Carilef (French ''Calais'', Latin ''Calevisus''; died 541) was a
hermit
A hermit, also known as an eremite (adjectival form: hermitic or eremitic) or solitary, is a person who lives in seclusion. Eremitism plays a role in a variety of religions.
Description
In Christianity, the term was originally applied to a Ch ...
who founded the monastery of
Aniole. The town of
Saint-Calais takes its name from him. According to his ancient biography, the ''Vita Carileffi'', King
Childebert I
Childebert I (c. 496 – 13 December 558) was a Frankish King of the Merovingian dynasty, as third of the four sons of Clovis I who shared the kingdom of the Franks upon their father's death in 511. He was one of the sons of Saint Clo ...
granted him lands after encountering the hermit in a forest where the king was hunting.
John Michael Wallace-Hadrill
John Michael Wallace-Hadrill, (29 September 1916 – 3 November 1985) was a senior academic and one of the foremost historians of the early Merovingian period.
Wallace-Hadrill was born on 29 September 1916 in Bromsgrove, where his father ...
, ''The Long-haired Kings'' (1982), pp. 207–08.Laumer Laumer is a given name and surname. Notable people with the name include:
* Keith Laumer (1925–1993), American science fiction writer
* March Laumer
March Laumer (17 August 1923 – 12 January 2000) was an American author, primarily of book ...
was his successor and
Siviard, another successor, wrote the ''Vita''.
In the
Roman Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a ...
, his feast is celebrated on 1 July.
Notes
External links
Le Mansat the
Catholic Encyclopedia
The ''Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the Constitution, Doctrine, Discipline, and History of the Catholic Church'' (also referred to as the ''Old Catholic Encyclopedia'' and the ''Original Catholic Encyclopedia'') i ...
1 March
French hermits
6th-century Frankish saints
541 deaths
Year of birth unknown
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