Orthodox France
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Arrival of Orthodoxy:
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1st Century: Apostles and Disciples of Christ
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Earliest Saints and Evangelizers:
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2nd Century: Saint Pothinus
Saint Irenaeus of Lyon

Apostle to the Franks:
Saint Remiguis

Restoration of the Gallican Liturgy:
Saint John Maximovitch
Bishop Jean-Nectaire of Saint-Denis
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Patron Saint
Saint Denys, the Great Martyr of Paris

Most Recent Saint
Saint Maria Skobtsova of Paris

Patron of French Liturgy
Saint Geramnus of Paris

The Orthodox Saints of France
Full Alphabetical Reference

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Major Saints

All Saints of France

Date: 1st century- 1054 A.D.
Region: All France
Ministry: Service to Christ's Church
Feast day: Week after All Saints
Hymnography: Available

Saint Armel (Armagilus)

Date: d. 570
Region: Wales & Brittany
Ministry: Prince, Holy Man
Feast day: 16 August
Hymnography: Available
Matins
Vespers

Saint Amandus

Date: b. 584, d. 675
Region: Saint-Amand
Ministry: Bishop, Missionary
Feast day: 6 February
Hymnography: Available
Matins
Vespers

Saint Abra

Date: b. 339, d. 360
Region: Poitiers
Ministry: Nun, Daughter of Saint Hilary
Feast day: 12 December

Saint Adelaide

Date: b. 931, d. 999
Region: Alsace
Ministry: Holy Roman Empress
Feast day: 16 December

Saint Albinus of Angers

Date: b. 470, d. 550
Region: Angers
Ministry: Abbot
Feast day: 1 March

Saint Amadour

Date: b. 388, d. 418
Region: Rocamadour
Ministry: Abbot, Hermit
Feast day: 20 August

Saint Arnulf of Metz

Date: b. 582, d. 643
Region: Metz
Ministry: Bishop
Feast day: 18 July

Saint Aphrodisius

Date: d. 65
Region: Southern France
Ministry: Martyr
Feast day: 28 April

Saint Amon of Toul

Date: d. 375
Region: Toul
Ministry: Bishop
Feast day: 23 October

Saint Avitus of Vienne

Date: b. 450, d. 517
Region: Vienne, Gaul
Ministry: Bishop
Feast day: 5 Feburary

Saint Blandine

Date: d. 177
Region: Lyon
Ministry: Martyr
Feast day: 2 June

Saint Balthild

Date: b. 626, d. 680
Region: All of France
Ministry: Wife, Queen, Mother, Nun
Feast day: 30 January
Hymnography: Available
Matins
Vespers

Saint Bobo

Date: d. 986
Region: Noyers-sur-Jabron
Ministry: Pilgrim, Repentant Warrior
Feast day: 22 May

Saint Caesarius of Arles

Date: b. 468, d. 542
Region: Arles
Ministry: Bishop
Feast day: 27 August

Saint Carolman, King of Austrasia

Date: d. 754
Region: Austrasia
Ministry: Repentant King, Monastic
Feast day: 17 August

Saint (John) Casian

Date: d. 435
Region: Gaul
Ministry: Monk, Theological Writer
Feast day: July 23 & 29 February

Saint Chrodegang of Metz

Date: b. 712, d. 766
Region: Metz
Ministry: Monastic, Abbot, Bishop
Feast day: 6 March

Saint Corentin

Date: d. 460
Region: Quimper
Ministry: Bishop
Feast day: 12 December

Saint Caprasius of Agen

Date: d. 303
Region: Agen
Ministry: Martyr, Bishop
Feast day: 20 October

Saint Clotilde

Date: d. 474, d. 545
Region: Tours
Ministry: Priness, Wife, Almsgiver
Feast day: 3 June

