Virgin · Remembered on January 3
St. Genevieve
St. Genevieve is remembered on January 3 in Bless’s calendar of saints. Traditionally invoked as patron of Paris.
Life
A shepherdess of Nanterre consecrated to God at seven, whose prayers and fasts were credited with turning Attila’s Huns from Paris in 451. When the Franks besieged the city she ran the blockade with grain boats. Paris has kept her as its patroness ever since.
Patron of
Tradition invokes St. Genevieve as patron of Paris.
Patronages are traditional, not an official list. All patron saints in Bless, A to Z.
In the calendar
The upcoming dates, through December 31, 2028, when Bless’s Today screen shows St. Genevieve. Where the US calendar keeps another celebration that day, it is named instead and no rank is given.
Readings
No dates are left in Bless’s published calendar, which runs through December 31, 2028. St. Genevieve keeps January 3 in Bless’s calendar of saints: see the saints of January.
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