Ursus of Aosta
Saint Ursus of Aosta was an Italian evangelist, today venerated as a saint.Biography
Ursus is an Italian saint of the 6th century. His feast day is February 1. 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 , 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.
