Germanus of Man

Saint Germanus of Man
Bornc. 410
Brittany
Diedc. 474
Normandy. Western Roman Empire
Venerated inOrthodox Church
Roman Catholic Church
Major shrineSaint German of Peel
Feast3 July

Saint Germanus of Man (Manx: Carmane; c. 410 AD, Brittany – c. 474, Normandy), also known as Saint Germanus of Peel, was the first Bishop of the Isle of Man.

Born in Brittany in the early fifth century, he traveled to Ireland to study with Saint Patrick,[1] who may have been his uncle. Germanus later spent some time in St. Illtud's abbey in southern Wales before returning to Ireland to be ordained by Patrick, and sent to the Isle of Man as bishop. He is thought to have died in Normandy in the late fifth century.

In 2012 a bishop's seal was discovered buried in a field in the north of Man, bearing the inscription, ""Let the prayers to God of Germanus and Patricius help us".[2]

His main feast is 3 July, although in some places it is celebrated on 31 July.

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