Confirmation Saint FinderConfirmation Saints for Girls
Looking for a Confirmation name? Here are 87 saints, every woman and girl on this site, from heroines of the Old Testament to saints of our own time. Read their stories, notice who stays with you, and talk it over with your catechist or pastor.
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St. Abigail
Israelite woman whose wise words turned the future King David away from bloodshed.
For peacemakers and anyone who has to calm a tense situation with wisdom and grace.
Meet St. AbigailSts. Adam and Eve
The first man and woman in Genesis, whose fall was answered by God's promise of a Redeemer.
For anyone who has fallen and needs to trust that God still has a plan of mercy.
Meet Sts. Adam and Eve
St. Agatha
Young Christian woman of Sicily martyred at Catania c. 251 for refusing to give up her faith.
For anyone facing illness, or those who care for the sick.
Meet St. Agatha
St. Agnes of Rome
Roman girl of about twelve or thirteen martyred c. 304 for refusing to renounce Christ.
For candidates who want courage to stay true under peer pressure.
Meet St. Agnes of Rome
St. Anastasia
Fourth-century martyr of Sirmium named in the Roman Canon and remembered on Christmas Day.
For those who visit the lonely and imprisoned, and anyone drawn to a name that means resurrection.
Meet St. AnastasiaSt. Angela of Foligno
Worldly wife of Foligno who converted, became a Franciscan tertiary, and was a great mystic.
For anyone who has drifted from God and wants to come back with their whole heart.
Meet St. Angela of Foligno
St. Anne
Honored by ancient tradition as the mother of the Virgin Mary and the grandmother of Jesus.
For those who love their grandmothers.
Meet St. Anne
St. Barbara
Legendary early virgin martyr shut in a tower by her father, beloved patron of miners and firefighters.
For firefighters, miners, and anyone who needs courage in dangerous work.
Meet St. Barbara
St. Beatrice da Silva
Portuguese noblewoman who founded the Conceptionist nuns in Toledo.
For anyone treated unfairly out of jealousy who wants to respond with peace.
Meet St. Beatrice da Silva
St. Bernadette Soubirous
Poor French girl who reported eighteen visions of Mary at Lourdes in 1858 and later became a nun.
For humble candidates and those who are sick.
Meet St. BernadetteSt. Bibiana
Fourth-century Roman virgin martyr whose ancient church stands near the Esquiline Hill.
For anyone trying to stay faithful when their whole family is suffering for its faith.
Meet St. Bibiana
St. Bridget of Sweden
Swedish noblewoman, mother of eight and mystic of the 1300s who founded the Bridgettine order.
For mothers, widows, and anyone with the courage to tell leaders hard truths.
Meet St. Bridget of Sweden
St. Brigid of Kildare
Irish abbess of the 400s and 500s who founded a famous monastery at Kildare.
For generous candidates with Irish roots.
Meet St. Brigid of Kildare
St. Catherine Labouré
French Daughter of Charity who received the Miraculous Medal in 1830, then served quietly for decades.
For anyone who serves quietly without needing credit.
Meet St. Catherine Labouré
St. Catherine of Alexandria
Learned young martyr of Alexandria c. 305, famous in legend for debating pagan philosophers.
For students and anyone who loves to think hard about the faith.
Meet St. Catherine
St. Catherine of Bologna
Poor Clare abbess, painter, writer and musician whose body rests in Bologna.
For artists and musicians who want to use their gifts for God.
Meet St. Catherine
St. Catherine of Siena
Italian Dominican laywoman of the 1300s who cared for the sick and urged the pope back to Rome.
For bold young women who want to change the world.
Meet St. Catherine of Siena
St. Cecilia
Roman Christian woman martyred in the early centuries, long honored as patron of music.
A favorite for musicians and singers.
Meet St. Cecilia
St. Christina of Bolsena
Early virgin martyr of Bolsena, Italy, whose tomb lies in the town's ancient catacomb.
For girls who need courage to stand firm in their faith at home.
Meet St. Christina
St. Clare of Assisi
Noblewoman of Assisi who left home in 1212 to follow Saint Francis and founded the Poor Clares.
For those drawn to prayer and simplicity, and future media workers.
