Hieromartyr
Gens of Lisbon
Bishop of Lisbon
Bishop of Lisbon, honored in Western calendars; few details survive.
Uncertain source. We are looking to verify this information as soon as we can.
- Era
- 3rd century
- Order
- Martyrs
Life
Gens of Lisbon (in Latin Genesius) is a legendary bishop-martyr, held by tradition to be one of the first bishops of Lisbon, in the time of Roman rule. The source consulted gives neither dates nor a day of commemoration.
The legend says that his mother died when he was born. From this comes a custom still kept today: a pregnant woman who wishes to have a successful birth sits in the "Chair of Saint Gens." The marble chair is kept in the Ermida da Senhora do Monte, in the parish of Graça in Lisbon, built on the Monte de São Gens, where he is believed to have been martyred.