 June 1923) was an Italian Roman Catholic priest and the founder of the Salesian Sisters of the Sacred Hearts. Smaldone is best known for his extensive work with the deaf during his lifetime.

600–661 · Medieval

Finan of Lindisfarne (died 10 or 17 February 661), also known as Saint Finan, was an Irish monk, trained at Iona Abbey in Scotland, who became the second bishop of Lindisfarne from 651 until 661. Finan was appointed to Lindisfarne in 651, to succeed Aidan.

550–623 · Medieval

Saint Finbar, Finbarr, Finnbar, or Finnbarr, in Irish Fionnbharra, very often abbreviated to Barra, (c. 550–25 September 623) was Bishop of Cork and abbot of a monastery in what is now the city of Cork, Ireland. He is patron saint of the city and of the Diocese of Cork.

495–589 · Medieval

Finnian of Movilla (c. 495–589) was an Irish Christian missionary. His feast day is 10 September. Finnian (sometimes called Finbarr "the white head", a reference to his fair hair), was a Christian missionary in medieval Ireland.

803–881 · Medieval · Benedictines

Fintan of Rheinau (Findan, Findanus) (803/4 in Leinster, Ireland – 15 November 878 in Rheinau, Switzerland) was an Irish Catholic hermit who settled in Rheinau. In the Catholic Church he is venerated as a saint. Fintan was born in Leinster, Ireland into a noble family.

250–400 · Early Church

Saint Firmina is a Roman Catholic Italian saint and virgin martyr. She is the patroness saint of Civitavecchia, and Amelia Cathedral is dedicated to her.

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Flavia Domitilla was a Roman noblewoman of the 1st century AD. She was a granddaughter of Emperor Vespasian and a niece of Emperors Titus and Domitian.

1858–1915 · Contemporary

Flavianos Michael Malke (Syriac: ܦܠܒܝܐܢܘܣ ܡܝܟܐܝܠ ܡܠܟܝ, Flavyānus Mikhayil Malké), born Ya'Qūb Melkī; (1858 – 29 August 1915) was an Eastern Catholic prelate of the Brothers of Saint Ephrem of a Syriac background. He became the Syrian Catholic eparch of Gazarta (modern Cizre).

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.

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.

1877–1936 · Contemporary

Florentino Asensio Barroso (16 October 1877 – 9 August 1936) was a Spanish Catholic prelate who served as the Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Barbastro. He served as a chaplain of both the Little Sisters of the Poor and the Servants of Jesus as a priest.

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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.

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.

1155–1232 · Medieval · Cistercians

Folquet de Marselha (alternatively Folquet de Marseille, Foulques de Toulouse, Fulk of Toulouse; c. 1150 – 25 December 1231) came from a Genoese merchant family who lived in Marseille.

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…

1390–1455 · Medieval · Dominican Order

Fra Giovanni da Fiesole (born Guido di Pietro; c. 1395 — 18 February 1455), known posthumously as Fra Angelico , was a Dominican friar and painter active during the early Florentine Renaissance.

1914–1945 · Contemporary

France Kunstelj (November 22, 1914 – June 1945) was a Slovene Roman-Catholic priest, author, playwright, and editor. Kunstelj was born in Vrhnika. He started studying theology in Ljubljana in 1935, and he was ordained in 1941.

1832–1900 · Contemporary · Poor Servants of the Mother of God

Frances Margaret Taylor, religious name Mary Magdalen of the Sacred Heart (20 January 1832 – 9 June 1900) was an English religious sister and founder of the congregation of the Poor Servants of the Mother of God.

1912–1946 · Contemporary

Francesco Giovanni Bonifacio (7 September 1912 – 11 September 1946) was an Italian Catholic priest, killed by the Yugoslav communists in Grisignana (then Italy now Croatia); he was beatified in Trieste on 4 October 2008.

1874–1946 · Contemporary

Francesco Chiesa (5 July 1871 in Sagno – 10 June 1973 in Lugano) was an Italian-speaking Swiss poet and short story writer. He was awarded the Grand Prix Schiller Prize in 1928.

1898–1976 · Contemporary · Salesians of Don Bosco

Francesco Convertini, SDB (29 August 1898 – 11 February 1976) was an Italian Catholic priest and member of the Salesians of Don Bosco. He served in the missions in India since arriving there in the mid-1920s and dedicated his apostolate to tending to children suffering from malnu…

1898–1988 · Contemporary

Francesco Fasola (23 February 1898 – 1 July 1988) was an Italian member of the Congregatio Oblatorum Sanctorum Gaudentii et Caroli Novariae who served as the Archbishop of Messina from 1963 until his retirement in 1977.

1825–1888 · Modern

Francesco Faà di Bruno (7 March 1825 – 25 March 1888) was an Italian priest and advocate of the poor, a leading mathematician of his era and a noted religious musician. In 1988 he was beatified by Pope John Paul II. He is the eponym of Faà di Bruno's formula.

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.

1822–1899 · Modern

Francesco Gattola (19 September 1822 – 20 January 1899) was an Italian Roman Catholic priest who lived and served in Naples. He was the founder of the Daughters of the Most Holy Immaculate Virgin of Lourdes.

1546–1620 · Reformation · Order of Friars Minor

Francesco Gonzaga O.F.M. Obs. (died 2 March 1620) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Mantua (1593–1620), Apostolic Nuncio to France (1596–1599), Bishop of Pavia (1593), and Bishop of Cefalù (1587–1593).

1857–1931 · Contemporary

Francesco Maria Greco (26 July 1857 – 13 January 1931) was an Italian Roman Catholic priest who served in the Archdiocese of Cosenza. Along with Raffaela De Vincentis in 1894, he established the Little Workers of the Sacred Hearts.