Meet St. Clare of AssisiSt. Clelia Barbieri
Italian village girl who founded a religious community and died in 1870, aged 23.
For young people who feel too young to do something great for God.
Meet St. Clelia Barbieri
St. Clotilde
Queen of the Franks whose prayers helped bring King Clovis to baptism c. 496.
For anyone praying for a family member to come to faith.
Meet St. ClotildeSt. Colette of Corbie
French reformer of the Poor Clares who founded or renewed seventeen monasteries.
For anyone who feels called to renew something that has lost its way.
Meet St. Colette of Corbie
St. Dorothy
Virgin martyr of Caesarea in Cappadocia, linked to a legend of heavenly fruit and roses.
For gardeners and anyone who wants to share the joy of heaven.
Meet St. Dorothy
St. Dymphna
Legendary seventh-century Irish princess martyred at Geel, now honored for care of the mentally ill.
For anyone struggling with anxiety, depression or mental illness, and those who care for them.
Meet St. Dymphna
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
New York wife, mother and widow who became Catholic and founded the Sisters of Charity in 1809.
For American candidates and future teachers.
Meet St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
St. Elizabeth of Hungary
Hungarian princess and widow of the 1200s who built a hospital and served the poor in Marburg.
For generous candidates who want to serve the poor.
Meet St. Elizabeth
St. Elizabeth of Portugal
Aragonese princess and Queen of Portugal who made peace between her warring family in the 1300s.
For peacemakers and for anyone praying for a family that is torn apart.
Meet St. ElizabethSt. Emiliana
Sixth-century Roman consecrated woman, aunt of Pope St. Gregory the Great.
For anyone who wants to make their family home a place of prayer.
Meet St. Emiliana
St. Esther
Jewish queen of Persia who risked her life to save her people from destruction.
For anyone called to speak up "for such a time as this."
Meet St. Esther
St. Faustina Kowalska
Polish nun of the 1930s who recorded visions of Jesus asking for devotion to his Divine Mercy.
For those who want to grow in trust and mercy.
Meet St. Faustina Kowalska
St. Frances Xavier Cabrini
Italian missionary sister who served immigrants in the United States and became a citizen in 1909.
For candidates from immigrant families.
Meet St. Frances Cabrini
Sts. Francisco and Jacinta Marto
Portuguese shepherd siblings who saw Mary at Fátima in 1917 and died young in the flu pandemic.
For young people who want to take their faith seriously, even when others laugh.
Meet Sts. Francisco and Jacinta
St. Gemma Galgani
Young Italian woman from Lucca with a deep prayer life who died in 1903, aged 25.
For those who suffer.
Meet St. Gemma Galgani
St. Genevieve
Consecrated virgin who rallied Paris to prayer and fed its people during a siege.
For leaders in the making, and anyone who wants to stay calm and pray in a crisis.
Meet St. Genevieve
St. Germaine Cousin
Mistreated shepherd girl of Pibrac, France, who stayed gentle and prayerful and died at 22.
For anyone who feels unwanted or overlooked.
Meet St. Germaine Cousin
St. Gertrude the Great
Mystic nun of Helfta in Germany whose writings anticipate devotion to the Sacred Heart.
For anyone who wants a close, personal friendship with Jesus.
Meet St. Gertrude the Great
St. Gianna Beretta Molla
Italian doctor, wife and mother who gave her life for her unborn daughter in 1962.
For future doctors and anyone who values life.
Meet St. Gianna
St. Hedwig of Silesia
German-born Duchess of Silesia in the 1200s who served the poor, the sick and prisoners.
For anyone who wants to use what they have to help others.
Meet St. Hedwig of Silesia
St. Helena
Mother of the emperor Constantine who made a pilgrimage to the Holy Land c. 326.
For those who love history and archaeology.
Meet St. Helena
St. Hildegard of Bingen
German Benedictine abbess of the 1100s who wrote on visions, medicine and music.
Perfect for science, music, and creative candidates.
Meet St. Hildegard of BingenBl. Imelda Lambertini
Young Dominican pupil of Bologna who died in prayer after her First Communion in 1333.
For anyone preparing for the Eucharist or longing to grow closer to Jesus.
