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Thursday, November 12
Prophet Ahijah the Shilonite
Sinaxarion

Saint

Gines de la Jara

A saint of the West, honored by the undivided Church.

Uncertain source. We are looking to verify this information as soon as we can.

Feast
August 25old style September 7
Era
9th century

Life

Gines de la Jara is a saint with a partly legendary biography, venerated in Spain around the city of Cartagena, of which he is co-⁠patron. His name also appears as Ginés el Franco or Genesius Sciarensis.

Popular tradition tells of a hermit who settled beside the Mar Menor, where the ruins of the monastery bearing his name can still be seen. The monastery is said to date from before the Arab conquest of 711, that is, from the Visigothic age. He is said to have been of noble birth and even to have come from France. Some scholars identify him with Genesius of Arles, a martyr also remembered on 25 August, in which case the two would be one saint duplicated in the hagiography.

In 1541 Pope Paul III recognized the holiness of Gines de la Jara and set services for 25 August, which remains his day of remembrance in Spain.

He is a saint of the West, honored locally; no Orthodox synodal canonization is known. What is told of his life is uncertain.

Commemorated the same day August 25