She was the daughter of a poor farmer who lived near Toulouse in France. She was born with a deformed hand and was afflicted with the disease of scrofula. Her mother died when she was an infant. Her father then married a most cruel woman who treated Saint Germaine very harshly. The great loves of Saint Germaine were the Blessed Eucharist and the Blessed Virgin. She delighted to roam among the children of her town, and tell them about Jesus and Mary. She died when she was only twenty-two years old. She is beloved in southern France, even to this day, especially in the town of Toulouse. This is the town where Saint Dominic was given the rosary, in the year 1214, by the virginal Mother of God.
Saint Germaine Cousin (source)
