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Detail of A Stained Glass Window of Saint Germanus of Auxerre 1907 Artist Unknown Truro Cathedral Cornwall England Photographed On 26 February 2012 Photographer Uknown Swiped Wikimedia Commons
Detail of A Stained Glass Window of Saint Germanus of Auxerre 1907 Artist Unknown Truro Cathedral Cornwall England Photographed On 26 February 2012 Photographer Uknown Swiped Wikimedia Commons

Saint Germanus of Auxerre

Also known as: Germain of Auxerre

Saint
Pre-Congregation

Feast Day

July 31

Died

July 31, 448

Canonized

Pre-Congregation

Biography

Saint Germanus of Auxerre, also known as Germain of Auxerre, was born in the year 378 in Auxerre, France, to a noble Gallic family. He was the son of Rusticus and Germanilla and grew up in privilege. Germanus embarked on a journey of education, studying general subjects in Arles and Lyon in France....