St. Francis
St. Francis may refer to numerous Roman Catholic saints:
- Francis of Assisi (1181–1226), Italian founder of the Order of Friars Minor (Franciscans)
- Francis of Paola (1416–1507), Italian (Calabrian) founder of the Order of the Minims
- Francis Xavier (1506–1552), Navarrese Catholic missionary to India; co-founder of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits)
- Francis Borgia (1510–1572), Spanish Jesuit priest; third leader of the Jesuits
- Francis Solanus (1549–1610), Spanish Franciscan missionary to South America
- Francis Caracciolo (1563–1608), Italian priest who co-founded the Congregation of the Minor Clerics Regular
- Francis de Sales (1567–1622), French born bishop of Geneva, Switzerland
- Francis Ferdinand de Capillas (1607–1648), Castilian Dominican missionary; first Roman Catholic martyr killed in China
- Francis de Geronimo (1642–1716), Italian Jesuit priest
St. Francis or Saint Francis may also refer to:
Places
- St. Francis Harbour, Nova Scotia, a small community in Canada
United States
- St. Francis, Arkansas, a city
- St. Francis, Kansas, a city
- Saint Francis, Kentucky, an unincorporated community
- St. Francis, Maine, a town
- St. Francis, Minnesota, a city
- St. Francis, Texas, an unincorporated community
- St. Francis, Wisconsin, a city
- St. Francis River, a river in Missouri and Arkansas
South Africa
- St Francis Bay, a village in Cacadu District Municipality, Eastern Cape province
- Cape St. Francis, a town in Eastern Cape province
Schools
- St. Francis College, college in Brooklyn Heights, New York
- St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers, this school's athletic program
- St. Francis' College, college in Lucknow, India
- Saint Francis University, university in Loretto, Pennsylvania
- Saint Francis Red Flash, this school's athletic program
- University of St. Francis, university with locations throughout the United States
- University of Saint Francis (disambiguation), various universities
- Saint Francis High School (disambiguation), various high schools
Other uses
- St. Francis (film), 2002 film starring Raoul Bove
- HMCS St. Francis, Royal Canadian Navy destroyer during World War II
- St. Francis Yacht Club, sailing club in San Francisco
- St Francis F.C., a football club in Ireland
- Nobilissima Visione, 1938 ballet by Paul Hindemith, known at its New York performance as Saint Francis
- Convent of Saint Francis (Vitoria-Gasteiz)
See also
- List of places named after Saint Francis
- Frances of Rome (1384–1440), Catholic saint
- Frances Xavier Cabrini (1850–1917), Catholic saint known as Mother Cabrini
- San Francisco, a city and county in California
- St. Francis Hospital (disambiguation)
- Saint-François (disambiguation)
- Francis (disambiguation)
- San Francisco (disambiguation)
- São Francisco (disambiguation)
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