French Roman Catholic writers

French philosopher, mathematician, and scientist (1596–1650)

French mathematician, physicist, inventor, writer, and Christian philosopher (1623-1662)

French novelist, critic and essayist (1871–1922)

French novelist and playwright (1799–1850)

French author, philosopher, and statesman (1533–1592)

16th-century French writer and humanist (1494–1553)

French writer (1885-1970)

French poet (1844-1896)

French clergyman, cardinal, noble and statesman (1585-1642)

French writer, politician and historian (1768–1848)

Burgundian saint, abbot and theologian (1090-1153)

French Discalced Carmelite nun, Doctor of the Church (1873–1897)

Pope of the Catholic Church from 938 to 1003

17th-century French writer and philosopher (1645–1696)

French bishop, saint, writer and Doctor of the Church (1567-1622)

French diplomat, poet and playwright (1868-1955)

185th Pope of the Catholic Church

French classical liberal theorist, political economist, and member of the French assembly (1801-1850)

Savoyard philosopher, writer, lawyer, and diplomat (1753-1821)

French judge, writer and philosopher

French priest, founder and saint (1581-1660)

French writer (1888–1948)

French philosopher, playwright, music critic and leading Christian existentialist (1889-1973)

French writer, playwright and critic (1852–1935)

French novelist and art critic (1848–1907)

French philosopher

French philosopher (1882–1973)

French author, politician, poet, and critic (1868–1952)

French-Belgian writer

French sociologist and philosopher (1947–2022)

medieval philosopher (ca. 1300-1358)

French-English writer (1870–1953)

French writer (1924–2016)

French historian, literary critic, and philosopher of social science

Héloïse (c. 1101 – 16 May 1164), variously Héloïse d'Argenteuil or Héloïse du Paraclet, was a French nun, philosopher, writer, scholar, and abbess.

French philosopher (1754-1840)

French historian and philosopher (1884-1978)

French physicist and historian of science (1861-1916)

French writer, poet and essayist (1846–1917)

French Catholic saint, priest, and confessor

French philosopher (1905–1950)

French theologian, philosopher, mathematician (1612-1694)

French writer of Russian birth (1799–1874)

Dominican priest and cardinal (1904–1995)

French philosopher (1936–2023)

Jesuit theologian and cardinal (1896–1991)

French theologian and philosopher

French philosopher (1932–2018)

French author, traveler, and explorer (1925–2020)

French Jesuit and scholar (1925–1986)

French philosopher (1861-1949)

French philosopher (1946-)

French philosopher

French writer (1858-1918)

French writer (1919–2016)

French scholar (1813-1853)

French theologian (1877-1964)

French writer (1849–1906)

French mathematician and philosopher (1870-1954)

German theologian