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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).

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Flavian (died late 5th century, Autun) was Bishop of Autun in the late 5th century and is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church. Almost nothing is known about this saint, who is mentioned in the Martyrologium Hieronymianum under the date of August 23: Agustiduno Flaviani e…

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.

1309–1347 · Medieval · Nuns of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem

Fleur of Issendolus, Saint Fleur or Flora—translated from Flor, a name attested in the original Gascon language—was a nun of the Order of Hospitallers at the Hôpital-Beaulieu of Issendolus in Quercy. She died in 1347.

1861–1935 · Contemporary · Angelic Sisters of St. Paul

Flore Bracaval, in religion Mother Jeanne-Marie of the Eucharist, born May 3, 1861, in Mouscron, Belgium, and died January 26, 1935, in Arienzo, Campania, was a Belgian religious sister, restorer, and first superior general of the Congregation of the Angelic Sisters of Saint Paul…

1749–1794 · Modern

Florent Dumontet de Cardaillac was a French Catholic canon and vicar general born in 1749 in Saint-Méard. He died in 1794 in Port-des-Barques and is recognized as a blessed.

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.

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Saint Florentius of Semina was a Catholic priest and bishop from Ancient Rome. He is recognized as a saint within the Catholic Church.

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).

1856–1936 · Contemporary · Piarists

Florentín Felipe Naya, born Francisco Felipe Naya and known in religion as Florentín de San Francisco de Borja (Alquézar, October 10, 1856 – Azanuy, August 9, 1936), was a Piarist religious of the Peralta de la Sal community.

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.

287–304 · Early Church

Saint Fortunata was born in 287 in Banias and died in 302 in Caesarea Maritima. She is recognized as a saint within the Catholic Church.

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Fortunatus of Fano (6th century) was the bishop of Fano in the Picenum region of Italy, known for his dedication to ransoming captive Christians. His feast day is June 8.

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.

1917–1936 · Contemporary · Order of Friars Minor Capuchin

Friar Marçal de Vilafranca, born Carles Canyes Santacana, was a Catalan Capuchin friar and student. Born in Vilafranca del Penedès in 1917 into a deeply religious family, he was one of nine children, all of whom entered religious life.

1911–1942 · Contemporary

Franc Cvar was a Catholic priest born in Sodražica in 1911 and a citizen of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. He died in Roženberk in 1942 and is currently recognized as a Servant of God by the Catholic Church.

1872–1943 · Contemporary

Franc Gomilšek was a Catholic priest born in 1872 in Krčevina pri Vurbergu and a citizen of Austria–Hungary and the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. He died in 1943 in Knežja Vas and is currently recognized as a Servant of God by the Catholic Church.

1895–1943 · Contemporary

This is an article about a priest. For the director, producer, and politician of the same name, see Franci Kek. Franc Kek, Slovenian priest, born August 20, 1895, Studenec pri Trebnjem, died October 21, 1943, Padež forest, Birčna vas.

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.

1702–1745 · Modern · Dominican Order

Francisco Gil de Frederich (1702–1745) was a Spanish Dominican friar, a missionary in Tonkin, and a martyr who died in Hanoi. He was beatified in 1906 and canonized in 1988 along with 116 other Vietnamese martyrs.

1901–1940 · Contemporary · Piarists

Francisco Sagrera y Riera (Breda, November 8, 1901 – Moyá, February 22, 1940) was a Piarist priest and educator in Moyá. He has been proclaimed a Servant of God by the Catholic Church and is currently in the process of beatification.

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.

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.

1750–1800 · Modern

Francis Bae Gwan-gyeom (Korean: 배관겸 프란치스코; born c. 1740–1750 in Jinmok, Dangjin, in the then-province of Chungcheong, Korea; died January 7, 1800, in Cheongju, Korea) was a Korean martyr and a blessed of the Catholic Church.

1799 · Modern

Francis Bang (Korean: 방 프란치스코; born in Myeoncheon, Chungcheong Province, Korea; died January 21, 1799, in Hongju, Chungcheong Province) was a Korean martyr and a blessed of the Catholic Church. Francis Bang was born in Myeoncheon in the then-Korean province of Chungcheong.

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.