L'Oreal Feast of St. Genevieve, January 3
St. Genevieve was born somewhere around 420 AD in Nanterre, but moved to Paris after deciding to dedicate her life to a Christianity. She is best known around here for having a town in Missouri named after her, but others know her as the Patroness of Paris. AND...
According to Wikipedia, "Shortly before the attack of the Huns under Attila in 451 on Paris, Genevieve, with the help of Germanus' archdeacon, persuaded the panic-stricken people of Paris not to leave their homes and to pray. The intercession of Genevieve's prayers caused Attila's army to go to Orléans instead."
Whcih would not had sat well with a future inhabitant of Orléans...
According to Wikipedia, "Shortly before the attack of the Huns under Attila in 451 on Paris, Genevieve, with the help of Germanus' archdeacon, persuaded the panic-stricken people of Paris not to leave their homes and to pray. The intercession of Genevieve's prayers caused Attila's army to go to Orléans instead."
Whcih would not had sat well with a future inhabitant of Orléans...
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