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The Church of Saint-Germain-des-Prés (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒɛʁmɛ̃ de pʁe]) is a 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.
Its presence displeased the authorities of the neighboring Collége des Quatres-Nations (the present Institut de France) and in 1689 they moved again, this time to the rue des Fossés des Saint‑Germain‑des‑Prés (the modern rue de l'Ancienne‑Comédie), where they remained until 1770. The poor condition of the theater roof forced them to ...
The Polyptych of Irminon, also known as the Polyptych of Saint-Germain, is an inventory of properties compiled around 823 by Irminon, the abbot of the Saint-Germain-des-Prés in France. The Polyptych describes the possessions of the monastery, located primarily in the Paris region, between the rivers Seine and Eure .
Saint-Germain-des-Prés (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒɛʁmɛ̃ de pʁe] ⓘ; Occitan: Sant German dels Prats) is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France. Its inhabitants are called Saint-Germinois.
Saint-Germain-des-Prés (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒɛʁmɛ̃ de pʁe] ⓘ; Occitan: Sent Gèrman daus Prats) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. History
It serves the Saint-Germain-des-Prés neighbourhood on the Rive Gauche in the 6th arrondissement. It is named after Place Saint-Germain and the Church of Saint-Germain-des-Prés, dedicated on 23 December 558 by the son of Clovis, Childebert I (ruled 511–558), at the request of St. Germain, Bishop of Paris. Childebert died the same day and was ...
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Aimoin (died 9 June 889) was a monk of Saint-Germain-des-Prés from before 845. From 872 he was the abbey's chancellor (archivist) and chief copyist, overseeing the scriptorium. He was the teacher of Abbo Cernuus. [1] Aimoin's chief interests were relics and miracles, and his writings mostly hagiography.