Saint Urban of Langres | |
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| Bishop of Langres | |
| Born | 327 |
| Died | c. 390 |
| Venerated in | Eastern Orthodox Church Roman Catholic Church |
| Canonized | pre-Congregation |
| Feast | 2 April 23 January in Langres |
| Attributes | bishop with a bunch of grapes or a vine at his side; a book with a wine vessel on it; grapes on a missal as he holds the triple cross[1] |
| Patronage | Langres; Dijon; vine-growers, vine-dressers, gardeners, vintners, and coopers; invoked against blight, frost, storms, alcoholism, and faintness |
Urban of Langres (327 – c. 390) was a Gallo-Roman saint and bishop. He served as the sixth bishop of Langres from 374 until his death. Leodegaria was his sister.[2]
- ^ . This is because he was confused with Pope Urban I in southern Germany.
- ^ Dunbar, Agnes Baillie Cunninghame (1904). A Dictionary of Saintly Women. Bell. p. 458. Retrieved 2018-01-01.
St. Leodegaria, April 2, sister of St. Urban, Bishop of Langres, Honoured at Dijon, Stadler.