Machine translation of the 1948–1954 Italian original. The original text is authoritative.
GENOVEFFA, santa. - She is commemorated in the Martyrologium Hieronymianum on Jan. 3. The biography composed between the 6th and 8th century is diversely evaluated by scholars both regarding its time of composition and the historical value to be attributed to II. G. was born in Nanterre around 420.
GENOVEFFA, santa - Sculpture from the mid-13th century. From the abbey of S.G. - Paris, Louvre Museum. (phot. Alinari)(from Universae Christianae theologiae elementa dogmatica, Venice 1771) GENOVESI, ANTONIO - Portrait. Copper engraving by Benedi-Cimarelli (1769).At the suggestion of Bishop Germanus of Auxerre, she consecrated her virginity to God and, after the death of her parents, went to Paris. She lived in strict penance, eating sparingly, fasting frequently, and taking an active part in the religious and political life of the time. She performed many miracles. Deeply devoted to the martyr Denis, she had a basilica built over his tomb. She died at the age of 80 around the year 500 and was buried in the church of St. Peter in Paris. Clovis built a basilica in her honor.
BIBL.: Acta SS. Ianuarii, I, Paris 1863, pp. 137-53; MGH, Script. Rev. Merov., III, pp. 204-38; G. Kurth, Etudes franquei, II, Brussels 1919, pp. 1-66; Martyr. Hieronymianum, p. 24 (with bibliography on the question of the biography). Agostino Amore
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“GENOVEFFA, SANTA.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VI (1951), p. 43. Azione Romana digital edition, https://azioneromana.com/article/genoveffa-santa.
