Germanus, St, was Bishop of Anxerre, and is said to have been invited over to Britain to combat Pelagianism in 429. Acting under his directions the Christian Britons won the bloodless 'Alleluia Victory' over the Picts and Saxons. In 1736 a column was erected on the supposed site, Maes Garmon (Germanus' field), in Flintshire. There are several churches in Wales and Cornwall dedicated to St Germanus.
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Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 5: Friday to Humanitarians, p. 171
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