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1901–1969 · Contemporary

Francesco Mottola (3 January 1901 – 29 June 1969) was an Italian Roman Catholic priest and the founder of the Secular Institute of the Oblates of the Sacred Heart.

1881–1943 · Contemporary

Francesco Pianzola (5 October 1881 - 4 June 1943) was an Italian Roman Catholic priest who established the Missionary Sisters of the Immaculata, Queen of Peace.

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.

1924–1964 · Contemporary

Francesco Spoto (8 July 1924 – 27 December 1964) was an Italian Catholic priest who served in the missions in the Democratic Republic of Congo and was killed there. He was also a professed member from the Missionary Servants of the Poor.

1564–1603 · Reformation · Order of Friars Minor

Francesco Zirano, OFM Conv. (1565 – 25 January 1603) was a Roman Catholic priest from Sardinia and a professed member of the Order of Friars Minor Conventual. He is recognized as a martyr in the Catholic Church. Born and raised in Sardinia, he became an ordained priest in 1586.

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.

1836–1894 · Modern

Francis II (Neapolitan and Italian: Francesco II, Sicilian: Francischieddu; christened Francesco d'Assisi Maria Leopoldo; 16 January 1836 – 27 December 1894) was the last king of the Two Sicilies before the Italian unification, led by Giuseppe Garibaldi and Victor Emmanuel II of…

1550–1586 · Reformation

Francis Ingleby (c. 1551 – 3 June 1586) was a Roman Catholic martyr executed in York, England during the reign of Elizabeth I. Born about 1551, he was the fourth son of Sir William Ingleby and Anne Malory of Ripley Castle, North Yorkshire.

1802–1852 · Modern · Holy Ghost Fathers

Francis Mary Paul Libermann (French: François-Marie-Paul Libermann; born Jacob Libermann; 12 April 1802 – 2 February 1852) was a French Jewish convert to Catholicism and a Spiritan priest.

1804–1866 · Modern · Order of Friars Minor Capuchin

Francesco Maria da Camporosso (27 December 1804 - 17 September 1866) - born Giovanni Croese - was an Italian Roman Catholic professed religious from the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin.

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.

1892–1952 · Contemporary

Francis Xavier Ford, MM (January 11, 1892 - February 21, 1952) was an American Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Kaying from 1946 until his death in 1952. He was a member of the Maryknoll Missionaries in China.

1819–1867 · Modern · Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer

Francis Xavier Seelos, C.Ss.R., (January 11, 1819 – October 4, 1867) was a German Redemptorist who worked as a missionary in the United States frontier. Towards the end of his life, he went to New Orleans to minister to victims of yellow fever.

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.

1890–1936 · Contemporary

Francisca Cualladó Baixauli (December 3, 1890 - September 19, 1936) was a Spanish Catholic seamstress born in Molino de San Isidro, ward of Ruzafa, Valencia, who was executed by firing squad at the Torre Espioca of Benifaió in 1936, during the Spanish Civil War.

1781–1855 · Modern · Sisters of Charity of Mallorca

Francinaina Cirer Carbonell (1 June 1781 – 27 February 1855) was a Spanish Roman Catholic member of the Sisters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul of Mallorca. She later assumed the religious name Francinaina of the Sorrowful Mother of God.

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.

1914–1937 · Contemporary

Francisco de Paula Castelló Aleu (19 April 1914 – 29 September 1936) was a Spanish Roman Catholic killed during the Spanish Civil War on false accusations of fascism.

1812–1875 · Modern · Dominican Order

Francisco Coll Guitart, OP (Catalan: Francesc Coll i Guitart;18 May 1812 – 2 April 1875) was a Spanish Catholic priest of the Order of Preachers and founder of the Dominican Sisters of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin.

1857–1929 · Contemporary · Society of Jesus

Francisco Gárate Aranguren, SJ (3 February 1857 - 9 September 1929) was a Spanish Catholic professed religious of the Jesuit order. Aranguren served as a nurse after receiving his qualification in 1877 and became noted for his encouragement and his tender care to the needs of stu…

1644–1713 · Modern · Dominican Order

Francisco Martín Fernández de Posadas (25 November 1644 - 20 September 1713) was a Spanish Roman Catholic priest and a professed member of the Order of Preachers.

