Also known as:
Carauno
Ceraunus
Cheron

Born:

Gaul

Short Biography:

When his parents died, Caraunus sold all his goods and estate, distributed the money to the poor, and retired from the world to live as a prayerful hermit. His reputation for holiness spread, his local bishop ordained Caraunus as a deacon, and the new deacon gave up the life of a hermit to serve as a missionary to areas of Gaul where the faith had all but disappeared.

Died:
killed by robbers near Chartres, France in the 5th century
a church and monastery were later built over his tomb
his relics were hidden to prevent their destruction during the anti–Christian persecutions of the French Revolution
relics enshrined in the church of Saint Caraunus in Chartres