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Normandy : 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.
2. St Philibert

Gascon court favourite and protégé of St Ouen. Founded Jumièges in the 7th century.
3. St Wandrille

The nobleman founder (in 649) of the eponymous abbey. Known as God’s True Athlete for his remarkable physique.
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.
5. Lanfranc

Influential Italian lawyer-monk (1005–1089). Became William the Conqueror’s Archbishop at Canterbury.
6. St Anselm

Philosopher-monk (1033– 1109) who joined Lanfranc at Bec and succeeded him as Archbishop of Canterbury.
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.
8. Guillaume de la Tremblaye

Benedictine monk at Bec, who was a master architect and sculptor (1644–1715).
9. Abbot de Rancé

Nobleman who renounced his former life and founded the Trappists in 1664.
10. St Therèse Martin

Deeply spiritual young nun (1873–97) whose shrine at Lisieux is venerated.