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Saint Genevieve

Saint Genevieve , c.420-c.500, patron saint of Paris. A nun renowned for good works, she is said to have averted, by fasting and prayer, an expected attack of Attila the Hun on Paris in 451. Feast: Jan. 3.

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Genevieve

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Genevieve ♀ The name of the patron saint of Paris, Geneviève in French. She was a 5th-century Gallo-Roman nun who encouraged the people of Paris in the face of the occupation of the city by the Franks and threatened attacks by the Huns. Her name is probably derived from Celtic words meaning ‘people, tribe’ and ‘woman’, but if so it has been heavily altered during its transmission through French sources. The name was introduced to Britain from France in the 19th century and is now in steady use.

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Genevieve, St (d. c.500), French nun, and patroness of Paris, who is said to have helped save the city from Attila and the Huns by fasting and prayer. Her emblem is a candle, sometimes shown with the devil, who is said to have blown it out when she went to pray in the church at night. Her feast day is 3 January.

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