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 Aug ...

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

Pula Arena The Pula Arena ( hr, Pulska Arena; it, Arena di Pola) is a Roman amphitheatre located in Pula, Croatia. It is the only remaining Roman amphitheatre to have four side towers entirely preserved. It was constructed between 27 BC and AD 68, Kristina ...

*Germanus (4th century), Spanish martyr-saint (see Servandus and Cermanus) *

Germanus of Auxerre Germanus of Auxerre ( la, Germanus Antissiodorensis; cy, Garmon Sant; french: Saint Germain l'Auxerrois; 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 h ...

(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, 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 travelled to Ireland to study with ...

(410–475), saint *

Germain of Paris Germain ( la, Germanus; 496 – 28 May 576) was the bishop of Paris The Archdiocese of Paris (Latin: ''Archidioecesis Parisiensis''; French: ''Archidiocèse de Paris'') is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or archdiocese of the Cat ...

(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 dea ...

(died 541), archbishop from 519 *

Germanus (cousin of Justinian I) Germanus ( el, Γερμανός; died 550) was an East Roman (Byzantine) general, one of the leading commanders of Emperor Justinian I (r. 527–565). Germanus was Emperor Justinian's cousin, and a member of the ruling dynasty. He held commands i ...

(died 550), general of the Byzantine Empire *

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

, son-in-law of Tiberius II Constantine *

Germanus (patricius) Germanus, called "patricius" (Greek: πατρίκιος), was a leading member of the Byzantine Senate during the reign of Maurice (emperor), Maurice.Martindale, Jones & Morris (1992), pp. 531–532 Family Other than a wife called Leontia by Th ...

(died 605/606), leading senator in the reign of Emperor Maurice * Germanus (magister militum under Phocas) (died 604) *

Germanus of Granfelden Saint Germanus of Granfelden (* ca. 612 in Trier; † 675 near Moutier (today in canton of Bern, Switzerland) was the first abbot of Moutier-Grandval Abbey. ''Vita'' The "Life" of Saint Germanus appears in the eleventh century " Codex of Saint-Gal ...

(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 Sofia''. Patriarch Neophyte acceded to this position on 24 February 2013. Hist ...

(972–990) * Germanus of Winchester (died c. 1013) English abbot *

Nicolaus Germanus Nicolaus Germanus () was a German cartographer who modernized Ptolemy's ''Geography'' by applying new projections, adding additional maps, and contributing other innovations that were influential in the development of Renaissance cartography. N ...

, 15th-century cartographer *

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 descr ...

, 15th-century cartographer *Moses Germanus or

Johann Peter Spaeth Johann Peter Spaeth, also known as Moses Germanus or Moses Ashkenazi (1st half of the 17th century in Vienna – 27 April 1701 in Amsterdam) was an Austrian theologian that converted to Judaism. Lutheran convert Amid rumors of impending war, hi ...

(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 professor of oriental studies, a Hungarian writer and Islamologist, member of the Hungarian Parliament and member of multiple ...

(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 ( el, Γερμανός Β΄ Ναύπλιος; ? – June 1240) was Patriarch of Constantinople (in exile at Nicaea) from 1223 until his death in June 1240. He was born at Anaplous in the second half of the 12th century. At ...

(died 1240), 95th Patriarch of Constantinople *

Germanus III of Constantinople Germanus III (? – 1289) was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople (May 25, 1265 – September 14, 1266). He attended the Second Council of Lyon in 1272 as the representative of Michael VIII Palaiologos Michael VIII Palaiologos or Palaeolo ...

(died 1267), 101st Patriarch of Constantinople *

Germanos III of Old Patras Germanos III of Old Patras ( el, Παλαιών Πατρών Γερμανός Γʹ; 1771–1826), born Georgios Gotzias, was an Orthodox Metropolitan of Patras. He played an important role in the Greek Revolution of 1821, having diplomatic and p ...

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

Germanus IV of Constantinople Germanus IV ( el, Γερμανός Δ'), (1790 – 16 September 1853) served two terms as Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, from 1842 to 1845 and from 1852 until his death in 1853. In 1826–1830, he was bishop of Vidin, then bishop of D ...

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

Archbishop of Athens The Archbishopric of Athens ( el, Ιερά Αρχιεπισκοπή Αθηνών) 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. It ...

(1889–1896) *

Germanus V of Constantinople Germanus V (6 December 1835 – 28 July 1920) was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 28 January 1913 till 1918. He was educated in Jerusalem and Athens before attending the Theological School of Halki. Germain V of Constantinople (i ...

(died 1918), 225th Patriarch of Constantinople *

Germanos Karavangelis Germanos Karavangelis ( el, Γερμανός Καραβαγγέλης, also transliterated as ''Yermanos'' and ''Karavaggelis'' or ''Karavagelis'', 1866–1935) was known for his service as Metropolitan Bishop of Kastoria and later Amaseia, Pon ...

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

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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 ...

, a titular see in the Roman Catholic church *

Germanos Group The Germanos Group ( el, Όμιλος Γερμανός) is a Greek holding company based in Athens, Greece. History The Group started as a battery shop in Athens in 1980 and since then has expanded into retail when it opened its first store by th ...

, a Greek holding company **

Germanos (chain of stores) The Germanos chain of stores ( el, Γερμανός) is a multinational chain of retail electronic goods vendors. They specialize in offering electronic devices such as computers, digital cameras, mp3 players and mobile phones. They also offer fi ...

People

Greek clerics

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