Germain, Saint, Bishop of Auxerre

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• Saint Germain, Bishop of Auxerre —     St. Germain     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► St. Germain     Bishop of Auxerre, born at Auxerre c. 380; died at Ravenna, 31 July, 448. He was the son of Rusticus and Germanilla, and his family was one of the noblest in Gaul in the latter portion …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Saint Germanus — can refer to:*Germanus (Cermanus), Spanish martyr saint (see Servandus and Cermanus) *Germanus of Auxerre (378 448), bishop of Auxerre who founded the Carolingian abbey of Saint Germain en Auxerre named for the same saint *Germanus of Paris (496… …   Wikipedia

• AUXERRE — AUXERRE, capital of the department of Yonne, north central France. The first reference to the presence of Jews in Auxerre is found in a responsum addressed by rashi to the scholars of this area. Representatives of the Auxerre community took part… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Auxerre — French commune nomcommune=Auxerre La Marine région=Bourgogne department=Yonne arrondissement=Auxerre canton= insee=89024 cp= 89000 maire=Guy Ferez mandat=2008 2014 intercomm=Auxerrois latitude=47.7986 longitude=3.5672 alt moy=102 m alt mini=93… …   Wikipedia

• Auxerre — ▪ France  town, capital of Yonne département, Bourgogne ( Burgundy) région, central France, on the Yonne River. The town, which flourished in pre Roman and Roman days, became the seat of a bishop and a civitas (provincial capital) in the 3rd… …   Universalium

• Abbey of Saint-Germain d'Auxerre — The Abbey of Saint Germain d Auxerre was a Benedictine monastery in southern France, dedicated to its founder Saint Germain of Auxerre, the bishop of Auxerre, who died in 478. The Abbey reached the apex of its cultural importance during the… …   Wikipedia

• Germanus of Auxerre — Infobox Saint name= Saint Germanus of Auxerre birth date=ca. 378 death date=31 July, 448 feast day= July 31 venerated in= Roman Catholic Church imagesize= 250px caption= birth place= death place= titles= Bishop beatified date= beatified place=… …   Wikipedia

• Germanus of Auxerre — (c. 378–448)    Saint and Bishop.    Germanus was consecrated Bishop of Auxerre in 418. There are many legends about his life, but some events are certain. He visited Britain in 429 to combat the heresy of pelagius and he made a second visit some …   Who’s Who in Christianity

• Abbo of Auxerre — (? December 3, 860) was a bishop of Auxerre. He had been a monk, and later abbot, of the Abbey of Saint Germain d Auxerre, and succeeded his brother Heribald of Auxerre as bishop of Auxerre. He resigned from the see in 859. He assisted in the… …   Wikipedia

• Aaron of Auxerre — Infobox Saint name= Blessed Aaron of Auxerre birth date= death date= 800 feast day= September 28 venerated in= Roman Catholic Church imagesize= 250px caption= birth place= death place= titles= beatified date= beatified place= beatified by=… …   Wikipedia