Saint Ursus of Toul, known in French as Saint Ours, was a 5th-century French

bishop of Toul The Diocese of Toul was a Roman Catholic diocese seated at Toul in present-day France. It existed from 365 until 1802. From 1048 until 1552 (''de jure'' until 1648), it was also a state of the Holy Roman Empire. History The diocese was erect ...

and a saint of the

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with a locally venerated feast day celebrated on 1 March. Ours was elected bishop of Toul in 490, succeeding Saint Auspicius. When the Frankish king Clovis invaded

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, Ours welcomed him during his visit to Toul in 496. Clovis requested an ecclesiastic to instruct him in the teaching of ChristianityGoyau, Georges. "Nancy." The Catholic Encyclopedia
Vol. 10. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1911. 30 January 2019 and Bishop Ours designated one of his priests, Saint Waast, to

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the new sovereign. Ours died at an uncertain date, perhaps around the year 500. His remains were buried initially in the graveyard of Saint-Mansuy. His body was translated, however, in 1026 to the Abbey of St. Mansuy. His successor was Saint Epvre of Toul. Ours was declared a saint by the Catholic Church. His feast day was formerly celebrated on 4 September but is now celebrated on 1 March.

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