St. Francis

St. Francis may refer to a number of Roman Catholic saints:

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

Place names

Canada

• St. Francis Harbour, Nova Scotia

South Africa

• Cape St. Francis
• St. Francis Bay

United States

• San Francisco, California translated from original Spanish name meaning "City of Saint Francis".
• St. Francis, Arkansas
• St. Francis, Kansas
• St. Francis, Maine
• St. Francis, Minnesota
• St. Francis, Wisconsin
• The St. Francis River, in Missouri and Arkansas

See also

• Martyr Saints of China includes several St Francis' not listed above
• St. Frances of Rome, Catholic nun
• St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, Mother Cabrini
• St. Francis Hospital (disambiguation)
• Saint Francis High School (disambiguation)
• List of places named after Saint Francis (includes "San Francisco", etc.)
• Saint-François (disambiguation)