15 June 2024 - St Germaine Cousin

Germaine was born in 1579 to poor parents. Born with a deformed right arm and hand, as well as the disease of scrofula, her stepmother eventually kicked her out of the house and Germaine was forced to sleep in the barn, on a pile of leaves and twigs. Forty-three years later, Germaine’s casket was opened and her body was found incorrupt. St Germaine Cousin is the Patron saint of people with disabilities and those who have been abused or abandoned. Her feast day is on 15th June.