Ceraunus (Céran) was the Bishop of Paris from 606 to about 614.[1]
Life
editCeraunus was bishop of Paris. He established a school at the monastery of Saint-Vincent - on the site of the later monastery of Saint-Germain-des-Prés. [2]
In 614 he took part in the Council of Paris, which was held in the Apostolic Church of Saintes-Pierre-et-Paul - on the site of the later monastery of Sainte-Geneviève and today's Lycée Henri-IV -and was attended by 78 Frankish bishops.[3] From these bishops he collected and compiled the Acts of the Martyrs. A copy of the acts of Speusippus, Eleusippus and Melapsippus was sent from Langres by one Varnahair, to Ceraunus.[4]
Ceraunus was buried in the crypt of the then Church of the Apostles next to Genoveva of Paris. In 1253 his relics were placed there on an altar in the upper church.
He is a Catholic and Orthodox saint,[5] his feast day is 27 September.
There is a statue of Saint Céran by Louis Desprez in Eglise Saint-Germain l'Auxerrois in Paris.
References
edit- ^ Matthew Bunson and Stephen Bunson, Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of Saints (2003), p. 202.
- ^ Schäfer, Joachim. "Ceraunus von Paris", Ökumenischen Heiligenlexikon
- ^ Goyau, Georges. "Paris." The Catholic Encyclopedia Vol. 11. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1911
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ Butler, Alban. "SS. Speusippus, Eleusippus, and Meleusippus", Lives of the Saints
- ^ On-line Calendar of Saints Days, September
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Paris". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
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