Germanus of Granfelden
SaintFebruary 21 · 612–675
Germanus of Granfelden (612, Trier — 675) — Saint, abbot. Feast day: 21 February.
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Germanus of Granfelden was a 7th-century monk and the inaugural abbot of the Moutier-Grandval Abbey. Born in Trier to a wealthy senator, he pursued a monastic vocation at age seventeen, studying under Arnulf of Metz before joining the Columbanian monastic network. He eventually led the monastery at Granfeld for thirty-five years. He is remembered as a martyr, having been killed during political negotiations between local dukes and the people of the Sornegau. He is venerated in the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox traditions.