Saint Dagobert II

Date: d. 679
Region: Merovingian France
Ministry: King
Feast day: 23 December

Saint Eligius

Date: b. 588, d. 660
Region: Noyon
Ministry: Chief Council, later Bishop
Feast day: 1 December
Hymnography: Available
Matins
Vespers

Saint Foi

Date: d. c3rd century
Region: Gaul
Ministry: Martyr
Feast day: 6 October

Saint Genevieve of Paris

Date: b. 419, d. 502
Region: Paris
Ministry: Holy Woman, Miracle Worker
Feast day: 3 January
Hymnography: Available
Matins
Vespers

Saint Gregory of Tours

Date: b. 538, d. 593
Region: Tours
Ministry: Bishop, Hagiographer, Ecclesiastical Historian
Feast day: 17 November

Saint Germanus of Auxerre

Date: b. 378, d. 448
Region: Auxerre
Ministry: Bishop
Feast day: 31 July

Saint Germanus of Paris

Date: b.496, d. 576
Region: Paris
Ministry: Bishop, Liturgist
Feast day: 28 May

Saint Gontram

Date: d. 592
Region: Merovingian France
Ministry: King
Feast day: 28 March

Saint Honoratus of Arles

Date: d. 4th century
Region: Arles
Ministry: Bishop
Feast day: 16 January
Hymnography: Available
Matins
Vespers

Saint Hilary of Poitier

Date: b. 310, d. 367
Region: Poitiers
Ministry: Bishop, Teacher of the Trinity; "Malleus Arianourm" Hammer of the Arians;
‍"Athanasius of the West"
Feast day: 13 January
Hymnography: Available
Matins
Vespers

Saint Irenaeus of Lyon

Date: b. 130, d. 202
Region: Lyon, Gaul
Ministry: Bishop
Feast day: 23 August
Hymnography: Available
Matins
Vespers

Saint Julian of Le Mans

Date: d. 4th century
Region: Le Mans
Ministry: First Bishop
Feast day: 27 January

Saint Judoc

Date: d. 668
Region: Brittany & Ponthieu
Ministry: Pilgrim
Feast day: 13 December

Saint Lambert of Maastricht

Date: d. 705
Region: Liege, Maastricht
Ministry: Bishop
Feast day: 17 September
Hymnography: Available
Matins
Vespers

Saint Martin of Tours (the Merciful)

Date: b. 316, d. 397
Region: Gaul
Ministry: Bishop, Confessor
Feast day: 11 November

Saint Martial

Date: d. 3rd century
Region: Limoges
Ministry: Bishop
Feast day: 30 June

Saint Odile (Odillia)

Date: b. 660, d. 720
Region: Frankish Alsace
Ministry: Abbess, Miracleworker
Feast day: 13 December

Saint Remigius

Date: b. 437 d. 533
Region: Rheims
Ministry: Bishop, Apostle to the Franks
Feast day: 1 October
Hymnography: Available
Matins
Vespers

Saint Romanus of Condat

Date: b. 390 d. 460
Region: Condat
Ministry: Hermit
Feast day: 28 Feburary

Saint Rigobert

Date: d. 743
Region: Reims
Ministry: Bishop
Feast day: 4 January

Saint Radegund

Date: d. 587
Region: Poitiers
Ministry: Abbot
Feast day: 13 August

Saint Saturnin, Apostle to the Gauls

Date: d. 257
Region: Gaul
Ministry: Equal to the Apostles to Gaul
Feast day: 29 November

Saint Sigismund, King of Burgundy

Date: d. 524
Region: Aurelianum
Ministry: King
Feast day: 1 May
Hagiography: Available

Saint Sigebert III

Date: b. 630 d.656
Region: Austrasia
Ministry: King
Feast day: 1 February

Saint Venantius Fortunatus

Date: d. 600
Region: Pictavium
Ministry: Hymnographer, Poet, Bishop
Feast day: 14 December

Orthodox France‍

The Orthodox Saints of FranceFull Alphabetical Reference