You ever read The Confessions of St. Augustine?

As a youth, Francesco di Pietro di Bernardone "became a devotee of troubadours and was fascinated with all things French" and we all know what THAT means. Nevertheless, he became better known as Francis of Assisi.

I believe you're thinking of people like Maria Goretti or Margaret of Antioch or Mildred or Ursula or Thecla or John Berchmans or Expiditus.