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Venerable (Monastic) · 5th century

Venerable Germanus of Dacia Pontica

Also known as Germanus, companion of John Cassian

Companion and spiritual brother of Saint John Cassian, with whom he journeyed to the monasteries of Bethlehem and the deserts of Egypt to learn from the fathers; he was ordained priest and shared in Cassian's labors.

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Notes

Leap-day saint: in non-leap years the commemoration transfers to Feb 28.

Sources: OCA Synaxarion (oca.org), Lives of the Saints