Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The Count of St. Germain (French: Comte de Saint Germain; French pronunciation: [kɔ̃t də sɛ̃ ʒɛʁmɛ̃]; c. 1691 or 1712 – 27 February 1784) [3] whose real name and origins remain unknown, was a European adventurer who had interests and achievements in science, alchemy, philosophy, and the arts.
Ray St. Germain (born 1940), Canadian musician and author; Raymonde Saint-Germain (born 1951), Canadian public servant; Ron Saint Germain, (born ca. 1946), American record producer; Saint-Germain (actor) (François Victor Arthur Gilles de Saint-Germain, 1832–1899), French actor; Sheryl St. Germain (born 1954), American writer professor
Paris Saint-Germain Football Club (French pronunciation: [paʁi sɛ̃ ʒɛʁmɛ̃]), commonly referred to as Paris Saint-Germain or simply PSG, is a professional football club based in Paris, France. They compete in Ligue 1 , the top division of French football .
Beginning in the Middle Ages, Saint‑Germain‑des‑Prés was not only a religious and cultural center, but also an important marketplace, thanks to its annual fair, which attracted merchants and vendors from all over Europe. The Foire Saint-Germain was already famous in 1176, when it allocated half of its profits to the King.
Germain (Latin: Germanus; c. 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 "Father of the Poor".
Paris Saint-Germain Football Club, an association football team based in Paris, is the joint-most decorated French team in international club competitions.PSG have won two international titles: the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in 1996 and the UEFA Intertoto Cup in 2001.
The Church of Saint-Germain-des-Prés (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒɛʁmɛ̃ de pʁe]) is a Roman Catholic parish church located in the Saint-Germain-des-Prés quarter of Paris. It was originally the church of a Benedictine abbey founded in 558 by Childebert I , the son of Clovis , King of the Franks.
Paris Saint-Germain retains this day as their foundation date. [1] Red, blue and white were adopted as the club's traditional colours. [8] The red and blue represent the city of Paris, while the white is a symbol of French royalty and stands for the nearby royal town of Saint-Germain-en-Laye, the birthplace of French King Louis XIV. [1] [8]