Genevieve
Patron saint of Paris
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 | |
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 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.
References change
- ↑ Farmer, David Hugh (1997). The Oxford dictionary of saints (4. ed.). Oxford [u.a.]: Oxford Univ. Press. pp. 200–201. ISBN 9780192800589.
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