Germanus or Germanos (

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Lucius Trebius Germanus Lucius Trebius Germanus was a governor of Roman Britain in 127, and suffect consul with Gaius Calpurnius Flaccus, the proconsul of Cyprus in 123, at an uncertain date. He is known from a military diploma published in 1997 that bears the date 20 Au ...

, governor of Roman Britain around 126 * Germanus (died c. 290), possibly apocryphal martyr-saint tortured at the

Pula Arena The Pula Arena (; ) is a Roman amphitheatre located in Pula, Croatia. It is the only remaining Roman Empire, Roman amphitheatre to have four side towers entirely preserved. It was constructed between 27 BC and AD 68,#Kristina69, Kristina Džin: 20 ...

* Germanus (d. 305 AD), Spanish martyr-saint (see Servandus and Cermanus) *

Germanus of Auxerre Germanus of Auxerre (; ; ; 378 – c. 442–448 AD) was a western Roman clergyman who was bishop of Autissiodorum in Late Antique Gaul. He abandoned a career as a high-ranking government official to devote his formidable energy towards the pr ...

(378–448), bishop of Auxerre who founded the Carolingian abbey of Saint-Germain en Auxerre named for the same saint *

Germanus of Man Saint Germanus of Man ( Manx: ''Carmane''; 410 AD in Brittany – c. 474 in 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 travelled to Ireland to study ...

(410–475), saint *

Germain of Paris Germain (; 496 – 28 May 576) was the bishop of Paris and is venerated as a saint in both the Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church. According to an early biography, he was known as Germain d'Autun, rendered in modern times as the "F ...

(Latin: Germanus; 496–576), bishop of Paris, Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox saint *

Germanus of Capua Germanus (died 541) was the bishop of Capua from 519 or shortly before until his death. He played a major role in bringing to an end the Acacian schism, the first major schism that divided the Christian church between east and west. After his de ...

(died 541), archbishop from 519 *

Germanus (cousin of Justinian I) Germanus or Germanos ( Greek) may refer to: People * Lucius Trebius Germanus, governor of Roman Britain around 126 * Germanus (died c. 290), possibly apocryphal martyr-saint tortured at the Pula Arena * Germanus (d. 305 AD), Spanish martyr-sai ...

(died 550), general of the Byzantine Empire *

Germanus (Caesar) Germanus was a ''Caesar (title), Caesar'' of the Byzantine Empire. He married Charito, a daughter of Tiberius II Constantine and Ino Anastasia. According to Michael Whitby, Germanus was a patrikios, patrician and governor of the praetorian prefect ...

, son-in-law of Tiberius II Constantine *

Germanus (magister militum under Phocas) Germanus (; died 604) was a Byzantine general who served under Emperor Phocas (r. 602–610) in the early stages of the Byzantine-Sassanid War of 602–628. Biography Germanus is possibly the same as the '' dux'' of Phoenice, who was chosen by t ...

(died 604) *

Germanus (patricius) Germanus, called "patricius" (Greek: πατρίκιος; died c. 605), was a leading member of the Byzantine senate during the reign of Maurice. Identification and family Theophylact Simocatta () describes him as "an exceedingly distinguish ...

(died 605/606), leading senator in the reign of Emperor Maurice *

Germanus of Granfelden Saint Germanus of Granfelden ( in Trier – 675 near Moutier) was the first abbot of Moutier-Grandval Abbey. He is venerated as a martyr saint in the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches. ''Vita'' The "Life" of Saint Germanus is recounted in t ...

(612–675), saint * Germanus I,

Patriarch of Bulgaria The Patriarch of All Bulgaria () is the patriarch of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church. The patriarch is officially styled as ''Patriarch of All Bulgaria and Metropolitan of :bg:Софийска епархия, Sofia''. The current patriarch Daniil of ...

