She was recognized as the patron saint of paris in the 14th century. The name genevieve is a girl's name of french origin meaning tribe woman Genevieve is derived from the germanic medieval name genovefa, or kenowefa, which consists of the elements kuni, meaning kin, and wefa, meaning woman. Genevieve was appointed by the bishop to look after the welfare of the consecrated virgins She did so faithfully and helped to lead them into a greater degree of holiness as they grew closer to the lord jesus Genevieve had a great influence over childeric, the king of gaul who overtook paris.
Saint genevieve, patron saint of paris, who allegedly saved that city from invasion by the huns.
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