Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The Église Sainte-Geneviève (French pronunciation: [eɡliz sɛ̃t ʒənvjɛv], "Church of St. Genevieve") is a parish church located in the former village of Sainte-Geneviève, Québec (now part of Montreal) on the north-west shore of the Island of Montreal overlooking the Rivière des Prairies.
The present church was designed by Francis Xavier Weiss, a legendary pastor who served the parish of Ste. Genevieve from 1865 until 1900, [1] and was built in a Gothic Revival style. In 1911, the church was enlarged with the rear wall removed and a hexagonal apse and two small transepts erected.
St. Genevieve Catholic Church and Cemetery of Brouillette is a historic Catholic Church founded in the 1800s along the banks of the Red River of the South near Marksville, Louisiana, United States, serving the Brouillette community. The current structure was built in the 1950s.
St. Genevieve became a non-sectarian school in 1971, and closed down in 1987, merging with Asheville Country Day School.
St. Genevieve Church is a parish of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans located along the northeastern edge of Lake Pontchartrain in Slidell, Louisiana, United States. St. St. Genevieve is one of eight parishes which belongs to Deanery XII - East St. Tammany - Washington Deanery , an ecclesiastical division of the archdiocese.
The church, originally dedicated to Saints Peter and Paul, was rededicated to Saint Genevieve, who became the patron saint of Paris. Her relics were kept in the church, and were brought out for solemn processions when dangers threatened the city. The Abbey of Saint Genevieve became a centre of religious scholarship in the Middle Ages. [1]
The Abbey of Sainte-Genevieve was founded next to the church in 502, and the church became part of the abbey. [ 1 ] In 1222, as the population of the neighbourhood grew, and particularly to serve the masters and students of the new College of Sorbonne , Pope Honorius III authorized the establishment of an autonomous church, which was devoted ...
The search engine that helps you find exactly what you're looking for. Find the most relevant information, video, images, and answers from all across the Web.