Meet Bl. Imelda Lambertini
St. Jane Frances de Chantal
French widow and mother who founded the Visitation Sisters with Saint Francis de Sales in 1610.
For those who've lost someone they love.
Meet St. Jane de Chantal
St. Joan of Arc
French peasant girl who helped lift the siege of Orléans in 1429 and was burned in 1431.
For brave candidates who want to follow God's call no matter what.
Meet St. Joan of Arc
St. Josephine Bakhita
Sudanese woman kidnapped into slavery as a child who became a Canossian sister in Italy.
For those who care about victims of human trafficking.
Meet St. Josephine Bakhita
St. Julia of Carthage
Christian slave from Carthage martyred on Corsica, patron of the island.
For anyone who feels trapped in a hard situation and wants to stay faithful.
Meet St. Julia of Carthage
St. Julie Billiart
French foundress of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, healed after two decades of paralysis.
For anyone living with illness or disability who wants to keep serving God.
Meet St. Julie Billiart
St. Kateri Tekakwitha
Mohawk and Algonquin young woman, baptized in 1676, who died near Montreal in 1680.
For those with Native American roots and lovers of nature.
Meet St. Kateri Tekakwitha
St. Katharine Drexel
Philadelphia heiress who founded the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament in 1891.
For those who want to use their gifts for justice.
Meet St. Katharine Drexel
St. Lidwina of Schiedam
Dutch woman bedridden after a skating fall who offered decades of suffering in prayer.
For anyone living with chronic illness or pain.
Meet St. Lidwina of Schiedam
Sts. Louis and Zélie Martin
French watchmaker and lacemaker of Alençon, married in 1858, parents of Saint Thérèse.
For those who dream of a holy family.
Meet Sts. Louis and Zélie
St. Louise de Marillac
French widow who founded the Daughters of Charity with Saint Vincent de Paul in 1633.
For future social workers and nurses.
Meet St. Louise de Marillac
St. Lucy
Young Christian woman of Syracuse in Sicily martyred c. 304.
For candidates who want to bring light to dark places.
Meet St. Lucy
St. Lydia of Thyatira
Seller of purple cloth baptized by St. Paul at Philippi, the first known convert in Europe.
For girls who want to use their talents and their home to serve God.
Meet St. Lydia of Thyatira
St. Margaret Mary Alacoque
French Visitation nun of Paray-le-Monial who spread devotion to the Sacred Heart in the 1670s.
For those who want to grow in love of Jesus' Heart.
Meet St. Margaret Mary
St. Margaret of Cortona
Former mistress who became a Franciscan penitent and served the poor and sick of Cortona.
For anyone who regrets their past and wants a new beginning with God.
Meet St. Margaret
St. Margaret of Scotland
Anglo-Saxon princess born in Hungary who became a devout Queen of Scotland in the 1000s.
For mothers and for anyone in a position of influence who wants to serve.
Meet St. Margaret
St. Maria Goretti
Italian farm girl stabbed in 1902, aged 11, who forgave her attacker before she died.
For teens learning forgiveness and purity.
Meet St. Maria Goretti
St. Marianne Cope
German-born Franciscan sister from New York who served leprosy patients in Hawaii from 1883.
For future nurses and caregivers.
Meet St. Marianne Cope
St. Martha of Bethany
Friend of Jesus from Bethany, sister of Mary and Lazarus.
For hard workers who love hosting and serving others.
Meet St. Martha of Bethany
St. Mary Magdalene
Disciple from Magdala who stood at the cross and first saw the risen Jesus.
For candidates who want a deep, personal love for Jesus.
Meet St. Mary Magdalene
St. Mary of Egypt
Penitent of Alexandria who lived for decades in the desert beyond the Jordan.
For anyone struggling with sin who wants to believe God can change their life.
Meet St. Mary of Egypt
St. Mary, Mother of God
Young Jewish woman of Nazareth who said yes to God and became the mother of Jesus.
For anyone learning to trust God completely. Many candidates take Mary or Marie as their Confirmation name.
Meet St. Mary, Mother of God
St. Matilda of Ringelheim
German queen known for charity who founded abbeys and endured conflict with her own sons.
For mothers, and for anyone dealing with conflict in their family.
