March 28 - Usually calendars mention St. Gontran on this day, although there are other saints. He is the King of Burgundy who died in 592. Grandson of Clovis and Clotilde, his father is Clotaire I. When he died, he reigned over Burgundy and Orleans and lived in Chalon-sur-Saône.

Gontran was 36 years old when he ascended the throne and reigned wisely. He countered the attacks of the Lombards in a period that was both difficult and troubled. Gontran was noted for his concern for the families torn apart by the situation of the moment, despite his faults. As a reminder, at that time Queen Frederick and Queen Brunehaut committed massacres and Gontran himself left his wife and had his doctor murdered. Aware of his crime, he mourned his sins and repented, mortifying himself to make reparation for his sins. At the same time he tried to calm his brothers as a mediator to settle the conflicts, and when they died, Gontran took his nephews under his guardianship.

Of his three wives, Gontran had only one daughter who later entered the Order, hence his decision to choose Childebert II as his successor. Gontran was the first Frankish king recognized by the Church as a saint, which makes him a model: recognizing his wrongs, he redeemed himself by giving alms, supporting the Church and founding monasteries, the last of which was the monastery of Saint-Marcel in Chalon, where he retired to await piously the departure for eternal rest. Only a short time after his death, his subjects began to venerate him as a saint.