medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Today (3. January) is the feast day of:
Genevieve of Paris (d. c. 500) Genevieve, the patron saint of Paris,
was probably from a prosperous Gallo-Roman family. She dedicated
herself as a virgin at a young age, then lived with her parents until
their deaths, after which she moved to Paris and took to good works.
She was famous for miracles, and apparently saved the people of Paris
from starving after a Frankish siege in a more prosaic fashion---by
sailing to Troyes and getting a load of grain. G. is also credited
with getting Attila the Hun to change course and miss Paris. G. has
saved Paris several times posthumously. This did not keep her burial
church in Paris from being replaced with a neo-classical building and
then turned into the Pantheon.
Fintan of Dun Blesce (6th/7th cent.) Fintan's vita is perhaps a bit
suspect---it tells that the saint lived to the age of 260, which is
impressive even for saints. He seems to have been from northern
Ireland, eventually ending up at Doon in Co. Lierick, where he
founded a monastery.
Bertilia of Mareuil (8th cent.) Bertilia was a noble Frank who took
to charitable works and prayer at a young age. She married, and she
and her husband continued the good works; when her husband died she
became a recluse at Mareuil in the diocese of Arras.
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