Ode to Saint Genevieve

This little lady is known as the guardian of Paris

My debut newsletter is about St. Geneviève, the patron saint of Paris. Her image towers over the people walking past her on Pont de la Tournelle, which overlooks the Seine River. Her back is facing central Paris as she looks eastward.

Legend has it that Geneviève protected Paris against attackers around the year 500. This statue, which was erected in 1923, shows her protecting a child as a symbol of how she protected the city.

When I lived on rue Mouffetard in the 5th arrondisement on the Left Bank, I would walk by this statue all the time on my way up to the Marais.