Saint Ansurius (also ''Aduri, Asurius, Isauri'') (died 925 AD) was a Galician bishop. He became

bishop of Orense The Diocese of Ourense (Latin: ''Dioecesis Auriensis'') is one of five dioceses of the Roman Catholic Church in Galicia (Spain), Galicia, northwestern Spain. The Bishop of Ourense has his ''cathedra'' (Latin, "chair") in the Catedral de la Virgen ...

in 915. In 922, he gave up his post to become a

monk A monk (, from el, μοναχός, ''monachos'', "single, solitary" via Latin ) is a person who practices religious asceticism by monastic living, either alone or with any number of other monks. A monk may be a person who decides to dedica ...

at the monastery he helped found,

Ribas de Sil Ribas de Sil is a town located in Galicia, in the Spanish province of Lugo. The monastery of Santo Estevo de Ribas de Sil, currently used as a Parador A ''parador'' (), in Spain and other Spanish-speaking countries was an establishment where ...

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Saints of the 10th centurySt. Ansurius
Medieval Spanish saints Bishops of Ourense 925 deaths 10th-century Galician bishops 10th-century Christian saints Year of birth unknown 10th-century people from the Kingdom of León {{Spain-RC-bishop-stub