St. Francis

St. Francis may refer to numerous Roman Catholic saints:

• Saint Francis of Assisi (1181–1226), Italian founder of the Order of Friars Minor (Franciscans)
• Saint Francis of Paola (1416–1507), Italian (Calabrian) founder of the Order of the Minims
• Saint Francis Xavier (1506–1552), Navarrese Catholic missionary to China; co-founder of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits)
• Saint Francis Borgia (1510–1572), Spanish Jesuit priest; third leader of the Jesuits
• Saint Francis Solanus (1549–1610), Spanish Franciscan missionary to South America
• Saint Francis Caracciolo (1563–1608), Italian priest who co-founded the Congregation of the Minor Clerics Regular
• Saint Francis de Sales (1567–1622), French born bishop of Geneva, Switzerland
• Saint Francis Ferdinand de Capillas (1607–1648), Castilian Dominican missionary; first Roman Catholic martyr killed in China
• Saint Francis de Geronimo (1642–1716), Italian Jesuit priest