1889–1936 · Contemporary

Francisco "Fran" Martínez García (born 9 September 1995) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Crevillente. After spending time in Spain with Valencia B and Real Murcia, Martínez trialled with MLS side New York City FC.

1568–1626 · Reformation · Society of Jesus

Francisco Pacheco (1565–1626) was a Portuguese Jesuit missionary and martyr executed in Japan during the religious persecutions against Catholics.

1811–1872 · Modern · Order of the Brothers Discalced of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel

Francisco Palau y Quer, OCD (Catalan: Francesc Palau i Quer; religious name Francisco of Jesus, Mary and Joseph, 29 December 1811 – 20 March 1872) was a Catalan Discalced Carmelite priest.

1908–1982 · Contemporary · Order of Friars Minor Capuchin

Maximiano Valdés Subercaseaux (23 September 1908 – 4 January 1982) - in religious Francisco - was a Chilean Roman Catholic prelate who was a professed member from the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin and served as the first Bishop of Osorno from 1956 until his death.

1827–1905 · Contemporary

Francisco de Paula Victor (12 April 1827 – 23 September 1905) was an Afro-Brazilian Catholic priest. He is known in Brazil as the "Apostle of Charity" for his charitable treatment of the poor.

1726–1792 · Modern · Society of Jesus

Franciscus Lé Livec de Trésurin (1726–1792) was a French Jesuit who was one of the victims of the September Massacres. He was beatified by Pope Pius XI on 17 October 1926.

1910–1942 · Contemporary

Franciszek Dachtera (22 September 1910 – 22 August 1942) was a Polish and Roman Catholic priest. He was imprisoned in the Nazi concentration camps at Buchenwald and Dachau, where he died after being tortured in medical experiments. He is one of the 108 Martyrs of World War II.

1911–1939 · Contemporary

Franciszek Nogalski (16 January 1911 – 24 October 1939) was a Polish Roman Catholic priest and parochial vicar in Raciąż. He was executed by Nazi German occupants during the Rudzki Most massacre.

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.

1211–1291 · Medieval · Carmelites

Franco Lippi, O.Carm., or Francesco, also known as Franco of Siena, (3 December 1211 – 11 December 1291) was an Italian hermit and Carmelite friar.

1919–2002 · Contemporary

Franjo Kuharić (15 April 1919 – 11 March 2002) was a Croatian Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Zagreb from 1970 until his resignation in 1997.

1889–1980 · Contemporary

Francis Michael Duff (7 June 1889 – 7 November 1980), was an Irish lay Catholic and author known for bringing attention to the role of the Catholic laity during the Second Vatican Council of the Roman Catholic Church.

1907–1943 · Contemporary · Third Order of Saint Francis

Franz Jägerstätter, TOSF (also spelled Jaegerstaetter in English; born Franz Huber, 20 May 1907 – 9 August 1943) was an Austrian farmer and conscientious objector during World War II. Jägerstätter was sentenced to death and executed for his refusal to fight for Nazi Germany.

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.

1904–1948 · Contemporary

Franz Stock (21 September 1904, Neheim – 24 February 1948, Paris) was a German Roman Catholic priest. He is known for ministering to prisoners in France during World War II, and to German prisoners of war in the years following.

1811–1884 · Modern

Franz Josef Rudigier (7 April 1811 – 29 November 1884) was an Austrian Roman Catholic prelate and served as the Bishop of Linz from his appointment in 1853 until his death.

1844–1911 · Contemporary · Franciscans

Franziska Streitel (born Amalia Streitel, religious name Maria Franziska of the Cross, 24 November 1844 – 6 March 1911) was a German religious sister in the Roman Catholic Church. Streitel founded the Sisters of the Sorrowful Mother.

1626–1684 · Reformation

François Pallu, MEP (1626–1684) was a French bishop. He was a founding member of the Paris Foreign Missions Society and became a missionary in Asia.

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.

1427–1485 · Medieval · Carmelite nuns

Françoise d'Amboise, O.Carm (9 May 1427 – 4 November 1485) was a French Carmelite nun. D'Amboise was born in the castle of Thouars. She was the daughter of the rich noble Louis d'Amboise, prince of Talmont and Viscount of Thouars, and Louise-Marie de Rieux.