Genevieve
Saint Genevieve is a saint in Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox tradition. She is the patron saint of Paris. Her feast day is kept on January the 3rd.
| Saint Genevieve | |
|---|---|
 Saint Genevieve, seventeenth-century painting, Musée Carnavalet, Paris | |
| Born | c. 419–422, Nanterre, France |
| Died | 502–512 (aged 79–93), Paris, France |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Canonized | Pre-congregation |
| Feast | 3 January |
| Patronage | Paris |
In 451 she led a "prayer marathon" in Paris that was said to divert Attila's Huns away from the city. In 464 Childeric I besieged the city and conquered it. She negotiated to collect food and convinced Childeric to release his prisoners.
Clovis I founded an abbey where Genevieve could minister. She was later buried there.[1] The church witnessed numerous miracles at her tomb. Genevieve was canonised.
Genevieve Media
Saint Genevieve praying to stop the rain during the harvest (Notre-Dame de Paris)
Front of the Church of the former Abbey of St Genevieve, which she was said to have inspired
Tomb of Saint Genevieve in the church of Saint Etienne du Mont
Night view of Pantheón, Paris, France
References
- ↑ Farmer, David Hugh (1997). The Oxford dictionary of saints (4. ed.). Oxford [u.a.]: Oxford Univ. Press. pp. 200–201. ISBN 9780192800589.
