Who was Saint Geneviève?
She was a Sheppardess whom after meeting the Bishop of Auxerre became a ascetic. She was renown as a prophet and a claimed miracle worker. Her cult is popular in France, and an English variation of her name is Jennifer. Here’s some more on her life: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genevieve No, the point of canonization is to give the go-ahead to catholics to ask for intercessory prayers from people they believe are in heaven. A canonized saint is someone who during their life was seen as one who practiced heroic virtue. A saint is usually one who dedicates all their time to god and their neighbors. After one is purposed for canonization, and the church has deemed the person one who lived a virtuous life, two miracles must be brought by their intercession for them to be finally canonized.
