Saint Georgia (Georgette) of Clermont
Virgin
A 6th-century virgin living in Clermont, Georgia refused marriage to dedicate herself to God in solitude and prayer. Upon her death, a flock of white doves escorted her body to the church, symbolizing her angelic purity.
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SAINT GEORGIA OR GEORGETTE OF CLERMONT (6th century).
Retreat and ascetic life
Georgia refuses the marriage imposed by her parents to dedicate herself to God in a solitude near Clermont, practicing fasting and prayer.
In the year 500, there lived in Clermont, in Auvergne, a holy girl na med Geo Géorgie A 6th-century saint who lived in Auvergne, known for her virginity and eremitic life. rgia. So as not to be turned away from the fidelity she had promised to God by the marriage to which her parents were pushing her, she withdrew into a solitude quite near the city where her only occupation was to fast, to pray, and to mortify her body to make it a reliquary of virginity.
The miracle of the doves
During her funeral, a flock of white doves accompanied her body and kept watch on the roof of the church until the burial.
When she had departed from this world and while her body was being carried to the earth, her body, "purer than a beautiful lily," a great flock of doves "as white as white swans," accompanied her to the church and perched on the roof until the divine office had been completed and this virginal relic had been placed in the bosom of the earth; afterwards, they took flight so high into the air that they were lost from sight. It was undoubtedly a legion of angels descended from heaven to honor the funeral of this sp ouse of Jesus Christ w épouse de Jésus-Christ A 6th-century saint who lived in Auvergne, known for her virginity and eremitic life. ho had lived in a purity similar to their own.
Sources of the narrative
The text relies on the writings of Jacques Branche, which themselves originate from the works of Gregory of Tours in the 6th century.
Excerpt from the Saisons d'Auvergne, by Messire Jacques Branche, who wrote based on Gregory of Tou Grégoire de Tours Bishop and historian who mentions the martyrdom of Antolian. rs, D e Gloria Martyr Glorio Martyrum Hagiographical work by Gregory of Tours. um, ch. 34.
Annexes & related entities
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Key Events
- Refusal of the marriage imposed by her parents
- Retreat in a solitude near Clermont
- Life of fasting, prayer, and mortification
- Funeral accompanied by a flock of white doves
Miracles
- Escort of the body by a flock of white doves to the church during her funeral
Quotes
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purer than a beautiful lily
Jacques Branche -
as white as white swans
Jacques Branche