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Ste. Genevieve Day

by Sandy Mitchell on January 3rd, 2008

We’re not going to talk about all of the Saints’ days here at All Holiday Cafe. That would be a full-time blog all by itself. However, a few of these days are particularly interesting. One such day is Ste. Genevieve Day, January 3.

Ste. Genevieve is the patron saint of Paris as well as of unmarried women. The real Genevieve was a peasant girl who lived in the French province of Navarre during the 5th century. By all accounts, she was a pious girl with simple ways. She came to the attention of the church because of her actions in keeping Paris safe from the army of Attila. The story goes that she kept the citizens from evacuating the city and encouraged them to pray and fast instead. This plan seemed to have worked, as the great Hun army turned around just miles away from Paris.

Broadway fans will remember that it’s Ste. Genevieve to whom Guenevere prays at the beginning of the musical, “Camelot,” in the song “Simple Joys of Maidenhood” by Lerner and Lowe.

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