Germanus
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Germanus is the Latin
term referring to the Germanic peoples
. A probably related meaning for the word in Latin is "brother
", cognate to germen "seed
" (whence Spanish hermano "brother
"). http://www.behindthename.com/name/germanus
People named Germanus (Latin) or Germanos (Greek
) include:
Greek clerics
Institutions
Latin
Latin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. It, along with most European languages, is a descendant of the ancient Proto-Indo-European language. Although it is considered a dead language, a number of scholars and members of the Christian clergy speak it fluently, and...
term referring to the Germanic peoples
Germanic peoples
The Germanic peoples are an Indo-European ethno-linguistic group of Northern European origin, identified by their use of the Indo-European Germanic languages which diversified out of Proto-Germanic during the Pre-Roman Iron Age.Originating about 1800 BCE from the Corded Ware Culture on the North...
. A probably related meaning for the word in Latin is "brother
Sibling
Siblings are people who share at least one parent. A male sibling is called a brother; and a female sibling is called a sister. In most societies throughout the world, siblings usually grow up together and spend a good deal of their childhood socializing with one another...
", cognate to germen "seed
Seed
A seed is a small embryonic plant enclosed in a covering called the seed coat, usually with some stored food. It is the product of the ripened ovule of gymnosperm and angiosperm plants which occurs after fertilization and some growth within the mother plant...
" (whence Spanish hermano "brother
Sibling
Siblings are people who share at least one parent. A male sibling is called a brother; and a female sibling is called a sister. In most societies throughout the world, siblings usually grow up together and spend a good deal of their childhood socializing with one another...
"). http://www.behindthename.com/name/germanus
People named Germanus (Latin) or Germanos (Greek
Greek language
Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history;...
) include:
- Trebius GermanusTrebius Germanus... Trebius Germanus is thought to have been the name of the governor of Roman Britain around 126.This information however is based on a semi-legible inscription found at Bewcastle and a military diploma from the period that mentions his name in connection with Britain. Construction of Hadrian's...
, governor of Roman Britain around 126 - Germanus, Spanish martyr-saint (see Servandus and CermanusServandus and CermanusSaints Servandus and Cermanus were Spanish martyrs who are venerated as Christian saints. They were killed at Cádiz. Tradition states that they were from Mérida, and sons of Saint Marcellus the Centurion. They joined the Roman Army and were imprisoned after being identified as Christians. ...
) - Germanus of AuxerreGermanus of AuxerreGermanus of Auxerre was a bishop of Auxerre in Gaul. He is a saint in both the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches, commemorated on July 31. He visited Britain in around 429 and the records of this visit provide valuable information on the state of post-Roman British society...
(378-448), bishop of Auxerre who founded the Carolingian abbey of Saint-Germain en Auxerre named for the same saint - Germain of ParisGermain of ParisSaint Germain was a bishop of Paris, who was canonized in 754. He is known in his early vita as pater et pastor populi, rendered in modern times as the "Father of the Poor".-Biography:...
(496-576), also Saint Germain of Paris - Germanus (cousin of Justinian I) (died 550), general of the Byzantine Empire
- Germanus (Caesar)Germanus (Caesar)Germanus was a Caesar of the Byzantine Empire. He married Charito, a daughter of Tiberius II Constantine and Ino Anastasia.According to The Emperor Maurice and His Historian: Theophylact Simocatta on Persian and Balkan warfare by Michael Whitby, Germanus was a patrician and governor of the...
, son-in-law of Tiberius II Constantine - Germanus (patricius)Germanus (patricius)Germanus, called "patricius" , was a leading member of the Byzantine Senate during the reign of Maurice.-Family:Other that a wife called Leontia by Theophanes the Confessor, there is no named relative of Germanus. His name has led to a possible identification with a similarly named son of Germanus...
(died 605/606), leading senator in the reign of Emperor Maurice - Germanus (general under Phocas)Germanus (general under Phocas)Germanus was a Byzantine general who served under Emperor Phocas in the early stages of the Byzantine-Sassanid War of 602–628....
(d. 604) - Germanus of GranfeldenGermanus of GranfeldenSaint Germanus of Granfelden was the first abbot of Moutier-Grandval Monastery.Germanus hailed from a family of senators in Trier. He became a monk in Remiremont monastery near Metz, later in Luxeuil...
(612-675), Saint - Nicolaus GermanusNicolaus GermanusDonnus Nicolaus Germanus was a German cartographer who wrote a pioneering Cosmographia and created two globes depicting earth and sky in 1477, thus predating the Erdapfel of Martin Behaim....
, 15th century cartographer - Henricus Martellus GermanusHenricus Martellus GermanusHenricus Martellus Germanus is the latinized name of Heinrich Hammer, a German cartographer who lived and worked in Florence from 1480 to 1496....
, 15th century cartographer - Moses Germanus (died 1701) or Johann Peter SpaethJohann Peter SpaethJohann Peter Spaeth, Moses Germanus or Moses Ashkenazi was a German convert to Judaism and writer on religion.-Lutheran convert:...
, a German convert to Judaism - Vangelis Germanos, Greek song writer and singer
- Gyula GermanusGyula GermanusGyula Germanus , alias Julius Abdulkerim Germanus, was a professor of oriental studies, a Hungarian writer and islamologist of Jewish origin, member of the Hungarian Parliament and member of multiple Arabic academics of sciences, who made significant contributions to the Arabic language science,...
(1884–1979) was a Hungarian writer and islamologist of Jewish origin, member of the Hungarian Parliament and member of multiple Arabic academics of sciences, who made significant contributions to the arabic language science, language history and culture history
Greek clerics
- Germanus I (died ~733), 39th Patriarch of Constantinople
- Germanus II of Constantinople (died 1240), 95th Patriarch of Constantinople
- Germanus II of Athens, Archbishop of Athens (1889–1896)
- Germanus III of Constantinople (died 1267), 101st Patriarch of Constantinople
- Germanus IV of Constantinople (died 1853), 213th Patriarch of Constantinople
- Patriarch Germanus V of ConstantinoplePatriarch Germanus V of ConstantinopleGermanus V 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....
(died 1918), 225th Patriarch of Constantinople - Germanos of PatrasGermanos of PatrasGermanos was an Orthodox Metropolitan of Patras.Germanos was born in Dimitsana, northwestern Arcadia, Peloponnese...
(1771–1826), metropolitan bishop of Patras and participant in the Greek War of Independence
Institutions
- Sanctus GermanusSanctus GermanusThe Diocese of Sanctus Germanus is a Titular See of the Roman Catholic Church that is located in England. The first Titular Bishop was appointed to this See on 12 February, 1970. In Latin the diocese is known as Cornubiensis....
, a Titular See in the Roman Catholic Church
See also
- German (disambiguation)
- GermaniaGermaniaGermania was the Greek and Roman geographical term for the geographical regions inhabited by mainly by peoples considered to be Germani. It was most often used to refer especially to the east of the Rhine and north of the Danube...
- GermanicusGermanicusGermanicus Julius Caesar , commonly known as Germanicus, was a member of the Julio-Claudian dynasty and a prominent general of the early Roman Empire. He was born in Rome, Italia, and was named either Nero Claudius Drusus after his father or Tiberius Claudius Nero after his uncle...
- Germain (disambiguation)
- Germaine (disambiguation)