Sainte Geneviève, Marble statue in Jardin du Luxembourg, France.

Sainte Geneviève is a white marble statue positioned on a stone base within the Luxembourg Gardens in Paris. The work stands among other sculptures depicting notable women from French history scattered throughout the garden space.

The marble statue was commissioned by King Louis-Philippe I as part of a series of 36 figures of Queens of France and famous women, ordered in 1843 for the Luxembourg Gardens. Michel-Louis Victor Mercier carved it and it was installed in 1845. Geneviève, a nun of Nanterre, led the Parisians' resistance to Attila in 451 and is credited with saving the city from famine and invasion.

The statue is one of a series of 20 sculptures of queens and famous women of France commissioned by Louis-Philippe for the Luxembourg Gardens, each placed along the terraces and basins. Geneviève is shown standing, holding a book, a reference to the account of her life written by her biographer, and the base carries her name for visitors to identify her among the group.

The statue stands in the Luxembourg Gardens, in the 6th arrondissement, among the series of sculptures of women from French history placed along the garden's walks. The gardens have several gates, including on rue de Médicis and boulevard Saint-Michel, and the sculpture can be reached on foot along the paths; the lawns beside it are for walking only on designated routes.

The statue stands in the Luxembourg Gardens among the Reines de France et Femmes illustres series, but Geneviève was never a queen: she was a nun of Nanterre who, according to tradition, led Parisians in prayer while Attila's Huns turned away from the city in 451. Mercier received the commission from Louis-Philippe I in 1845.