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Saint Germanus of Auxerre

Saint Germanus, or St. Germain, visited England to preach against the Pelagian Heresy and helped to consolidate the British church. Saint Germanus was also the first bishop of the Scots and, according to tradition, helped St. Patrick evangelize Ireland.
Saint Germanus of Auxerre
Saint Germanus, or St. Germain, visited England to preach against the Pelagian Heresy and helped to consolidate the British church. Saint Germanus was also the first bishop of the Scots and, according to tradition, helped St. Patrick evangelize Ireland.
St. Germain
Informative biography by Andrew A. MacErlean at the Catholic Encyclopedia.
Germanus of Auxerre
Fact-filled profile at the Patron Saints Index.
The text of the Vita sancti Germani
Excerpts from the Life of Saint Germanus by Constantius of Lyon, at the Vortigern Studies website.
St. Germanus' Visit to Britain - AD 429
A description of the event at Britannia Internet Magazine.

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