Most Famous French Religious figures
France has produced 1,074 notable religious figures throughout history, led by Joan of Arc. Rankings are drawn from a cross-verified academic dataset of 152,953 people.
Category All
Citizenship All
JO
Joan of Arc French Kirche 1410 – 1431
#
304
TO
Thérèse of Lisieux French Nun 1873 – 1897
#
937
PJ
Pope Julius II French Priest 1443 – 1513
#
1,637
AO
Anselm of Canterbury French Benedictine 1033 – 1109
#
1,674
CM
Cardinal Mazarin French Cleric 1602 – 1661
#
1,999
PP
Pope Paul III French Priest 1468 – 1549
#
2,266
BS
Bernadette Soubirous French Nun 1844 – 1879
#
2,534
FD
Francis de Sales French Bishop 1567 – 1622
#
3,159
VD
Vincent de Paul French Priest 1581 – 1660
#
3,186
PS
Pope Sylvester II French Pope 938 – 1003
#
4,411
PU
Pope Urban II French Pope 1042 – 1099
#
4,589
JV
John Vianney French Priest 1786 – 1859
#
4,651
EJ
Emmanuel Joseph Sieyès French Abbé 1748 – 1836
#
4,808
AP
Abbé Pierre French Priest 1912 – 2007
#
4,975
PJ
Pope John XXII French Cleric 1244 – 1334
#
5,209
PC
Pope Clement V French Cleric 1264 – 1314
#
5,219
FF
François Fénelon French Archbishop 1651 – 1715
#
6,917
ML
Marcel Lefebvre French Archbishop 1905 – 1991
#
7,076
PC
Pope Clement VI French Cleric 1291 – 1352
#
7,697
GO
Gregory of Tours French Bishop 538 – 594
#
7,738