A red phosphor whose phosphor-constituting crystal phase consists of CaAlSiN3 activated by monoclinic Eu. In particular, there is provided a red phosphor characterized by consisting of powder of CaAlSiN3 activated by Eu having an average particle diameter, as in unpulverized form measured by the laser diffraction / scattering particle size distribution measuring method, of = 10 [mu]m. Further, there is provided a light emitting device comprising a blue light emitting element, the above red phosphor capable of converting blue light emitted by the blue light emitting element to red light and a yellow phosphor capable of converting the blue light to yellow light. Still further, there is provided a process for producing CaAlSiN3 activated by Eu, comprising firing in a nitrogenous atmosphere at 1400 to 2000 DEG C a raw material powder of Ca3N2, AlN and Si3N4 whose composition falls within the region as enclosed in the composition diagram of 1 by straight lines connecting four points A to D each represented by (Ca3N2 : AlN : Si3N4) wherein the Ca3N2, AlN and Si3N4 mean molar ratio thereof, as follows: Point A: (10:70:20), Point B: (10:65:25), Point C: (70:23:7), and Point D: (70:22:8), the raw material powder further containing EuN in an amount of 0.01 to 20 pts.wt. in terms of Eu per 100 pts.wt. of the sum of Ca3N2, AlN and Si3N4.