Germanus of Auxerre

5th century Bishop of Auxerre and saint

6 dated entries naming Germanus of Auxerre, drawn from 6 separate years between 378 CE and 480 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

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4th century

  • 378Germanus of Auxerre, Christian bishop (approximate date)source

5th century

  • 429Pope Celestine I dispatches two bishops from Gaul, Germanus of Auxerre and Lupus of Troyes to Britain combat the Pelagian heresy.source
  • 446Bishop Germanus of Auxerre visits Ravenna, seeking to soften imperial hostility towards the Bagaudae. On his arrival at the capital, empress-mother Galla Placidia sends him a silver dish with a choice selection of prepared dainties—all vegetarian, out of respect for the bishop's strict diet. Germanus petitions the Senate for leniency for the citizens of Armorica (Brittany).source
  • 447Germanus, bishop of Auxerre, makes his second visit to Britain.source
  • 448Saint Germanus, bishop of Auxerre (approximate date)source
  • 480Constantius of Lyon begins his research for his book Vita sancta Germani ("on the Life of Germanus"). He also writes a hagiography of Germanus of Auxerre (approximate date).source

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