Saint Germanus of Normandy

Saint Germanus of Normandy

480 · Early Church

Feast day: May 2

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Biography

Germanus of Normandy, also known as Germanus the Scot (French: Germain le Scot), is a Christian saint venerated especially in Normandy. He was a disciple of Germanus of Auxerre, from whom he took his baptismal name. In iconography he is frequently represented with a wheel, representing the legend that he crossed the English Channel on a wheel and arrived in Normandy near Flamanville, or with a dragon, representing the legend that he killed a seven-headed dragon at Trou Baligan in the Cotentin. His aid is invoked for the relief of fevers and for illnesses of children.

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