Ursus of Aosta
Italian saint / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ursus of Aosta (Italian: Sant'Orso d'Aosta; French: Saint Ours d'Aoste; fl. 6th century) was an Italian evangelist, today venerated as a saint.
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Ursus of Aosta | |
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Died | 6th century Aosta |
Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church |
Canonized | Pre-congregation |
Major shrine | Collegiate church of Saint Ursus |
Feast | February 1; sometimes June 17 |
Attributes | archdeacon with a staff and book, bearing birds on his shoulder; wearing fur pelisse in a religious habit; striking water from a rock; or giving shoes to the poor. |
Patronage | Ivrea; Cogne; invoked in childbirth; children who die before baptism; invoked against faintness, kidney disease, and rheumatism |
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