French Saints

[Xpycoctomos]

I am writing a report and i need the name of Threrese Little Flower (the canonized saint, not your saintly poster ) in French. It's like liseuax or something???? I'm writing this paper right now (it's actually jsut on secularism in France, not really about saints) so the sooner the better. Thanks in advance!

John

 

[Xpycoctomos]

Also, who is the writer of Imitation of Christ. He's French, but is he a saint? Feel free to name a few of the well known French Saints. I don't need tons, just la crème de la crème (in French if possible )

Thanks!

 

[PeterPaul]

I am writing a report and i need the name of Threrese Little Flower (the canonized saint, not your saintly poster ) in French. It's like liseuax or something???? I'm writing this paper right now (it's actually jsut on secularism in France, not really about saints) so the sooner the better. Thanks in advance!

John

St. Therese de Lisieux

St. Louis de Montfort

 

[epiclesis]

I love St. Therese of Lisieux. I wrote a report on her a few years ago, and I'm currently reading her autobiography, The Story of a Soul.

 

[ShannonMcCatholic]

The Cure of Ars--- St. John Vianney
St. Bernadette Souborouis (the litttle girl from Lourdes)
St. Catherine Laboure (the young nun who was given the Miraculous Medal)
St. Magaret Mary Alacoque (Who was given the vision of the Sacred Heart of Jesus)
St. Vincent de Paul
St. Bernard of Clairvaux
St. John Baptist de LaSalle
St. Francis de Sales
St. Jane Frances de Chantal
St. Joan of Arc
St. Colette
St. Genevieve (patroness of Paris)
St. Clotilde (Queen to the first Catholic King of France)

There was also another Marian apparition at La Salette, though I do not believe the visionary has been canonized.

 

[epiclesis]

I should have known St. Bernadette Soubirous ... i read a book on her....

 

[NewToLife]

Also, who is the writer of Imitation of Christ

Thomas a Kempis I believe and I'm 99% sure he is a Catholic saint, think he was German and not French though.

I'll throw in Gregory of Tours as a French saint though and if you want Orthodox saints as well you could add St John Cassian.

 

[Xpycoctomos]

Last night I ended up remembering his name and looked him up on NewAdvent. The original book is in Frnech and he lived in France.. but I could be off and maybe he was born in Gern,any (I skimmed the article). I also didn't see anything about him being a Saint.

 

[NewToLife]

You're right, he's not a saint but he was German.

 

[Diane_Windsor]

Anne
Denis
Joan of Arc
Martin of Tours
Notre Dame Cathedral of Paris
Notre Dame of Chartres
Our Lady of LaSallette
Our Lady of Lourdes
Our Lady of Pontmain
Our Lady of the Assumption
Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal
Remigius
Therese of Liseux

French Saints

 

[Xpycoctomos]

From NewAdvent.org:

Thomas à Kempis

Author of the "Imitation of Christ", born at Kempen in the Diocese of Cologne...

Good call my friend. German indeed!

 

[Cat59]

A more recent Frenchman acknowledged by the Church as Venerable (though not a saint) is Charles de Foucauld, a fascinating and holy man.
http://www.jesuscaritas.info/cdf/index.shtm

 

[Rilian]

St. Irenaeus of Lyons (he was originally from Asia Minor) and St. Vincent of Lérins are two major figures from the early church in Gaul. St. Hugh the Great, Abbot of Cluny is also another outstanding French saint.

A little known saint, but one whose life story has always touched me is St. Louise de Marillac, who along with St. Vincent de Paul cared for the poor and outcast in Paris.