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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.

1545–1597 · Reformation · Conventual Franciscans

Francisco of Saint Michael was a Spanish Franciscan and Conventual Franciscan born in La Parrilla in 1545. He died by crucifixion in Nagasaki in 1597. He is recognized as a saint in the Catholic Church.

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.

1908–1943 · Contemporary

Franciszek Drzewiecki, FDP (born February 26, 1908, in Zduny near Łowicz; died September 13, 1942, in Hartheim) was a Polish Catholic priest, member of the Orionists, a blessed of the Catholic Church, and a martyr of World War II.

1895–1941 · Contemporary · Pallottines

Franciszek Kilian, SAC (born October 10, 1895, in Zawada, died November 10, 1941, in the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp in the Death Block) was a Polish Pallottine, a martyr for the faith, and a Servant of God, who served as rector of the Major Seminary in Ołtarzew from 19…

1920–1942 · Contemporary

Franciszek Kęsy (Berlin, November 13, 1920 – Dresden, August 24, 1942), cited in Hispanic sources as Francisco Kesy, was a Polish Catholic layman, an aspirant to the Salesian minor seminary in Ląd, and a martyr of the Second World War.

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.

1889–1942 · Contemporary

Franciszek Rosłaniec (born Rosłoniec; 19 December 1889 in Wyśmierzyce – October 1942 in Hartheim) was a Polish Catholic priest, biblical theologian, professor and dean of the Faculty of Catholic Theology at the University of Warsaw, and a martyr of World War II, beatified by the…

1882–1944 · Contemporary

Franciszek Stryjas was born in 1882 in Popów, Greater Poland Voivodeship, and worked as a catechist in Poland. He died in 1944 in Kalisz. He is recognized as a blessed in the Catholic Church.

1940–1944 · Contemporary

Franciszek Ulma was born in 1940 in Markowa, Poland, to parents Józef and Wiktoria Ulma. A member of the Latin Church, he died in 1944 in Markowa from a gunshot wound. He is recognized as blessed.

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.

1727–1794 · Modern · Franciscans

François Migoret-Lamberdière (born August 28, 1727, in Lassay-les-Châteaux; died January 21, 1794, in Laval, Mayenne department) was a French priest who was sentenced to death and guillotined during the French Revolution. He is venerated as a Blessed in the Roman Catholic Church.

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.

1886–1948 · Contemporary

Frano Gjini was an Albanian Catholic priest and bishop born in Shkodër in 1886. During his career, he served as the Roman Catholic Bishop of Lezhë, a titular bishop, and a territorial abbot before his death in Shkodër in 1948.

1790–1839 · Modern

Saint Francis Xavier Hà Trọng Mậu (born c. 1790 in Kẻ Riền, Thái Bình Province, Vietnam; died December 19, 1839, in Cổ Mễ, Bắc Ninh Province, Vietnam) was a catechist, a Dominican tertiary, a martyr, and a saint of the Catholic Church.

1803–1837 · Modern

Saint Francis Xavier Nguyễn Cần (also known as Nguyễn Tiến or Tiên Truật) (born c. 1803 in Sơn Miêng, Vietnam; died November 20, 1837, in Ô Cầu Giấy, Hanoi, Vietnam) was a catechist, martyr, and saint of the Catholic Church. Francis Xavier Nguyễn Cần was born in Sơn Miêng.

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František z Torquemady was a Spanish missionary. He is recognized as a blessed within the 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.

1882–1945 · Contemporary

Franz Zagermann (born July 28, 1882, in Zagern near Schillgehnen, Braunsberg district, Warmia; died February 26, 1945, in Glockstein (now Unikowo), Rößel district, now Bartoszyce district, Warmia) was a German-Polish Roman Catholic priest.

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.

1833–1894 · Modern

The Venerable Franziska Lechner, born on January 1, 1833, in Edling (Kingdom of Bavaria) and died on April 14, 1894, in Breitenfurt, was a Catholic religious sister and founder of the Congregation of the Daughters of Divine Charity. She was declared venerable in 2005.

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.

1764–1793 · Modern

François Filiol was a French Catholic priest born in 1764 in Barriac-les-Bosquets. He died in 1793 in Mauriac and is currently recognized as a Servant of God.

1799–1838 · Modern

François Jaccard, born on September 6, 1799, in Onnion, Haute-Savoie, and strangled to death on September 21, 1838, in Vietnam, was a 19th-century Savoyard clergyman. The feast day of this martyr priest, who was canonized in 1988, is celebrated in September.

1759–1792 · Modern

François Joseph Pey, also known in German as Franz Josef Pey (Solliès-Pont, January 29, 1759 – Paris, September 2, 1792), was a French priest.

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.

1870–1909 · Contemporary · Society of Mary

François-Benjamin May, known as Benjamin May (born July 21, 1870, in Bagnes, in the Swiss canton of Valais; died July 27, 1909, in Barcelona), was a Marist Brother. He died during the Tragic Week, having been shot to death.

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.

1736–1792 · Modern

Blessed François-Joseph de La Rochefoucauld-Bayers (Angoulême (Saint-Jean parish), February 28, 1736 – Paris, September 2, 1792) was an 18th-century French prelate and politician. As Bishop of Beauvais, he was elected as a deputy for the clergy to the Estates General of 1789.

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.

1797–1868 · Modern

Irenaeus Frederic Baraga (June 29, 1797 – January 19, 1868; Slovene: Irenej Friderik Baraga) was a Slovenian Catholic missionary to the United States, grammarian and author of Christian poetry and hymns in Native American languages.

1113–1175 · Medieval · Premonstratensians

Saint Frederick of Hallum (West Frisian: Freark fan Hallum) (c. 1113 – 5 March 1175) was a Premonstratensian priest and regular canon, founder and first abbot of Mariengaarde Abbey in Friesland in the Netherlands.

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.

1898–1997 · Contemporary · Order of Friars Minor Capuchin

Damião de Bozzano O.F.M. Cap., born as Pio Giannotti (5 November 1898 – 31 May 1997), was an Italian Roman Catholic priest and a professed member from the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin who served in the Brazilian missions for over six decades.

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.

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.

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…

833–905 · Medieval

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

200–259 · Early Church

Saint Fructuosus of Tarragona (Spanish: San Fructuoso, Catalan: Sant Fructuós, died 259) was a Christian saint, bishop and martyr. His is an important name in the early history of Christianity in Hispania.

601–665 · Medieval

Fructuosus of Braga (c. 600 – 16 April 665) was the Bishop of Dumio and Archbishop of Braga, also known for being a great founder of monasteries. The son of a Visigothic dux in the region of Bierzo, at a young age he accompanied his father on official trips over his estates.

1838–1916 · Contemporary · Franciscans

Frédéric Janssoone, O.F.M., also known as Frédéric of Ghyvelde or Frédéric of Saint-Yves (19 November 1838 — 4 August 1916), was a French-born Franciscan friar and priest who worked in France, Egypt, Palestine and Quebec, where he died.

1813–1853 · Modern

Antoine-Frédéric Ozanam was a French Catholic literary scholar, lawyer, journalist and equal rights advocate. He founded with fellow students the Conference of Charity, later known as the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul.