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Bp. Germanus took part in a number of councils in France. He attended the Third and Fourth Councils of Paris in 557 and 573. He also participated in the Second Council of Tours in 566.
During 542, King Childebert had besiege the city of Saragossa in Spain. After the inhabitants of the city placed themselves under his protection and carried in procession the [[relics]] of St. Vincent, a [[martyr]]ed [[deacon]], Childebert was moved by their devotion. After speaking with the bishop of the city, he lifted the siege in return for the blood stained stole that had belonged to the saint. After returning to Paris the king built in the Celles suburbs of Paris a church in honor of St. Vincent and the Holy Cross that is now known as St. Germain des Prés (of the fields). Later, when Childebert fell ill at his palace at Celles, near Melun, with an illness for which his physicians were not able to find a cure, Bp. Germanus paid the king a visit. The bishop spent the night praying with the king for his recovery. The next morning Bp. Germanus laid his hand on Childebert, who suddenly found himself completely healed. In gratitude to God for the miracle, Childebert gave to the church of Paris the lands of Celles.
The king had chosen the Church of St. Vincent as the place of his burial. On [[December 23]], 558, Bp. Germanus and six other bishops performed the ceremony of the dedication of the church that became the royal burial place for the French kings. On that day, King Childebert died.
