Feast day: January 3

Saint Genoveva

A saint commemorated in the Roman Catholic martyrology on January 3.

  • Feast day: January 3
  • Life and era: Life details not specified in the source dataset
  • Role in the Church: Saint commemorated in the Roman Catholic martyrology
  • Common titles: Roman Martyrology entry
  • Often asked for: commemoration

Why the Church honors Saint Genoveva

Saint Genoveva is included in the Roman Catholic martyrology for January 3.

Why people ask for the intercession of Saint Genoveva

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Biography and witness

Saint Genoveva appears in the Roman Catholic martyrology on January 3.

Original martyrology note

En París, ciudad de la Galia (hoy Francia), santa Genoveva, virgen de Nanterre, que a los quince años, aconsejada por el obispo Germán de Auxerre, tomó el velo de las vírgenes. Animó a los habitantes de la ciudad, temerosos por las incursiones de los hunos, y ayudó a sus conciudadanos en tiempo de hambre (c. 500).

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Short prayer

Saint Genoveva, pray for me.

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