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Germain. This being granted, Amator, who felt that his own life was drawing to a close, returned. When the duke came to the church, Amator caused the doors to be barred and gave him the tonsure against his will, telling him to live as one destined to be his successor, and forthwith made him a deacon. When in a short time Amator died, Germain was unanimously chosen to succeed him as bishop. Germanus subsequently wrote a
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was one of the six dukes, entrusted by the emperor with the government of the Gallic provinces. He resided at
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cannot be dated as being older than the 12th century. It is now well established that
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from 388 until his death on 1 May 418 and venerated as a saint in the
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is said to have been named after Amator, who is believed to have been the founder of the ancient sanctuary. The
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of legend whose feast day is 20 August. A tradition in
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