Genesius of Lyon

Holy Hierarch Genesius of Lyon was a monk at Fontenelle in France, chaplain at the palace of Queen Bathild and, from 658, bishop of Lyon. He reposed around 679 at the convent of Chelles near Paris. He is a saint of the undivided Church, known from the Western calendars.

He is commemorated on 1 November, the liturgical date in the Orthodox calendar (the same day number on the old and new calendars).