Saint Faro

Saint

Faro
Bishop of Meaux
BornDuchy of Burgundy
Died675
Honoured inCatholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church
Major shrineMeaux Cathedral

Faro (or Burgundofaro; died c. 675 AD), Count of Guînes, was bishop of Meaux. The family to which Faro belonged is known as the Faronids and is named after him.

He is canonized as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church and Roman Catholic Church.

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