What cities in California are named after saints?

Most missions and other cities were named after Spanish saints (such as San Diego, Santa Ana, and San Jose), There are no California cities (that I know of) named after a religious person of any other religion. Naming cities San x or Santa y was so popular that there are fakes - cities named after no saint. read more

Founded in 1856 and named after Saint-Cloud, France near Paris. This city was named after St. Clodoald, a 6th century monk. 19. St. Martin, MN . Founded in 1866 and named after St. Martin of Tours, a 4th century bishop of France. 20. St. Stephen, MN . Founded in 1858 and named after the first Christian martyr. 21. St. Ansgar, IA . Founded in 1853. read more

Well, "San" and "Santa" mean "Saint" in Spanish, so those towns are really Saint Andrew and Saint Bernard and Saint Francis, etc., etc., etc., and that's because the territory that is now California was originally settled by Spanish Catholic Missionaries who set up Missions and Churches and named them after the Saints (see link, below). read more