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
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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