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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. ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html