Saint Germanus of Paris

Also known as

• Father of the Poor
• Germain

Memorial

• 28 May

Profile

Priest, ordained by Saint Agrippinus of Autun. Abbot. Bishop of Paris, France in 555. Taught and ordained Saint Bertrand of Le Mans. Spiritual teacher of Saint Droctoveus. Cured King Childebert I from an unnamed illness, and converted him from a misspent life. The king then built him the abbey of Saint Vincent, now known as Saint-Germain-des-Pres.

Born

• 496 at Autun, France

Died

• 576 of natural causes

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Patronage

• Rimouski, Quebec, archdiocese of

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Lives of the Saints, by Father Alban Butler
• New Catholic Dictionary
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Saint Germanus of Paris“. Saints.SQPN.com. 13 May 2013. Web. 20 May 2013. <>