As Attila the Hun and his hordes swept toward Paris, St. Genevieve encouraged the people to pray and do penance. The young woman was well known to the Parisians. She had exhibited remarkable piety at an early age and had come to live with her godmother in Paris. She cared for the poor, experienced a miraculous prayer life, and was tasked by the local bishop to care for the consecrated virgins of the city…
