Saint Emilian (Emiland)
Bishop of Nantes in the 8th century, Emilian took up arms to defend France against the Saracen invasion. After liberatin…
Place
Nantes
FR
12 saints associated
Eugénie Smet (Marie de la Providence)
Eugénie Smet (1825-1871), in religion Marie de la Providence, is the French foundress of the Society of the Helpers of t…
Saint Felix of Nantes
Born in Bourges in the 6th century, Saint Felix became Bishop of Nantes in 550. A builder prelate and influential diplom…
Saint Gohard of Nantes
Bishop of Nantes in the 9th century, Saint Gohard was massacred by the Normans in 843 during the sack of the city. He wa…
Martyrs of Gondar (2)
Agathangelus of Vendôme and Cassian of Nantes, 17th-century French Capuchin priests, were sent to Ethiopia to work for t…
Mary of the Passion
Hélène de Chappotin (Mary of the Passion) is the foundress of the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary, a missionary institut…
Saint Pasquaire (Pasquier)
Born in Nantes into a noble family, Pasquaire became bishop of the city after Harco. He distinguished himself by his cha…
Saints Donatian and Rogatian (The Children of Nantes)
Donatien and Rogatien, known as the Children of Nantes, are two brother martyrs whose cult has been deeply rooted in Nan…
Saint Similien of Nantes
Bishop of Nantes in the 4th century, Similien retired to an oratory during the persecution of Diocletian. He is famous f…
Venerable Yves Mahyeuc
A Dominican religious born in 1462, Yves Mahyeuc became the confessor to Queen Anne of Brittany before being appointed B…