Ursus of Aosta
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Saint Ursus of Aosta is an Italian
saint of the 6th century. His feast day
is February 1 (June 17 in some areas). The collegiate church of Saint Ursus
in Aosta
is dedicated to him.
Said to have been of Irish
origin, he evangelized the region of Digne. An opponent of Arianism
, he served as archdeacon
to Jucundus
(in Italian, San Giocondo; in French, Saint Joconde), bishop of Aosta. When Plocean, an Arian, became bishop of Aosta, Ursus and several other canons left the cathedral of Aosta and established themselves at the present site of the collegiate church of Saint Ursus.
Italy
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saint of the 6th century. His feast day
Calendar of saints
The calendar of saints is a traditional Christian method of organizing a liturgical year by associating each day with one or more saints and referring to the feast day of said saint...
is February 1 (June 17 in some areas). The collegiate church of Saint Ursus
Sant'Orso
Sant'Orso, or Saint-Ours, is a collegiate church in Aosta, northern Italy dedicated to Saint Ursus of Aosta. The original church had a single hall, delimited by a semicircular apse. It was entirely rubuilt during the 9th century, during the Carolingian age. Later, bishop Anselm of Aosta further...
in Aosta
Aosta
Aosta is the principal city of the bilingual Aosta Valley in the Italian Alps, north-northwest of Turin. It is situated near the Italian entrance of the Mont Blanc Tunnel, at the confluence of the Buthier and the Dora Baltea, and at the junction of the Great and Little St. Bernard routes...
is dedicated to him.
Said to have been of Irish
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
origin, he evangelized the region of Digne. An opponent of Arianism
Arianism
Arianism is the theological teaching attributed to Arius , a Christian presbyter from Alexandria, Egypt, concerning the relationship of the entities of the Trinity and the precise nature of the Son of God as being a subordinate entity to God the Father...
, he served as archdeacon
Archdeacon
An archdeacon is a senior clergy position in Anglicanism, Syrian Malabar Nasrani, Chaldean Catholic, and some other Christian denominations, above that of most clergy and below a bishop. In the High Middle Ages it was the most senior diocesan position below a bishop in the Roman Catholic Church...
to Jucundus
Jucundus
Jucundus, or Saint Jucundus , is a name of several different Christian figures:*Saint Jucundus was killed with Saint Nicasius at Rheims in the fifth century....
(in Italian, San Giocondo; in French, Saint Joconde), bishop of Aosta. When Plocean, an Arian, became bishop of Aosta, Ursus and several other canons left the cathedral of Aosta and established themselves at the present site of the collegiate church of Saint Ursus.