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- ↑ Transformations of Romanness: Early Medieval Regions and Identities (Walter Pohl et al, eds.) GmbH & Co KG, 2018, no pagination ISBN 9783110597561
- ↑ Mershman, Francis. "Genesius." The Catholic Encyclopedia Vol. 6. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1909. 7 October 2021
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain . - ↑ "Saint Genesius, County of Clermont". New Catholic Dictionary CatholicSaints.Info. 21 May 2013
- ↑ "Martyrdom of Praeiectus", The Cult of the Saints, University of Oxford
- ↑ Butler, Alban. "St. Projectus, Bishop of Clermont", The Lives of the Saints. 1866
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain : Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Genesius". Catholic Encyclopedia . New York: Robert Appleton Company.
