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==Viața==
Gherman s-a născut într-o familie din nobilimea galo-romană (părinții lui se numeau Rusticus și Germanilla) la Autissiodurum (Auxerre), în Galia, în a doua parte a secolului al IV-lea, pe la anul 380. A studiat mai întâi la școlile din Arles și Lyons, iar mai apoi a studiat retorica și dreptul civil la Roma. He practiced law in Rome before the tribunal of the prefect for some years with great success and came into contact with the courtApoi a fost un avocat de succes la tribunalul prefectului Romei timp de mai mulți ani. He married Se căsătorește cu Eustachia, o tânără creștină virtuoasă din aristocrația romană.
The emperor, Honorius, appointed him as one of the six dukes responsible for the governance of Gaul, residing in Auxerre. He led a worldly life that brought him under the displeasure of Bishop Amator of Auxerre. Angered, Germanus attempted to kill Amator, resulting in the [[bishop]] forcing him to [[tonsure]]. After [[ordination|ordaining]] him a deacon, Bp. Amator told Germanus to live as one destined to succeed him as bishop. Taking the whole incident as an action of the [[Holy Spirit]], Germanus changed his life completely and as an ascetic he devoted himself to [[prayer]], study, and charity.
After the reposed of Bp. Amator on [[May 1mai]], 418, Germanus was unanimously elected and [[consecration of a bishop|consecrated]] bishop of Auxerre on [[July 7iulie]], 418. With his new dignity, Germanus became another man. He lived with his wife as if she were his sister. He gave his property to the Church and poor and lived as a pauper, eating only in the evenings coarse barley bread. He dressed only in simple [[monasticism|monastic]] clothes. His administrative skills, however, served him well in his position as bishop. He established the Ss. Cosmos and Damian Monastery across the River Yone from Auxerre where he would at times retire for solitude.
The dispute concerning the need for divine grace, that was started by Pelagius in Rome in 405, was taken up by his [[disciple]]s in the British Isles. The son, Agricola, of the British Bishop Severinus, took up the [[heresy]] and began spreading it throughout the island. To fight the heresy, Pope [[Celestine of Rome|Celestine I]] commissioned Bp. Germanus in 429 to go to Britain with a party of [[clergy]], including Bp. Lupus of Troyes, to defend the faith and oppose the false doctrine of the [[heretic]]s. In Britain they preached often to the people, confirmed the faithful, and [[conversion|converted]] the heretics. Initially, the Pelagians shunned them but soon they accepted a conference. After the heretics spoke first before the multitude, Bps. Germanus and Lupus answered them with great eloquence, supporting their arguments with quotations from the [[Holy Scripture|scripture]], such that their adversaries were reduced to silence.