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 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 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;
now known as Saint Genesius's church
- Canonized
- Pre-Congregation
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