Ursus of Aosta

Saint

Ursus of Aosta
Saint; Ursus of Aosta
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; June 21 (Burano)
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

Ursus of Aosta (Italian: Sant'Orso d'Aosta; French: Saint Ours d'Aoste; fl. 6th century) was an Italian evangelist of the 6th century, today venerated as a saint. His feast day is February 1.

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Saint Ursus of Aosta

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; June 21 (Burano)^[1]
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