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title: "St. Genevieve: Feast Day January 3 · Bless"
url: https://blessbible.app/saints/st-genevieve/
description: "St. Genevieve, Virgin, patron of Paris. Remembered on January 3, died c. 512. Read their life in Bless."
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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.

|  |  |
|---|---|
| Remembered on | [January 3](https://blessbible.app/saints/january/#3) |
| Title | Virgin |
| Died | c. 512 |
| Patron of | [Paris](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#paris) |
| Next on Bless’s Today screen | [Sunday, January 3, 2027](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-genevieve/#calendar) |

## 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.

[Paris](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#paris)

Patronages are traditional, not an official list. [All patron saints in Bless, A to Z](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/).

## 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.

| Date | In the US calendar | Color | Mass readings (US) |
|---|---|---|---|
| [Sunday, January 3, 2027](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2027/01/03/) | The Epiphany of the Lord | White | Isaiah 60:1-6 · Psalm 72:1-2, 7-8, 10-11, 12-13 · Ephesians 3:2-3a, 5-6 · Matthew 2:2 · Matthew 2:1-12 |
| [Monday, January 3, 2028](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/01/03/) | Monday after Epiphany | White | 1 John 3:22—4:6 · Psalm 2:7bc-8, 10-12a · See Matthew 4:23 · Matthew 4:12-17, 23-25 |

Readings

Reading citations through May 31, 2027 are as published in the USCCB liturgical calendar. Later citations were computed by Bless from the US Lectionary cycle — confirm with your parish.

[January 2 St. Basil the Great](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-basil-the-great/) [January 4 St. Elizabeth Ann Seton](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-elizabeth-ann-seton/)

[All the saints of January](https://blessbible.app/saints/january/) [Born on January 3?](https://blessbible.app/saints/birthday/#01-03) [A saint for every day](https://blessbible.app/saints/)

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St. Genevieve

Remembered on January 3

On this page

1. [Life](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-genevieve/#life)
2. [Patron of](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-genevieve/#patron)
3. [In the calendar](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-genevieve/#calendar)

In the app

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