Saint Faro
bishop of Meaux
Feast: 28 October (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
At Meaux, also in Neustria, Saint Faro, bishop, who, after being a member of the king's household, was led by his sister Saint Fara to serve God fully and persuaded his wife to take the veil of consecrated women so that he himself could be admitted to the clergy; called to pastoral government, he endowed the Church with generous gifts, built parishes and supported the monasteries.
The miracles
There was never a formal cause: he has been honoured as a saint since before the Church's formal processes began.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 28 October as a former royal courtier who became bishop of Meaux, built parishes and supported monasteries.
Connected on this site
- Burgundofara Saint Brother or sister
- Chagnoald Saint Brother or sister
- Roman Martyrology, 28 October (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q2234678 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Saint Faro (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.