Nanterre
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Nanterre is the prefecture of the Hauts-de-Seine department in the western suburbs of Paris, France. It is located some 11 km northwest of the centre of Paris. As of 2023, the population of the commun
Place Gabriel Péri
The Hôtel de Ville
Nanterre's twin towns sign
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.
Nanterre
…legates. Caesar mentions in his Commentarii that the Parisii destroyed the bridges and set fire to Lutetia before the arrival of the Roman forces. Sainte Genevieve, patron saint of Paris, was born in Nanterre c. 419–422. During the repression of January and February 1894, the police conducted raids targeting the…
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)