Saint Genesius, Bishop of Clermont

Memorial

• 3 June

Profile

Descendant of a senatorial family of Auvergne, France. Following a liberal education, he renounced the world for the Church. Archdeacon of Clermont, France under Bishop Proculus. Bishop of Clermont in 656. Founded a hospital at Clermont, the Abbey of Manlieu, the church of Saint Symphorian, and the convent at Chantoin. Fearing for his own soul, he made a secret pilgrimage to Rome, Italy in 661. His bereaved flock sent a deputation to the Vatican; they located Genesius and convinced him to return.

Died

• 662 of natural causes
• buried in Saint Symphorian’s church at Clermont, France
• it is now known as Saint Genesius’s church

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Catholic Encyclopedia
• New Catholic Dictionary
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Saint Genesius, Bishop of Clermont“. Saints.SQPN.com. 21 May 2013. Web. 23 May 2013. <>