(972–990) *

Germanus of Winchester Germanus (sometimes Germanus of Winchester, died circa 1013) was a medieval English abbot and Benedictine monk. He travelled to Rome in about 957 and became a monk at Fleury Abbey in France. Back in England by 964 he served as a monastic offici ...

(died c. 1013) English abbot *

Henricus Martellus Germanus Henricus Martellus Germanus ( fl. 1480–1496) was a German cartographer active in Florence between 1480 and 1496. His surviving cartographic work includes manuscripts of Ptolemy's ''Geographia'', manuscripts of ''Insularium illustratum'' (a desc ...

, 15th-century cartographer * Moses Germanus or Johann Peter Spaeth (died 1701), a German convert to Judaism *

Gyula Germanus Gyula Germanus (6 November 1884, in Budapest – 7 November 1979, in Budapest), alias Julius Abdulkerim Germanus, was a Hungarian professor of oriental studies, writer and Islamologist, member of the National Assembly of Hungary, Hungarian Parl ...

(1884–1979), a Hungarian writer and islamologist

Greek clerics

* Saint Germanus (died c. 733), 39th Patriarch of Constantinople *

Germanus II of Constantinople Germanus II Nauplius (; died June 1240) was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople (in exile at Nicaea) from 4 January 1223 until his death in June 1240. He was born at Anaplous in the second half of the 12th century. At the time of the Fourth ...

(died 1240), 95th Patriarch of Constantinople * Germanus III of Constantinople (died 1267), 101st Patriarch of Constantinople *

Germanos III of Old Patras Germanos III of Old Patras (; 25 March 1771 – 30 May 1826), born Georgios Kontzias (Γεώργιος Κοντζιάς), was an Orthodox Metropolitan of Patras. He played an important role in the Greek Revolution of 1821, having diplomatic ...

(1771–1826), metropolitan bishop of Patras and participant in the Greek War of Independence *

Germanus IV of Constantinople Germanus IV of Constantinople (; 1788 – 16 September 1853) served two terms as Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, from 1842 to 1845 and from 1852 until his death on 16 September 1853. In 1826–1830, he was bishop of Vidin, then bishop ...

(died 1853), 213th Patriarch of Constantinople *,

Archbishop of Athens The Archbishopric of Athens () is a Greek Orthodox archiepiscopal see based in the city of Athens, Greece. It is the senior see of Greece, and the seat of the autocephalous Church of Greece. Its incumbent (since 2008) is Ieronymos II of Athens. ...

(1889–1896) *

Germanus V of Constantinople Germanus V of Constantinople (; 6 December 1835 – 28 July 1920) was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 10 February 1913 to 25 October 1918. Biography He was educated in Jerusalem and Athens before attending the Theological Sc ...

(died 1918), 225th Patriarch of Constantinople *

Germanos Karavangelis Germanos Karavangelis (, also transliterated as ''Yermanos'' and ''Karavaggelis'' or ''Karavagelis'', 1866–1935) was known for his service as Metropolitan Bishop of Kastoria and later Amasya, Amaseia, Pontus (region), Pontus. He was a member of ...

(died 1935), Metropolitan Bishop of Kastoria, Amaseia, Ioannina, and Exarch of Central Europe.

Other uses

Sanctus Germanus The Bishop of St Germans is an episcopal title which was used by Anglo Saxon Bishops of Cornwall and currently in use in the Church of England and in the Roman Catholic Church. The title is used by suffragan bishops of the Church of England, ...

, a titular see in the Roman Catholic church *

Germanos Group Germanos () is a Greek holding company based in Athens, Greece. The Germanos chain of stores is a multinational rook chain of retail electronic goods vendors. They specialize in offering electronic devices such as computers, digital cameras, mp3 p ...

, a Greek holding company **

Germanos (chain of stores) Germanos () is a Greek holding company based in Athens, Greece. The Germanos chain of stores is a multinational rook chain of retail electronic goods vendors. They specialize in offering electronic devices such as computers, digital cameras, mp3 p ...

People

Greek clerics

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