Germanus

Japanese: ゲルマヌス（英語表記）Germanus

A Christian saint who lived from about 378 to about 448. His French name was Saint-Germain. He was a nobleman from Auxerre in central France, and later became bishop of the city. In 429, he was sent to Britain to denounce the Pelagians. In Gaul, which was then being overrun by Germanic tribes, he sought to protect the people by petitioning the magistrates for tax cuts and negotiating with the Germanic tribes. He went to the Western Roman court in Ravenna around 445-450, probably in 448, to petition for a moderate response to the rebellion in Armorica, and died in the city after his petition was granted.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

378ころ‐448ころ
キリスト教の聖人。フランス名サン･ジェルマン。フランス中部オーセール市の名門貴族で，のち同市の司教となる。429年にペラギウス派を論難すべくブリタニアに派遣された。ゲルマン諸族に蹂躙される当時のガリアにあって，行政官への減税嘆願や対ゲルマン交渉等，住民の庇護に努めた。アルモリカ地方に起きた反乱に対する穏便な措置を嘆願しに445‐450年ころ，おそらくは448年にラベンナの西ローマ宮廷へ赴き，嘆願がかなったのち，同市で没した。

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