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Ambrose
Ambrose of Milan (; 4 April 397), canonized as Saint Ambrose, was a theologian and statesman who served as Bishop of Milan from 374 to 397.
Martin of Tours
Christian saint
Irenaeus
Irenaeus ( or ; ; ) was a Greek bishop noted for his role in guiding and expanding Christian communities in the southern regions of present-day France and, more widely, for the development of Christian theology by opposing Gnostic interpretations of Christian Scripture and defending orthodoxy. Originating from Smyrna, he had seen and heard the preaching of Polycarp, who in turn was said to have heard John the Evangelist.
Saint Sebastian
Christian saint and martyr (256–288)
Hilary of Poitiers
Bishop of Poitiers (c. 310 – c. 367)
Genevieve of Paris
Genevieve (; ; and Genofeva; 419/422 AD – 502/512 AD) was a consecrated virgin, and is one of the two patron saints of Paris in the Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodox Church. Her feast day is on 3 January.
John Cassian
Christian monk and theologian
Denis
3rd-century Bishop of Paris and saint
Saint Remigius
French archbishop and saint
Paulinus of Nola
Christian bishop and saint
Vincent of Lérins
5th-century saint and theologian
Saturninus
Saturnin of Toulouse (, , , , and , , and ) was one of the "Apostles to the Gauls" sent out (probably under the direction of Pope Fabian, 236–250) during the consulate of Decius and Gratus (250–251) to Christianise Gaul after the persecutions under Emperor Decius had all but dissolved the small Christian communities. Fabian sent out seven bishops from Rome to Gaul to preach the Gospel: Gatien to Tours, Trophimus to Arles, Paul to Narbonne, Saturnin to Toulouse, Denis to Paris, Austromoine to Clermont, and Martial to Limoges. His feast day is 29 November.
Eucherius of Lyon
5th century Bishop of Lyon
Avitus of Vienne
Archbishop of Vienne
Germanus of Auxerre
5th century Bishop of Auxerre and saint
Hilary of Arles
bishop of Arles
Crispin and Crispinian
Christian patron saints of cobblers, tanners, and leather workers
Saint Pothinus
2nd century bishop of Lyon and saint
Julia of Corsica
Carthaginian martyr
Honoratus
Honoratus (; – 6 January 429) was the founder of Lérins Abbey who later became an early Archbishop of Arles. He is honored as a saint in the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches.
Orientius
Orientius was a Christian Latin poet of the fifth century.
Saint Faith
Gallo-Roman saint
Mamertus
Mamertus (died c. 475) was the bishop of Vienne in Gaul, venerated as a saint. His primary contribution to ecclesiastical practice was the introduction of litanies prior to Ascension Day as an intercession against earthquakes and other disasters, leading to "Rogation Days." His feast day is the first of the Ice Saints.
Lupus of Troyes
christian bishop, saint
Saint Martial
3rd century founding bishop of Limoges
Austromoine
Stremonius or Saint Austremonius or Saint Stramonius or Austromoine, the "apostle of Auvergne," was the first Bishop of Clermont. He is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church.
Regina
virgin martyr and saint of the Catholic Church
Palladius
5th century deacon and first bishop of Ireland
Victor of Marseilles
Gallo-Roman saint
Victricius
Victricius (; ) also known as Victricius of Rouen ( 330 – c. 407 AD) was a bishop of Rouen (393–407), missionary, and author. His feast day is August 7.
Saint Quentin
Gallo-Roman saint
Quiteria
St. Quiteria was a fifth-century saint and virgin martyr about whom little is certain except her name, the date, place, and cause of her death, and existence of her cult. She is listed under the date of 22 May in the Roman Martyrology. She is one of the patron saints of Toledo, Spain. Accounts of her life include refusal to marry, protection for the vulnerable, and waging a guerilla war against the Roman Empire.
Columba of Sens
saintly virgin associated with Sens in France and a fountain named d'Azon
Maximin of Trier
4th-century Bishop of Trier
Devota
Devota (; ; died ca. 303 AD) is the patroness saint of Corsica and Monaco. She was killed during the persecutions of the Roman Emperors Diocletian and Maximian. She is sometimes identified with another Corsican saint named Julia, who was described in Latin as Deo devota ("devoted to God"). The description was misinterpreted as a proper name. The legend connected with her is similar to those told of other saints of the region, such as Reparata and Torpes of Pisa.
Maximinus of Aix
legendary first bishop of Aix
Nicasius of Rheims
Bishop of Rheims
Nicetius
Saint Nicetius () (c. 525 - c. 566) was a bishop of Trier, born in the latter part of the sixth century, exact date unknown; died in 563 or more probably 566.
Eutropius of Saintes
Bishop of Saintes, France
Romanus of Condat
Christian saint, monk and hermit
Brice of Tours
bishop of Tours
Amator of Auxerre
Amator Amadour or Amatre was bishop of Auxerre from 388 until his death on 1 May 418 and venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church. Amator's feast day is celebrated on 1 May.
Peregrine of Auxerre
Bishop of Auxerre
Torpes of Pisa
Roman Catholic saint
Pontius of Cimiez
Roman saint and martyr (died c. 257)
Salonius
Salonius (c. 400 – 28 September 475) known as Salonius of Geneva was a confessor and bishop of the 5th century. He was a son of Eucherius of Lyon and Galla. He was educated at Lérins Abbey, first by Hilary of Arles, then by Salvianus and Vincent of Lérins. In 440, he was elected bishop of Geneva and, as such, took part in the Synod of Orange (441), the Synod of Vaison (442), and the Synod of Arles in 451. He has also been listed as the bishop of Genoa, but it is not clear if this was a later appointment or if the word Geneva was incorrectly written as Genova. He was an accomplished Latin eccle
Trophimus of Arles
3rd century Gallo-Roman founding bishop of Arles
Exuperius
thumb|Sculpture of Saint Exuperius in the Basilica of St. Sernin, Toulouse. Exuperius (also Exsuperius) () (died c. 410) was Bishop of Toulouse at the beginning of the 5th century.
Paul of Narbonne
Gallo-Roman saint
Saint Perpetuus
French archbishop
Julian of Le Mans
Bishop of Le Mans
Eugendus
Eugendus (also Augendus; ; 449 – January 1, 510) was the fourth abbot of Condat Abbey, at Saint-Claude, Jura.
Benignus of Dijon
French saint
Mansuy of Toul
bishop of Toul
Euphronios of Autun
bishop of Autun in late antiquity
Eutropius of Orange
Roman Catholic bishop and saint
Nazarius and Celsus
Christian martyrs
Reticius
Saint Reticius (or Rheticus, Rheticius) () (early 4th century) was a bishop of Autun, the first one known to history, according to the Catholic Encyclopedia. He was a Gallo-Roman, and an ecclesiastical writer, and served as bishop of this see from around 310 to 334 AD.
Paulinus of Trier
Roman Catholic bishop and saint
Abra of Poitiers
Roman Catholic nun and saint
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