Justus of Urgell ( ca, Sant Just, es, San Justo; died c. 527 AD) was a Spanish

bishop A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is c ...

and saint. He is the first recorded

bishop of Urgell The Diocese of Urgell is a diocese in Catalonia (Spain) and Andorra in the historical County of Urgell,

, and is thought to have participated in some of the

Councils of Toledo From the 5th century to the 7th century AD, about thirty synods, variously counted, were held at Toledo (''Concilia toletana'') in what would come to be part of Spain. The earliest, directed against Priscillianism, assembled in 400. The "th ...

, and the councils of Lleida, and

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. He is mentioned by Isidore of Seville, who considered him one of the “illustrious men" of whom he wrote the lives. According to one tradition, Justus had three brothers who were also saints:

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, bishop of

Egara Terrassa (, es, Tarrasa) is a city in the east central region of Catalonia, Spain, in the province of Barcelona, ''Comarques of Catalonia, comarca'' of Vallès Occidental, of which it is the co-capital along with Sabadell. The name ''Terrassa ...

and then

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; Elpidius; and Justinian. Justus has been listed in the

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on 28 May, his feast day, since ancient times.Antoni Vicenç Domènec: ''Historia general de los santos y varones ilustres en santidad del Principado de Cataluña''. Baprcelona: emprenta de Gabriel Graells y Giraldo Dotil, 1602, p. 51-52.

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Saints of May 28: Justus of Urgell
Year of birth unknown 527 deaths Catalan Roman Catholic saints Medieval Spanish saints Bishops of Urgell 6th-century bishops in the Visigothic Kingdom 6th-century Christian saints {{Spain-saint-stub