Saints related to Patron of France

St. Anne
St. Anne, or Ann, is the mother of the Virgin Mary and the grandmother of Jesus. She was married to St. Joachim and accor…

St. Dennis
St. Dennis (Denis) lived around 200AD and was sent from Italy as a missionary to Gaul (modern day France). He became the …

St. Genevieve
St. Genevieve was born in Nanterre, near Paris, in 422.
When she was a child, she met St. Germain of Auxerrem who pr…

St. Joan of Arc
When St. Joan of Arc was 16, heavenly voices revealed to her that God wanted her to save France. She courageously led Fre…

St. Remigius of Reims
St. Remigius, born in 437 A.D., was ordained as the Bishop of Reims, France at age 22. He earned the title of Apostle of t…

St. Therese of Lisieux
St. Therese of Lisieux was born January 2, 1873, in Alençon, France. She entered the convent taking the name Sr. Therese …