Genesius, Count of Clermont (died 725) was a noble of

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and reputed

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worker. He was said to be

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. His residence was at

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. According to the lessons of the Breviary of the Chapter of Camaleria (''

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'' June, I, 497), he was of noble birth; his father's name is given as Audastrius, and his mother's is Tranquilla. He was probably a relative of Bishop Genesius. Even in his youth he is said to have wrought miracles—to have given sight to the blind and cured the lame.Mershman, Francis. "Genesius." The Catholic Encyclopedia
Vol. 6. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1909. 7 October 2021 He built and richly endowed several churches and religious houses. The "Martyrdom of Praeiectus" says that when the bishopric of Clermont became vacant, King Childeric had sent edicts to elect Count Genesius, but he turned down the see. Prix then became bishop. Partly by his own ample patrimony, and partly by the great liberalities of Genesius, the holy count of Auvergne, Prix was able to found several monasteries, churches, and hospitals.Butler, Alban. "St. Projectus, Bishop of Clermont", ''The Lives of the Saints''. 1866
/ref> Genesius was a friend of Bonitus,

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, and of Meneleus, Abbot of Menat. He was buried at

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by Savinian, successor of Meneleus. He is a Catholic saint, feast day 5 June.

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