Saint Germanus of Paris
- Also known as
- Father of the Poor
- Memorial
- 28 May
- Profile
- Priest.
Abbot.
Bishop of Paris in 555.
Taught and ordained Saint Bertrand.
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
- Additional Information
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Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
New Catholic Dictionary
Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson
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