Top 10 Top 10 Religious Figures
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1. St Ouen
Credited with reviving Christian zeal in the Rouen region, as a result of which several abbeys were founded.
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2. St Philibert
Gascon court favourite and protégé of St Ouen. Founded Jumièges in the 7th century.
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3. St Wandrille
The nobleman founder (in 649) of the eponymous abbey. Known as God’s True Athlete for his remarkable physique.
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4. St Aubert
Bishop of Avranches, to whom, legend has it, the Archangel Gabriel appeared in 708, ordering him to build a chapel on Mont St-Michel.
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5. Lanfranc
Influential Italian lawyer-monk (1005–1089). Became William the Conqueror’s Archbishop at Canterbury.
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6. St Anselm
Philosopher-monk (1033– 1109) who joined Lanfranc at Bec and succeeded him as Archbishop of Canterbury.
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7. Joan of Arc
Teenage soldier (1412–31) whose “voices” told her to save France from the English. Captured and burnt at the stake. Canonized in 1920.
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8. Guillaume de la Tremblaye
Benedictine monk at Bec, who was a master architect and sculptor (1644–1715).
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9. Abbot de Rancé
Nobleman who renounced his former life and founded the Trappists in 1664.
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10. St Therèse Martin
Deeply spiritual young nun (1873–97) whose shrine at Lisieux is venerated.
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