Germanus of Auxerre
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Germanus of Auxerre was a western Roman clergyman who was bishop of Autissiodorum in Late Antique Gaul. He abandoned a career as a high-ranking government official to devote his formidable energy towa
Statue of Saint Germanus of Auxerre.
Stained glass window at Gloucester Cathedral depicting St Patrick being taught by Saint Germanus
A view of Auxerre's old town with the Abbey of Saint Germanus in the background
Genevieve
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Genevieve was a consecrated virgin, and is one of the patron saints of Paris in the Catholic Church, and she is also venerated in the Eastern Orthodox Church. Her feast day is on 3 January.
Germanus of Auxerre
…through Nanterre, where Germanus noticed in the crowd which met them a young girl, whom he bade live as one espoused to Christ, and who later became St. Geneviève of Paris. Germanus and Lupus confronted the British clergy at a public meeting before a huge crowd in Britain. The Pelagians were described as being…
Saint Genevieve, 17th-century painting, Musée Carnavalet, Paris
The Consecration of Ste. Genevieve; painting by M. Basterot in the Church of Ste. Geneviève, Missouri
Genevieve, with Germanus of Auxerre, created by sculptor Henri Chapu (c. 1875)
Section of "Sainte Geneviève Watching over Paris, by muralist Pierre Puvis de Chavannes (date unknown)