death_date death_place birth_place feast_day imagesize venerated_in birth_date article_title name
675 near moutier trier 21 february 250px roman catholic church 612 germanus of granfelden
 saint germanus of granfelden
germanus of granfelden

saint germanus of granfelden -lrb- * ca. 612 in trier ; † 675 near moutier , bern , switzerland -rrb- 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 .
when around 640 the monastery moutier-grandval was founded , abbot waldebert of luxeuil put him in charge of the monastery in which germanus served for 35 years .
according to legend , duke eticho wanted to subdue in 675 the area around delémont .
germanus and randoald met him for negotiations near courtételle -lrb- southwest of delémont -rrb- .
after discussions germanus and randoald were slain on their way back by supporters of the duke .
his day is 21 february .
his crosier , one of the oldest remaining , is kept at `` musée jurassien d'art et d'histoire '' in delémont .