Meet St. MatildaSt. Mechtilde of Hackeborn
Cistercian nun and choir director of Helfta whose visions were written in The Book of Special Grace.
For singers and anyone who loves to praise God.
Meet St. Mechtilde
St. Monica
North African mother of the 300s whose years of prayer helped bring her son Augustine to faith.
For anyone praying for a family member or friend.
Meet St. Monica
St. Théodore Guérin
French sister who founded Saint Mary-of-the-Woods in Indiana in 1840.
For future teachers.
Meet St. Théodore GuérinSt. Patricia of Naples
Consecrated virgin from Constantinople who died in Naples, where she is a patron of the city.
For girls who want to give their whole lives to God.
Meet St. Patricia of Naples
St. Pelagia of Antioch
Actress of Antioch who repented and lived as a hermit on the Mount of Olives.
For anyone who wants to leave behind fame or vanity for something deeper.
Meet St. Pelagia of Antioch
Sts. Perpetua and Felicity
Young noblewoman and enslaved woman martyred together at Carthage in 203.
For anyone who values friendship that crosses every barrier.
Meet Sts. Perpetua and Felicity
St. Philomena
Young girl whose catacomb tomb, found in 1802, inspired a devotion loved by St. John Vianney.
For girls who want courage and purity, and anyone drawn to a quiet, hidden saint.
Meet St. Philomena
St. Photine of Samaria
The Samaritan woman at the well who brought her town to Jesus.
For anyone who feels judged by others and wants to know they are loved by God.
Meet St. Photine of Samaria
St. Rita of Cascia
Italian wife and widow of the 1400s who later became an Augustinian nun in Cascia.
For anyone in a hard family situation.
Meet St. Rita of Cascia
St. Rose of Lima
Peruvian Dominican laywoman of Lima, the first saint born in the Americas.
For candidates with Latin American roots.
Meet St. Rose of Lima
St. Rose Philippine Duchesne
French nun who brought the Society of the Sacred Heart to Missouri in 1818.
For anyone whose dreams take a long time to come true.
Meet St. Philippine Duchesne
St. Ruth
Moabite widow whose loyalty to Naomi made her the great-grandmother of King David.
For anyone who values loyalty, friendship and family.
Meet St. Ruth
St. Sarah
Wife of Abraham who bore their son Isaac in her old age, as God had promised.
For those who have waited a long time and are learning that nothing is impossible for God.
Meet St. Sarah
St. Scholastica
Italian nun of the 500s, by tradition the twin sister of Saint Benedict.
For candidates with a close bond with a sibling.
Meet St. Scholastica
St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein)
German Jewish philosopher who became a Carmelite nun and was killed at Auschwitz in 1942.
For deep thinkers seeking truth.
Meet St. Teresa Benedicta
St. Teresa of Avila
Spanish Carmelite nun of the 1500s who reformed her order and wrote classics on prayer.
For those who want to grow in prayer.
Meet St. Teresa of Avila
St. Teresa of Calcutta
Albanian-born nun who founded the Missionaries of Charity in Calcutta in 1950.
For those who want to serve the poorest.
Meet St. Teresa of CalcuttaSt. Teresa of the Andes
Chilean Carmelite nun who died in 1920, aged 19, the first saint of Chile.
For young people searching for joy and for a deep friendship with Jesus.
Meet St. Teresa of the Andes
St. Thecla
Early follower of St. Paul honored as the first woman martyr, though she died in peace.
For girls who need courage to follow God even when their families object.
Meet St. Thecla
St. Thérèse of Lisieux
French Carmelite nun who taught the little way of love and died in 1897, aged 24.
A favorite for those who want to be holy in everyday life.
Meet St. Thérèse of Lisieux
St. Veronica
Woman of Jerusalem who wipes the face of Jesus in the Sixth Station of the Cross.
For photographers and artists, and anyone brave enough to show kindness when others look away.
Meet St. Veronica
St. Veronica Giuliani
Capuchin Poor Clare abbess and mystic of Città di Castello who received the stigmata.
For anyone who wants to love Jesus through suffering.
Meet St. Veronica Giuliani
St. Zita
Household servant of Lucca who worked for one family for decades and shared all she could with the poor.
For anyone doing humble work who wants to serve God through it.
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